A monstrous #Antonov An-124 Ruslan landing at #Belfast #NorthernIreland earlier this year.
226ft long, wing span of almost 240ft and the cockpit sits almost 33ft up from the ground.
@TheSnoopySnoop
Since #AntonovAirlines had a base here for years, which, because of the #war in #Ukraine, became their temporary home base we see the #An124 regularly here at #Leipzig and I even found a video showing the exact same aircraft that's featured in your wonderful pictures on my #YouTube-channel!:
@lejapproach Oh nice video! Very distinctive engine whining and nice tyre smoke plume on touch down too! I guess you see a lot of them
@TheSnoopySnoop
Thank you very much!
Yes, we see them a lot, but that doesn't mean they get boring or something!
At the moment, there are 3 #An124 from #VolgaDnepr at #LEJ, which are grounded because of the (to my mind justified) closure of #EU airspace for Russian #aircraft. It's a real pity to see those giants like this!
@lejapproach Long term parking then