ADB2448 UR-82073

[Skymaster]

ADB2448 AN124 UR-82073 [508020] just departed Brize, for Goose Bay. 16:55L

[XA310]

Loaded with CH-47s ZH776 & ZH895.

[sherriff]

Did it do two trips ? Fairly sure AN124 can only swallow one Chinook at a time.

[IanM]

UR-82073 was also in last Thursday and departed westbound. Possibly took one over then?

Ian

[bizfreeq]

Did it do two trips ? Fairly sure AN124 can only swallow one Chinook at a time.

From an article on the An-124:
Further testimony to the An-124's massive cargo capacity is the fact that it has carried many unusual and interesting payloads, such as a 240 300 pound (109 tonne) locomotive (from Canada to Ireland in September 2001), a Lockheed EP-3 (in July 2001 during the US-China spyplane incident), Boeing Chinook helicopters (three at a time), yachts for the America's Cup races, and even the fuselage of a Tupolev Tu-204 passenger transport.

[sherriff]

Thanks.
Just looked at cargo dims.....accept that two possible.

[XA310]

Definitely 2 at the same time.

[Seahornet1]

Did it do two trips ? Fairly sure AN124 can only swallow one Chinook at a time.

From an article on the An-124:
Further testimony to the An-124's massive cargo capacity is the fact that it has carried many unusual and interesting payloads, such as a 240 300 pound (109 tonne) locomotive (from Canada to Ireland in September 2001), a Lockheed EP-3 (in July 2001 during the US-China spyplane incident), Boeing Chinook helicopters (three at a time), yachts for the America's Cup races, and even the fuselage of a Tupolev Tu-204 passenger transport.

The 'three at a time' suggestion might not be as as it seems. There's more width in the 124's hold than a Chinook needs, and if they were all loaded 'yawed' to one side, such that the nose of one sat alongside the tail of the next one, I reckon they would fit. However, if someone did want to carry three, surely they would simply jump at the chance to hire in the 225 instead...?

[Bucky P]

I think they also carried Nimrod fuselages into Bournemouth in the early days of the ill fated MRA4 conversions!

[bizfreeq]

And out again!

[tm74sqn]

I think they also carried Nimrod fuselages into Bournemouth in the early days of the ill fated MRA4 conversions!

Interesting, but first I've heard of that - any more details?
Cheers, TM74

[bizfreeq]

From Wiki
"Early on, an independent company, Flight Refuelling Ltd., had been contracted to undertake the conversions to MRA4 standard, however BAE discovered that the Nimrod airframes supplied by the RAF were not built to a common standard and this considerably complicated the refurbishment process. The task of converting the existing airframes was transferred in-house to BAE Systems Woodford.[25][26]The BAE team at Woodford then found that the new wing was flawed, which resulted in the project being put on hold while another wing design was developed"

[YellowBelly]

Did it do two trips ? Fairly sure AN124 can only swallow one Chinook at a time.

From an article on the An-124:
Further testimony to the An-124's massive cargo capacity is the fact that it has carried many unusual and interesting payloads, such as a 240 300 pound (109 tonne) locomotive (from Canada to Ireland in September 2001), a Lockheed EP-3 (in July 2001 during the US-China spyplane incident), Boeing Chinook helicopters (three at a time), yachts for the America's Cup races, and even the fuselage of a Tupolev Tu-204 passenger transport.

The 'three at a time' suggestion might not be as as it seems. There's more width in the 124's hold than a Chinook needs, and if they were all loaded 'yawed' to one side, such that the nose of one sat alongside the tail of the next one, I reckon they would fit. However, if someone did want to carry three, surely they would simply jump at the chance to hire in the 225 instead...?

ur spot on SH, the Chinooks are generally stripped down quite a bit, so three and all their bits would fit relatively easily.

[YellowBelly]

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