World's biggest plane lands in Perth.

[Roverlord off road spares]

A whooping upto 600tonnes! plane has landed in Perth.
The Ruskis must be proud of this one.
Antonov An-225 Mriya: World's largest plane touches down in Perth - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-15/antonov-an-225-mriya:world's-largest-plane-touches-down-in-perth/7415408)

[sheerluck]

I remember seeing it at an air show back in the mid 90s. It's a huge beast.

*EDIT* just looking back, it was 1990, not mid 90s. Time flies!

[cjc_td5]

Yep, carrying a generator for the Worsley refinery near Bunbury. Would like to have got to see it.

[67hardtop]

Jeeze wouldnt like to pay to fill the fuel tanks.

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[Pedro_The_Swift]

wow,, he greased that!:cool:

[dawsey]

took a few picks at work today it certainly drew a crowd , she's a biggin..and very load.

[67hardtop]

Is the old lancaster still at perth airport??

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[dawsey]

Is the old lancaster still at perth airport??

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Ive never seen it .been there 9 years ,,might be tucked away somewhere :)

[cjc_td5]

Is the old lancaster still at perth airport??

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I believe it is at the RAAF museum over near Jandakot. Must get over for a look-see one day.....

[67hardtop]

They should restore the old girl some day. Be cool to see one flying some day.

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[VladTepes]

I'd love to see that 225. Heck even the 124 is a big aircraft !


The 225 was built initially to carry Buran I think?

[gusthedog]

Looking at the comparative chart in the article it's not that much bigger than an Airbus. Looks huge in the video though with all of those wheels.

[sheerluck]

It certainly looks huge in the flesh. As a kid, I often saw USAF C-5s and C-141s flying in and out of the various airforce bases we lived on, but seeing the AN225 at the Farnborough airshow in 1990 was a step up again.

[FatBoy]

Is the old lancaster still at perth airport??

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A bit late coming to this thread, sorry. The Lancaster is at the RAAF Association of WA Museum at Bull Creek. I had the privilege of having a look through her after I completed pilot training way back at the end of last century.

Avro Lancaster (http://www.raafawa.org.au/museum/avro-lancaster#!Lancaster_01_6)

[BigBlackDog]

I'd love to see that 225. Heck even the 124 is a big aircraft !


The 225 was built initially to carry Buran I think?

Yep. They took a 124. Which in itself is bigger then a C5, stretched the wings, couple.more motors, longer body, the split tail is because of the buran disrupting the airflow over the single tail. I think they only made 2 of them?