Antonov AN-124 Ruslan at MSY . . .
For my fellow aviation buffs: Waiting for takeoff clearance to BOS: Finally airborne!🛫 ...
The Panerai of airplanes
Tons of memes online about the plane and their pilots, usually hilarious and with that special russian sense of humor!
Thanks for sharing this one 😊👍🏻✈️
Used to see it several times a week in my previous life but not in the last years 🤷🏻♂️ One of those fascinating aviation greats 👌🏻
Ukraineian manufacture. Russia blew up the manufacturer, including an AN 124 on the ground there at the start of the invasion.
The Royal Air Force used to hire one of these to move objects too large for any UK aeroplanes. When I was a member of RAF Brize Norton Flying Club flying a PA28, I sometimes had to hold circling around while an AN124 was on the runway "winding up" to take...