Talk:Antonov An-124

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Is it true the AN-124 does not have a pressurised cargo bay?

Taken from Warplane, issue 12 from 1985:

"Above the lightly pressurized cargo hold is the fully pressurized flight deck for a crew of six, to its rear accommodation for a relief crew, and behind the wing a cabin for 88 passengers." K... 23:04, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

It might be nice to add this to the article - I remember at an airshow hosting a AN-124 along with a C5 Galaxy, the C5 crew were very eager to point out this fact!

Contents 1 United Arab Emirates 2 What is the actual production status?? 3 Safety record 4 Images

[edit] United Arab Emirates

I couldn´t find any source saying an An-124 is/was deployed with Gulf Cargo, Etihad Crystal Cargo or Emirates SkyCargo 217.86.45.118 20:30, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

The Aircraft is not operated by any of the above mentionned Airlines but by the Government of the UAE, registered UR-ZYD. It has no logo or colours on it. A picture of it can be viewed here: [1] Hudicourt 17:54, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

Recent Airliners.net pictures indicate that UR-ZYD is now operated by Kiev Aviation Plant AVIANT Hudicourt 07:01, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] What is the actual production status??

This text from the article seems to infer that no aircraft have been produced since the late 90's:

Currently no An-124 are being produced. Series production ceased with the breakup of the Soviet Union. Several unfinished airframes left from the Soviet times were completed in late nineties.

However, the next paragraph says:

In response to complaints by commercial users, aircraft built after 2000 (the An-124-100) have an improved service life

I'm assuming this is highlighting the difference between the An-124 and An-124-100, but I would suggest this be made a little clearer in the article. What exactly is the production status of the An-124 and its variants? Kurt 05:14, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

My information indicates that the last airframes, manufactured from parts already in stock, were delivered new in 2004. I think the UAE aircraft was the last one delivered. Several companies have orders for the AN-124 (about 10) but there are not enough to justify re-opening of the production line and Antonov has encountered financing problems, maybe politically related, ever since the Russians pulled their support from the AN-70 program. I also learned that the specially modified Antonov 22 that was used to carry the AN-124 wing on its back from the Chkalov Tashkent Aircraft Production Company in Uzbekistan, to the plants in Ukraine and Russia (the AN-124 was manufactured in 2 different locations), has been grounded and is sitting in a museum in Germany. That is one of the problems that would need to be resolved before production can resume. Hudicourt 17:51, 17 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Safety record

I´ve found the Irkutsk crash in 1997 and the Turin crash in 1996 [2]. Could anyone mention the other crashes? 217.86.40.254 23:11, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Images

Would interior photos be helpful for the article? Akradecki 16:32, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

Not sure if its actually 'Useful', but if you've say taken some yourself, put a couple up, and they'd help enhance the article Reedy Boy 19:27, 15 January 2007 (UTC)