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aviationlover20

9th Apr 2019 20:19

An124 runway requirement

I once saw an An-124 on FR24 taking off from a runway which is roughly 2000 m long. I thought it was empty but was curious to know if an An-124 can actually takeoff from such a runway with a modest payload?

Thank you in advance :)

dc9-32

10th Apr 2019 05:12

I flew out on the first AN124 from Luton with 90t payload and we didn't use the full length.

thetimesreader84

10th Apr 2019 18:54

Wasn’t the An-124 designed to deliver ICBM’s to submarines in the far north of Russia (Soviet Union)? In which case I’d imagine it’s not too bad at short / rough / icy field operations.

Thrust Augmentation

11th Apr 2019 20:28

3000M at max payload.

2520M at normal payload.

Don't have a clue what "normal" is, but it suggests that 2000M wouldn't be unrealistic for light / no load.

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