Bigger? Yes. Much bigger...ehhh

After Chernobyl, a 225 was at the Philadelphia airport for about a week as the local community put together donations and supplies for the Ukrainians. I was an air traffic controller @ KPHL and had an opportunity to tour the 225. Massive aircraft but quite antiquated.

The 225 took every foot of the 10,500 Runway 27L at KPHL to get airborne. Incredible to see that thing fly!

In response to this post by Hoakie82

Posted: 02/28/2022 at 07:59AM

I see a report that the AN-225 was destroyed near Kiev -- Tailgate Guru 02/27/2022 11:57PM

I flew on a C-5 from Dover to Ramstein. ** -- BobG 02/28/2022 06:44AM

Me too, multiple times, Space-A with family -- RunHokieRun 02/28/2022 07:49AM

I could never get that to work successfully for me -- AirborneHokie96 02/28/2022 08:18AM

Cost several days of leave while waiting -- RunHokieRun 02/28/2022 08:35AM

Have thought about trying that after I retired, but... -- EDGEMAN 02/28/2022 10:50AM

Yep. It would be good to find retiree that uses it nowadays. -- RunHokieRun 02/28/2022 12:22PM

That was always my risk too but I knew folks who could do it -- AirborneHokie96 02/28/2022 12:02PM

I jumped out of a C-5 Galaxy at Ft. Benning -- AirborneHokie96 02/28/2022 07:45AM

Anti-shun -- EDGEMAN 02/28/2022 07:16AM

Was it much bigger than the C-5? ** -- Hoakie82 02/28/2022 06:25AM

It was basically a stretch C-5 — length and wingspan -- Tailgate Guru 02/28/2022 08:52AM

Bigger? Yes. Much bigger...ehhh -- KiloZulu 02/28/2022 07:59AM

Saw in in Phoenix in late 90's. Yeah, it took every inch of runway then too -- Burruss Writer 02/28/2022 09:49AM

Bigger? Yes. Much bigger...ehhh

Insert a Link

Tech Sideline is Presented By:

Our Sponsors