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Offline Treize69

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« on: December 21, 2005, 06:51:29 PM »


Snapped north of Bucharest. (not by me)

I'm trying to find out for sure what it is, since the guy who took the pic seems 100% bound and determined that its a ghost of a B-24. (and I'm not joking...)
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« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2005, 07:05:38 PM »
Definately not a 24. It's a cargo ship with the squared off fuselage and ramp.
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« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2005, 07:08:35 PM »
I looks like a russian cargo plane,  cant remember the exact name Antov?  Antoc?  I'm not at home where all my books are,  but definitly not a B-24
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« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2005, 07:08:41 PM »


Maybe an Antonov AN-22?
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« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2005, 07:15:54 PM »
Yeah, I pointed out all the ways it doesn't look like a B-24 to them. 4 bladed prop, turboprop engines, fuselage too wide, engine nacelles too deep, wing wrong proportions, tail WAY too wide...

The AN-22 was suggested, but the tail doesn't match, unless its been redesigned. The horizontal surfaces on the 22 extend past the vertical tails, but they don't on the pic I posted.

General concensus (among the non-superstitious) is that is a russian transport of some kind, but we can't find a definative answer.
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« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2005, 08:29:06 PM »


Heres the AN-22 from a similar angle, notice the difference in tail assembly.
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« Reply #6 on: December 22, 2005, 12:14:20 AM »
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Originally posted by Holden McGroin


Maybe an Antonov AN-22?


Yeah this does look like it, even from the angle Trieze posted.
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« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2005, 12:24:09 AM »
I'm thinking its a version with a redesigned tail assembly. Not only does the tail surface have a different look to it, but there is also some sort of a bump on the top, between the H-stabs. Thats not on the clearer image either.

Heck, if I didn't know better I'd almost think that it was a C-130 with a twin-tail. :-P
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« Reply #8 on: December 22, 2005, 04:44:33 AM »
Dont think it is a An-22, on the An-22 the horizontal stab sticks out either side of the vertical stabs

ok after actually reading the thread properly this has already been pointed out ;)
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« Reply #9 on: December 22, 2005, 10:04:03 AM »
If it had 4 motors a good guess would be the AN-38 with retractable gear (which it does not have!)


Looks more like a Herc with a modified tail than anything.
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« Reply #10 on: December 22, 2005, 10:21:53 AM »
It's AN13 or 18 i belive
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« Reply #11 on: December 22, 2005, 11:39:10 AM »
AN-13 has a c-130 typpe tail.


I'm unable to find anything on the AN-18 ATM.
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« Reply #12 on: December 22, 2005, 12:38:51 PM »
It eather russian, or a highly modified 130. the horizontal stab is in proportions 4 a herc, and i think the russians had an imitation 130.
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« Reply #13 on: December 22, 2005, 03:10:09 PM »
Fusalage is to square for a herc.
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Offline *NDM*JohnnyX

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« Reply #14 on: December 22, 2005, 04:07:40 PM »
Not a Herc, I live very close to a base full of 130s and that most definatly is not one.
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