The General Airplane Thread

[Encyclopedia]

Took another trip to Aeroseum the other day. It was nice to spend some time in the Viggen and Draken cockpits again.

Unfortunately most of my pictures turned out a blurry mess but here's a few that turned out relatively ok.

 

[Encyclopedia]

I didn't know the Starfighter made such an awesome sound!

 

[JohnBM01]

Right now on NBCSN, I'm watching highlights of the Reno Air Race. These are some amazing light planes flying. It is always interesting seeing plane-to-plane racing.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Anyone know if there was suppose to be any re-entries today of defunct satellite. I just saw something coming down and breaking apart, was driving so couldn't take a picture of it, and by the time I got home and tried to see if it was still around, it wasn't there.

 

[Populuxe]

I'm sure NASA tracks stuff like that, just not sure if it's information they put out on the web.

 

[Dan]

Is it just me or is there a massive amount of aircraft on FlightAware without proper information listed as being in flight? In the northeast part of America, I see a ton of them. If you click on any of them, they have all landed over six months ago. Some have been grounded for more than five years. All of these planes are just cluttering the map of correctly tracked flights.

 

[Dennisch]

Today I have the pleasure to be directly underneath the take off direction of Schiphol Airport.

Sitting in the sun, and one of the Emirates A380's just flew by. That thing is so quiet compared to older planes, especially the 747 that came right after it.

 

[John Wells]

I recommend this book to read its very good.

 

[BobK]

I recommend this book to read its very good.

I definitely agree, a great book.

 

[Dan]

I used to be upset over the fact that GA is pretty much impossible these days, but after reading and watching videos about ultralight planes like the Kolb Firestar, my spirits have been lifted. It seems like I might actually have a chance at becoming a pilot, even though it would be a very long time from now.

 

[HHHeisenberg]

I like this photo. These are two the biggest cargo airplanes at the same time, same place View media item 32011

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

I like this photo. These are two the biggest cargo airplanes at the same time, same place View media item 32011

Antanov are cool, though is it surprising two of them are in the same place at the same time? What does the 225 get used for, I thought it was more of a show piece and also for carrying the Soviet Shuttles.

 

[Populuxe]

What does the 225 get used for, I thought it was more of a show piece and also for carrying the Soviet Shuttles.

It was mothballed for a while, but it's been back in service for a few years now, delivering oversized payloads all around the world.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

It was mothballed for a while, but it's been back in service for a few years now, delivering oversized payloads all around the world.

That's good, last I heard was it wasn't used for much of anything like you said.

There was that one time it was taken down by a crew of street racers working for the government.

 

[Obelisk]

There was that one time it was taken down by a crew of street racers working for the government

And we'll soon see how one betrays the rest?

 

[Dan]

I like this photo. These are two the biggest cargo airplanes at the same time, same place View media item 32011

I recently made a post with several videos showing the An-22 in flight. The sound it makes is unbelievable.

 

[HHHeisenberg]

I recently made a post with several videos showing the An-22 in flight. The sound it makes is unbelievable.

Could you share the link for that, please?
There are AN-124 and AN-225 on the photo

 

[Dan]

Could you share the link for that, please?
There are AN-124 and AN-225 on the photo

The six-engine jet is the AN-225, and the quad turboprop is the AN-22.

For a big ol' Soviet-era brute, the noise produced by the Antonov An-22 is nothing short of incredible:







The cameraman is a little nutty towards the end. Even if there's a lot of headroom under the props, I would still be hesitant to walk under them!

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Could you share the link for that, please?
There are AN-124 and AN-225 on the photo

That's not an AN-124

 

[HHHeisenberg]

That's not an AN-124

My mistake, sorry for misleading, that's An-22. 124th has turbojet engines

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

My mistake, sorry for misleading, that's An-22. 124th has turbojet engines

Exactly, and it's fine. Mistakes happen, we're all airplane lovers/buffs here.

 

[Dan]

Has anyone here ever flown on a Boeing 727? Since most of them are being taken out of service, I'll never get to experience flying in one, which is a shame because I really like the design of them.

 

[Carlos]

Has anyone here ever flown on a Boeing 727? Since most of them are being taken out of service, I'll never get to experience flying in one, which is a shame because I really like the design of them.

I have that feeling with the MD-11

 

[Populuxe]

Has anyone here ever flown on a Boeing 727? Since most of them are being taken out of service, I'll never get to experience flying in one, which is a shame because I really like the design of them.

My first time on a jet was on May 17th, 1980, and it was a 727 from Salt Lake City to Seattle. I honestly have very few memories about the flight itself other than we flew near the summit of Mount St. Helens. I recall noticing how dark and ash-covered it was compared to the snow white beauty of the rest of the Cascade Range. I remember the date because the mountain erupted in the next day.

 

[Dan]

My first time on a jet was on May 17th, 1980, and it was a 727 from Salt Lake City to Seattle. I honestly have very few memories about the flight itself other than we flew near the summit of Mount St. Helens. I recall noticing how dark and ash-covered it was compared to the snow white beauty of the rest of the Cascade Range. I remember the date because the mountain erupted in the next day.

Wow. That's crazy. At least you get to say you're one of the people who saw the mountain before half of it was blown to smithereens.

 

[BobK]

Has anyone here ever flown on a Boeing 727? Since most of them are being taken out of service, I'll never get to experience flying in one, which is a shame because I really like the design of them.

I've flown on board the 727 a couple times, not much to distinguish it from a 707 or a DC-8 to be honest. Seemed to generally have a higher initial rate of climb than the others, but there are of course all kinds of reasons for what could cause that perception.

This was also when airline travel was an overall pleasant experience.

 

[Pupik]

Has anyone here ever flown on a Boeing 727? Since most of them are being taken out of service, I'll never get to experience flying in one, which is a shame because I really like the design of them.

FedEx recently retired them in 2013, which means they're really long in the tooth, so your best bet are the ones in the charter aviation world. I see a few here and there, but I can't recall if I've ever flown in one.

Zero-G offers the chance in a 727, but at that price, you could probably book at least one flight on every other type of active commercial aircraft.

 

[Dan]

FedEx recently retired them in 2013, which means they're really long in the tooth, so your best bet are the ones in the charter aviation world. I see a few here and there, but I can't recall if I've ever flown in one.

Zero-G offers the chance in a 727, but at that price, you could probably book at least one flight on every other type of active commercial aircraft.

Jeeeeeeeeeeesus.

Silk Way Business Aviation owns this stunning 727, but there's no chance I can fly on that one either.

 

[ScottPuss20]

Jeeeeeeeeeeesus.

Silk Way Business Aviation owns this stunning 727, but there's no chance I can fly on that one either.

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It probably costs more to maintain than it does to own a penthouse in Baku You'd have to be filthy rich to fly on this thing - just to offset the massive cost of ownership!

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

It probably costs more to maintain than it does to own a penthouse in Baku You'd have to be filthy rich to fly on this thing - just to offset the massive cost of ownership!

Depends on the use of it, it's a Boeing airliner, not the hardest thing in the world to maintain. And those buying them would either be stupid rich people or carrier companies. Considering the cost of these compared to newer airliners, this is a bargain.

Also considering (from looking it up quickly) that they're a division off a much bigger cargo company that fleets larger more expensive 747s. I'm sure they're capable of owning this. Nice paint job though.