World's largest plane at Mitchell Field!

[Heat Seeker WS6]

I was driving by the airport today and saw the Antonov AN-225 parked by the Midwest Airlines hanger on 6th & Grange. If there are any airplane buffs here, definately check it out. One of the KC-135 refuelers was next to it and my God it was just dwarfed by it!


http://members.lycos.co.uk/aerospace21/antonov/an-225.html

[BAD LS1]

Now I fail to understand how Bernoulli's principle can cause enough lift from a void in atmospheric pressure under the wings to get that BUILDING of the ground!!!!

That thing is just HANGING out of the sky !!! I bet that thing stalls super easy, you wont be doing any aerobatic moves with that pickle, not to mention any abrupt moves, that thing would f uk some sh it up if it ever went down!!!.

[Al]

Big wing = big lift, its simple

That plane is a turd though from what I've heard and the pilot needs to be thinking 10 miles ahead of him. Then again, that is when it is fully loaded. empy, It should be a bit sporty (overstatement). Most planes are expected to be able to perform minimum flight manuvers when fully loaded. Empty, It could handle 2g's; when empty, close to three. This is more than you are normally exposed to when flying in a commercial aircraft.

[BAD LS1]

Originally posted by BlueBullet
Big wing = big lift, its simple


Yes i know... hence my explanation on Bernouli's principle...,

I was mocking the size of this focker, and this thing id be willing to be bet is NOT a sporty handler!!! It proably cant maintain all that high of airspeed to support for any kinda of fancy moves other than basic flying and you can probably stall it really easy if you try to point it up to quick on a take off or any abrupt moves that require rise in altitude because of the shear size, it dont matter how many turbines you got pushing it or huge wing span it dont accelerate or handle like no F-16....:rolleyes:

[Prince Valiant]

you know...the funny thing about Bernouli's principle is that it seems soooo simple to understand, yet to come up with it from stratch as he had to would seem quite difficult.

[02hawk796]

Yeah, I saw that thing, and I was wondering at the time how much shorter it was than the C-5 Galaxy. The 6 jet engines baffled me, this bird was introduced after my Marine Air Wing time. Didn't know what it was.
When you said "Largest in the World", I was confused because this bird was not as tall as the Galaxy birds I remembered.
Apparently, this bird drove here on the highway, because this site declares that the AN-224 hasn't flown since 1997, and that the largest bird is still the Spruce Goose, and the largest bird flying today is the UNMANNED Helios!
www.csd.uwo.ca/~pettypi/elevon/gustin_military/bigyear.html

Comparing the manned A/C C-5 and AN-224,
length: C5 - 75m, AN224 - 84m
wingspan: C5 - 68m, AN224 - 88m
height: C5 - 19.84m, AN224 - 18.1m
payload: C5 - 381Mg (wartime), AN-224 - 275Mg

I didn't convert the KiloNewtons to Foot-Pounds for the total thrust from the 4 jets vs 6 jets.
So, the Galaxy is longer than it's own wingspan, unlike this thing; and the Galaxy is therefore both shorter in lenght and wingspan. But the Galaxy is taller and by far has greater payload and cargo capacity in every measure.
I guess if larger means wingspan and length, this is; but the fuselage (and displacement) of the Galaxy is much larger than this "Largest".
Since this thing is no longer flying since 1997, be sure to take some pics.

[02hawk796]

Originally posted by BlueBullet
Big wing = big lift, its simple


So, um, can you explain helicopters to me, please?

[BAD LS1]

Originally posted by 02hawk796
So, um, can you explain helicopters to me, please?

Im very intrested to hear too!!!

[Daytonapacecar959]

picture i took of it

http://www.gtxpacecar.com/gallery/daytona-pacecar-959/Hpim0218

[Al]

Helecopters... how they work? I can do that, but it will take some time for me to write it all down. Right now I have to be at work at 11 and it is 1030. I had a radio contro helicopter at one poin and later sold it. But rigth now, I have 12 rc airplanes in various stages of construction and destruction. They range from a slow "park flyer to gliders to a pylon racer (170 mph) to a scale warbird.

[Heat Seeker WS6]

Just Google some of Igor Sikorsky's tech notes and copy & paste 'em.

I wonder what it's going to be taking out of here- something from P&H Harnishfager?

[Al]

Quick note about the Antonov.

It has two rudders instead of one like the galaxy. Because of this, it is shorter in height. The c-5 also has a "T" tail. The advantages of the dual rudders is that they can be placed behind the engines so the exhaust flows over the control surface and makes them more sensitive, especially at lower speeds.

Also, the "largest plane" can be defined in many different ways. The helios wins only with it's wingspan, but weighs less than most of the planes found as mitchel. A 747 weighs more than the spruce goose and has a greater payload and can go twice as fast. I think the wing design is more important then the wingspan.

How about fusealage diameter...
the Guppy
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/318821/L
Version 2.0
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/508280/L/

[300pny]

So, um, can you explain helicopters to me, please?

The blade on a Helicopter is a wing

[juicedimpss]

The blade on a Helicopter is a wing

way to bring up a 3 year old thread:thumbsup

[Flight_740]

Wtf??????

[300pny]

Wtf??????

What are you refering to?

[GRAMPS SS]

way to bring up a 3 year old thread:thumbsup



POST COUNT WHY OF CORSE:thumbsup

[Flight_740]

What are you refering to?



How far do you dig to find this shit? It's over 3 years old. Doubt the plane is there anymore.:rolf

[Heat Seeker WS6]

Biggest plane in world thread meets BCM's biggest whore!:thumbsup

[300pny]

Biggest plane in world thread meets BCM's biggest whore!:thumbsup


I have years of threads to go through its tiresome!

[Heat Seeker WS6]

I have years of threads to go through its tiresome!

Not sure even if that plane has the capacity for your posts :goof

[Teufelhunden]

I say BAN!! Ban him before he digs up more. :)


Not sure even if that plane has the capacity for your posts :goof
lol

[flyin_blue_egg]

i think he just clicks on random pages...say like 159 and sees if theres any interesting threads on there

[77thor]

Damm... and I wanted to see it....

[Car Guy]

way to bring up a 3 year old thread:thumbsup


What's sad is I didn't look at the post date and was actually getting ready to walk over there to take a look.....:fire

Now I feel like an idiot...!!! :chair: Thanks 300pny.....:thumbsup





:3gears::3gears::3gears:

[Slow Joe]

Bwahahah I looked at the date and was like wtf?!?! Timewarp?!?

[Heat Seeker WS6]

Bwahahah I looked at the date and was like wtf?!?! Timewarp?!?


Looks like we're all caught in his 'time warp'?!:rolf
http://www.sbfilmfestival.org/blog/uploaded_images/timewarp2-730186.jpg

[Nix]

Biggest plane in world thread meets BCM's biggest whore!:thumbsup


That was a good burn :rolf:banana1:

[300pny]

That was a good burn :rolf:banana1:

Good burn? I'm unfamiliar with your Urban Lingo?

[Nix]

Good burn? I'm unfamiliar with your Urban Lingo?


How old are you sir?

Urban lingo, buwhahahaahaha:rolf:banana1:

[Flight_740]

Urban lingo?


Yup, nick grew up in the hood!!:rolf

[300pny]

How old are you sir?

Urban lingo, buwhahahaahaha:rolf:banana1:


33.14

and you?

[Mssplayboybunie]

I was getting excited to see this "aircraft" too until I saw that it was backdated a few years.
Getting a little bored at work there boy?

[300pny]

I was getting excited to see this "aircraft" too until I saw that it was backdated a few years.
Getting a little bored at work there boy?

Starbucks?

[Mssplayboybunie]

Starbucks?


:drool::drool:

[300pny]

:drool::drool:


Better be here at 4!! I am ready to go now!

[DirtyMax]

Now that this has been resurrected..... I thought Milwaukee didn't currently have a big enough runway to accommodate these big suckers. I heard they were going to build a very long one once the 440th is gone...

[300pny]

Now that this has been resurrected..... I thought Milwaukee didn't currently have a big enough runway to accommodate these big suckers. I heard they were going to build a very long one once the 440th is gone...
1 left /19 right can accomidate any aircraft in the world. So I think its long enough for now. Unless Voyager and **** Rutan makes another mission I think we are ok

[Cryptic]

I have years of threads to go through its tiresome!

hurry up noob :goof

[fireguyrick]

When the prez. is in town there is usually a C5 galaxy out there carrying the motorcade.

Rick

[300pny]

When the prez. is in town there is usually a C5 galaxy out there carrying the motorcade.

Rick

Im more impressed with the C17. Prob just cause was my office for a while