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AN225 due into Shannon 21-5-13
« on: May 21, 2013, 07:40:12 AM »
The worlds largest aircraft is due to arrive into Shannon today at 14.45 and depart tomorrow Wendsday the 22th at 21.30....
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Re: AN225 due into Shannon 21-5-13
« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2013, 08:20:42 AM »
That would be something else to see...
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Re: AN225 due into Shannon 21-5-13
« Reply #2 on: May 21, 2013, 08:59:10 AM »
Meh, we see these in the circuit at Ards all the time in between the C172s  ;)

Unfortunately this a/c doesn't seem to have Mode-S or HFDL fitted, so it's going to be an old-school airband listening exercise to track him in and out.
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Re: AN225 due into Shannon 21-5-13
« Reply #3 on: May 21, 2013, 10:28:45 AM »
Callsign is ADB2918
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Re: AN225 due into Shannon 21-5-13
« Reply #4 on: May 21, 2013, 11:22:22 AM »
I would love to see that;I think they only ever finished one of these,but I could be horribly wrong.
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Re: AN225 due into Shannon 21-5-13
« Reply #5 on: May 21, 2013, 11:24:16 AM »
Are there no commercial flights from Belfast down to Shannon? 

I'm off work tomorrow and would have fancied a jaunt down to see it.  I was sure Manx2 flew to Shannon.
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Re: AN225 due into Shannon 21-5-13
« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2013, 11:18:42 PM »
22:18 BST Struggling out eastbound over Dublin now

22:21 BST coasting-out over Dublin, must be a heck of a sight as he has barely cleared FL210!
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Re: AN225 due into Shannon 21-5-13
« Reply #7 on: May 22, 2013, 10:34:17 PM »
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Re: AN225 due into Shannon 21-5-13
« Reply #8 on: May 23, 2013, 12:11:01 AM »
"Shannon, has one of the longest runways in Europe"!!? I'm sure it is longer than any other runway in Ireland but there are many, many longer runways throughout Europe.
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Re: AN225 due into Shannon 21-5-13
« Reply #9 on: May 23, 2013, 08:26:33 AM »
Quote from: AERTANK on May 23, 2013, 12:11:01 AM
"Shannon, has one of the longest runways in Europe"!!?

".. in relation to the the landing fees" is, I assume, the missing clause :)

Interesting that that they stated the stop-over was for crew rest.  For one and a half days?  In Shannon of all places?  Must be tough work flying an An-225! 

Edit: The Limerick Leader newspaper enlivens the picture with a couple of lovely ladies, in case we were bored by the aircraft.  But the text seems to be what the RTE newsreader 'adopted' and mangled.

http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/business/local-business/world-s-largest-aircraft-stops-over-in-shannon-1-5117568
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