Want to buy a Russian Transport?

GZR_Sactargets · Post by **GZR_Sactargets** » 16 Aug 2007, 16:56

http://www.military.com/forums/0,15240, ... force-a.nl

Want to Buy a Soviet Transport or Two?
Norman Polmar | August 09, 2007
The Russian Air Force is preparing to sell off its entire fleet of giant An-124 heavy cargo aircraft. Given the NATO-U.S. code name “Condor,” the Antonov An-124 aircraft is slightly larger than the U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy transports. There are 21 of the An-124s available for commercial sale.

The An-124-100M-150 model is capable of transporting single or multiple items of cargo weighing up to 150 metric tons (330,000 pounds) including such outsize items as construction vehicles and missiles. The An-124, for example, is the only aircraft that can carry the Boeing 777's new GE90 engines.

sprocky · Post by **sprocky** » 16 Aug 2007, 19:14

Ok, I will take one

I am sure some of these birds will be seen in Western Europe soon...

globemaster · Post by **globemaster** » 16 Aug 2007, 21:36

EBAY

GZR_Sactargets · Post by **GZR_Sactargets** » 16 Aug 2007, 22:46

The real "biggie' (pun intended) is the maintenance cost and a support facility. As pointed out in the article that hasn't been a strong point before.

Dark Morelia · Post by **Dark Morelia** » 16 Aug 2007, 23:59

MIKE JG · Post by **MIKE JG** » 17 Aug 2007, 00:43

globemaster wrote:EBAY

Sadly enough, that was my first thought as well..............

Dark Morelia · Post by **Dark Morelia** » 17 Aug 2007, 01:14

I knew there was something fishy about the near total lack of recent pics of them.
Anyone wanna buy me one ? with a real one to go over I can get the model exactly right