Is AN-22 back again.

[Peter Barron]

Can anyone confirm that the AN-22 is back in England.
I think I have heard it twice in the last two days flying over my house in Slough, seemed again to heading towards Brize, but because of the weather I was unable to see it.

Peter.

[Willie Winglet]

A work colleague tells me that the AN-22 belonging to the Antonov Design Bureau has been in and out of Bournemouth/Hurn a couple of times recently, and was noted over Alton on Monday night. Apparently it's been transporting some engines around.

[VP8]

The old boy was in on a charter for Cyprus Airways AOG A330 in Athens, picked up 2 engine cowlings. One in BOH and the other in BFS then onto ATH....

VEEPS

[treadigraph]

As noted on the AN-70 thread, it rattled my crockery at 1930 on Monday night! More please!

[fradu]

It flew over Southampton on Monday, around 1940 and then again at around 2115. Unusual but gorgeous noise

Love to see it in daylight next time, if it ever comes this way again

Mark

[BEagle]

Did I hear it growling over Central London on Tuesday afternoon?

[VP8]

Beags..

Yep that was the old boy enroute BFS-ATH

VEEPS

[BEagle]

Thought my ears couldn't have been deceiving me.

A familiar noise which I remember from my Bear chasing days....

[Jack Davidson]

Yep its back.

UR-09307 was at EMA last Wed/Thurs on a job for RR Derby.

Great sound!

[seafuryfan]

Came in to Belfast Int'l (Aldergrove) on the night of Thursday 21st Feb. First time I have heard it (at home as it happens) - thought "what the **** is that??") Fantastic noise! Departed next day - all thirty two propellers of it.

[magdrops]

AN22 - Give her the respect she deserves

Always treat the old girl with TLC and respect she deserves. If you don't she is liable to vent a gallon or two of fuel. Well done to ADB for spending the time and effort to keep her in the air. She is the last of her kind with a commercial certificate.

[Tiger_mate]

http://geta-o.maxs.jp/LATEST/2003-06...06-06/ur-09307(adb)an22-7910.jpg

Pasted after a google search on the reg number.

Even I would go out of my way to have a good nose at this one, but I have vowed never to go to BFS again

Anyone know if she is on any scheduled runs, or the usual freightdog wherever / whenever?

[seafuryfan]

Hi Tiger_mate,

'Page not found for your link'. Any clues?

Cheers,

[Tiger_mate]

Put the registration into a Google search and there are loads of photos. The above link is one I think is really good but for whatever reason, the link does not work from here, so here is another one of her at Amsterdam. Not my photo, so if its yours; hope you dont mind it being here.

[wub]

There are some 230 pics of AN-22s on Airliners.net, here's a cracker:

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/414208/L/

[Oscar Duece]

So how unique is the An22's capacity.

Could the Belfast have done the job / earnt a similar living in this hemisphere. ?

[wub]

AN-22 Figures:

Cargo hold length 26.4 m
Cargo hold width 4.4 m
Cargo hold height 4.4 m
Cargo hold volume 650 m3
Maximum payload 53 t
Range 5000 km (max payload)
MTOW 250 tonnes


Belfast Figures:
Cargo hold length 27.43 m
Cargo hold width 4.90 m
Cargo hold height 4.09 m
Cargo hold volume 311.49 m3
Max payload 35 tons
Range 1600 km (max payload)
MTOW 100 tonnes

[henry crun]

wub, if I multiply the cargo hold lengthxwidthxheight, I get the following whole numbers.

AN-22 511 m3
Belfast 550 m3

Why are my answers so different to yours ?

[VP8]

AN22

Floor length 26.400m
Floor width 3.820m
Max width 4.840m
Height 4.400m


Details from manual

VEEPS

[wub]

Henry Crun:

I just lifted the figures from a couple of web sites without really analysing them, but here are some conflicting details for the Belfast and details from the AN-22 operator's site:

http://www.aircharter.co.uk/aircraft/sc5.html

http://www.airfoyle.co.uk/services/an22.asp?tab=loading