This afternoon.
Shannon Airport, county Clare.
Nandi O’Sullivan writes:
The world’s largest aircraft, the Antonov AN-225 touched down from China carrying a cargo consignment for distribution in the Irish retail sector.
The six-storey-high, Ukrainian-built Antonov AN-225 is the only one of its kind. It has a wingspan of 88 metres, 32 wheels and is capable of carrying 640,000 tonnes on take-off. Known as the ‘Mriya’ the Russian word for dream.
With the longest runway in Ireland at 3,199m, Shannon Airport is the only airport in Ireland capable of accommodating the Antonov AN-225.
The Antonov is due to depart Shannon tomorrow at 9am.
Pics by Arthur Ellis
Meanwhile…
From Shannon at 14.30 today….massive machine….🛬 pic.twitter.com/ohAFn8KOU7
— Padzer Murphy🪂 (@PadZer_eire) October 19, 2021
love the picture of the three lads in the high vis vests.
whatever happened to ‘its not a caption contest unless you say so’
“She’s a fine big wun…..are you coming for pints on Friday”
Are they trying to clamp it?
Seeing where they can put the bricks so that they can nick a wheel
It should read 640,000 kilos not tonnes.
I read tonnes and I was really impressed. The fuselage would have to be made out of pure iron!
Yeah 640 tonnes
I’d love to have a look at that, we saw an Airbus Beluga in France a few years ago and that was pretty impressive
I saw a B52 at the Bray air-show a few years ago…. a monster of a plane.
You’re a bit of a Rock Lobster then?
disgusting that we would accept anything from fascist russia in our country
yes especially when it’s Ukrainian
It was built in the USSR, re-Ukrainian independence.
Six storeys of tat.
Pigs going to China on the return trip.
That’ll be the fireworks just in time for Halloween sorted
Alibaba and Wish supply chain on schedule so.
My nephew is a pilot.
He used to annoy me with his Pokémon obsession when he was younger.
Extrapolate from that what you will.
Six storeys? Does Owen Keegan know?