Largest aircraft to land at Coventry Airport
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Can anyone confirm what the largest aircraft to land at CVT airport? Heard an Antonov 124 went in once?
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Barry
Can anyone confirm what the largest aircraft to land at CVT airport? Heard an Antonov 124 went in once?
Small debate in our office at work?
Regards
Barry
I would have said it's a toss up between B707-320 and B757, dependent upon which is the heaviest. Can't recall any heavy Antonov hardware using the airport. I would have thought that the runway might not be strong enough for the 124.
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Vulcan bomber XH558 landed at CVT during a fly-in 2010.
Even in a stripped down form it is still a beast of an aircraft,I only hope she will continue to fly but that is in the lap of the gods!!!
Even in a stripped down form it is still a beast of an aircraft,I only hope she will continue to fly but that is in the lap of the gods!!!
Yep, got to be either a 707 or 757. Gainjet used to run 757s in and out of CVT. Here's an old shot of a 707 departing:
I remember hearing somewhere that the 124 went into CVT but there's nothing online so it's probably a myth
I remember hearing somewhere that the 124 went into CVT but there's nothing online so it's probably a myth