Antonov design bureau jet transport

[cieloitaliano]

Spotted at 2030 on Tuesday 1st July at low altitude over the Forest of Dean Gloucestershire heading east. Can anyone enlighten me as to possible origin/destination? Don't usually get this type of exotica around 'ere.

[ix_touring]

There are a couple of shows coming up (RIAT at Fairford (20 odd miles) and Farnbrough, further…), both get exotica from the east…

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[zarniwoop]

Probably bound for Brize Norton, they're quite regular visitors, though as Touring said it could be heading for one of the air shows.

[HEATHROW DIRECTOR]

Hope he meant the AN-124, which is fairly common, and not the '225!!

[cieloitaliano]

Affirm Heathrow Director twas the An 124. T'other flying leviathan would probably have deforested half the Dean at that altitude.

[Morrihell]

It was RA-82072 ADB2214 inbound to Brize from Charleston

[cieloitaliano]

Much obliged Morrihell. Must have come off airways around Brecon and tracked towards Brize.

[Gulf4uk]

antonov at farnborough

RA-82078 ant 124 from Germany brought in Choppers for the SBAC show

[Phileas Fogg]

I'm not sure how the 225 would have had any more impact on the Forest of Dean than the 124, the 225 only really makes use of engines 5 & 6 for take off and climbing.

[HZ123]

One went over the top LHR about 1450 today heading west perhaps already reducing height or might it be on its way to collect the A360 model?

[VP8]

(Morrihell It was RA-82072 ADB2214 inbound to Brize from Charleston)

Actually UR82072 Ukrainian not Russian

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[Seloco]

I'm not sure how the 225 would have had any more impact on the Forest of Dean than the 124, the 225 only really makes use of engines 5 & 6 for take off and climbing.

Wowsa! Three on one side and only one on the other - that would really take some rudder muscle in the cruise! Wouldn't 1 and 6 make more sense?!

[tezzer]

225 spotted today

The 225 was parked up at Schiphol this morning, when I went through there. My my, it's a whopper !