Antonov An-124 at BRU

A225HVY · Post by **A225HVY** » 14 Sep 2005, 09:34

XpressOne wrote:Is the aircraft up for sale ?

Definitely not!!!! 8O

So you can definitely quash that rumour.....

Aircraft is still subject of court order and is still being vigorously fought over trying to be released by ADB.

A225HVY

A225HVY · Post by **A225HVY** » 04 Dec 2005, 01:26

Due to fly out soon

VEEPS

Avro · Post by **Avro** » 04 Dec 2005, 10:39

Great news

BTW will you be the pilot of that flight or do you only fly the 225 ?

Chris

Atlantis · Post by **Atlantis** » 04 Dec 2005, 10:47

Good news indeed. The military's would be very happy with the departing of that aircraft. One of their taxiways was blocked due to that aircraft. Their bill for kerosine was a lot higher due to take an other taxiway.

Robin_Bamps · Post by **Robin_Bamps** » 04 Dec 2005, 11:11

From another (closed) topic :

The Antonov An-124-100 Ruslan (c/n 97773054359139) UR-82073 which is parked on the platform between taxiways A1 and N6 is scheduled to leave Zaventem/Brussels airport on 7 December 2005 at 09.00 local. On Monday 5 December a technical crew will arrive at Melsbroek to prepare the aircraft for the return flight to its homebase Gostomel (Antonov Airfield, Ukraine.) The freighter owned by the Ukraine plane manufacturer Anotonov Design bureau was seized at Zaventem/Brussels airport since 18 August 2004 following a lawsuit by a company called TMR based at Cyprus.

It seems that the technical crew arrives already today, hence this flight on BIAC :

04/12 16:30 Hostomel ADB4010 AN7

ADB has one AN-74 in its fleet, UR-74010.

Regards, Robin Bamps.

A225HVY · Post by **A225HVY** » 04 Dec 2005, 21:44

Avro

Dont do either

A225HVY

Post by **Bottie** » 05 Dec 2005, 08:31

I didn't know it was grounded at Ostend

According to 'Het Nieuwsblad', the AN124 has finally lef the Airport of Ostend ... After the Boeing A380 at VTM, now this ... are these the papers and TV-station we have to rely on

Post by **Kapitein** » 05 Dec 2005, 12:30

According to the flightplan UR-82073 will leave BRU on 07/12/2005

ETD: 0900 LT

janhuub · Post by **janhuub** » 05 Dec 2005, 14:35

Will 25R be CAT III again then? I heard the AN124 is in the sensitive zone of the ILS.

Greetz,

Jan

Atlantis · Post by **Atlantis** » 05 Dec 2005, 19:53

I saw it also in the newspaper.

It was also a topic on the VRT news this evening.

realplaneshaveprops · Post by **realplaneshaveprops** » 05 Dec 2005, 20:33

Finally they are going to try to get the lady out of Brussels.

Sometimes I saw some technicians around the lady for maintenance.
In january I saw an engine testrun. I have 2 pictures of a very smokey engine 2 start-up

Koen

fokker_f27 · Post by **fokker_f27** » 05 Dec 2005, 21:42

Too bad, gonna miss thet sight...

realplaneshaveprops · Post by **realplaneshaveprops** » 05 Dec 2005, 23:38

Can I mail these 2 pictures to some one? I can't get them online and I would love to share them. Just send me a private message.

Koen

Bowlie · Post by **Bowlie** » 06 Dec 2005, 19:38

Brubiac wrote:According to the flightplan UR-82073 will leave BRU on 07/12/2005 ETD: 0900 LT

I arrived at BRU this morning at around 1030 and saw the lights flashing on that big bird. By the time they got us on the bus (why do Geneva flights always end up at the Schengen terminal?) it began to taxi - I assumed for take off.

After business in Brussels I managed to get back to the airport for the 1440 flight back to Geneva (we were a little delayed, flat tyre) but as we taxied to the end of the runway (not sure which one, but it's where two runways begin, each at about a 45 degree angle) - there she was again.

Maybe she was just making sure she could taxi

fokker_f27 · Post by **fokker_f27** » 06 Dec 2005, 19:41

realplaneshaveprops wrote:Can I mail these 2 pictures to some one? I can't get them online and I would love to share them. Just send me a private message.

Koen

Ok!

Skystef · Post by **Skystef** » 06 Dec 2005, 20:26

Bowlie wrote: Maybe she was just making sure she could taxi

On Dec 6, taxi trials only. On Dec 7 hopefully lift off 0900 am.

25L-MVB-25R · Post by **25L-MVB-25R** » 06 Dec 2005, 21:15

I'm going ....... to see her depart.
Lets hope we are lucky with the weather and it doesn't rain at that moment of take-off.
I'll also try to take some photo's if there is enough light otherwise they will be very dark an I'll have to do a lot of tweaking.

Lets wait and see, we hope for the best.

Check back soon for the photo's

fly baby fly

realplaneshaveprops · Post by **realplaneshaveprops** » 07 Dec 2005, 12:17

I just heared from my dad that the lady has departed!

Koen

25L-MVB-25R · Post by **25L-MVB-25R** » 07 Dec 2005, 12:40

Yes she left a few minutes before 12:00
We have been waiting from 08:00 and had some rain and cold wind.

I think everyone was frozen from this cold weather.
We were lucky .... some photo's were taken with sunshine.

Thanks to 2 other spotters for there company and I hope that the girl whom I spoke saw the plane leave from where she was standing.

untill next time

MVB

Robin_Bamps · Post by **Robin_Bamps** » 07 Dec 2005, 12:50

UR-82073 lining up runway 25R :

http://www.planepictures.net/netshow.php?id=421127

Regards, Robin Bamps.