THE SIGHT & THE SOUND 2/4 : Balkan Bulgarian AN-24 LZ-ANC inflight documentary from Sofia to Varna
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- My last flying day on Balkan Bulgarian Airlines.
Living in Japan and offered the opportunity of yet another flight onboard legendary Balkan Bulgarian Airlines, I decided to travel all the way from Japan to Bulgaria to take one more - as we know now - final - ride from Sofia to Varna and back on a misty day in January, 2001, 17 years ago.
By that time I was well known at Balkan and all the crew members for my undying love for Russian flying beauties.
This video features my last ride on Balkan Bulgarian Airlines, the first leg out of two this morning on a misty day to Varna right in the cockpit of 35 year old LZ-ANC.
This video needed to be puzzled, cut, edited, reformatted and patchworked as the original tape appeared to have unrepairable damage.
This is the result, no matter how many “dislikes” I am going to invite with these footages.
Welcome to my world of the Sights & Sounds of Classic Aviation.
Thank you for watching my channel.
History of Antonov 24B LZ-ANC
Airframe 67302808 was manufactured 1966 and delivered to Balkan Bulgarian Airlines
in August, 1967 and registered LZ-ANC.
LZ-ANC was leased to Palair Macedonia from April, 1991 to July, 1992.
After Balkan Bulgarian Airlines went into history October, 2002, LZ-ANC operated for Aviastar, Bulgaria
in full Balkan colours with Aviastar titles.
LZ-ANC retired and was withdrawn from use November, 2005 after 39 years of operation.
Flight details
Flight : LZ 051
Date : Sunday, January 21, 2001
Aircraft : AN-24B
Registration : LZ-ANC
Former registration
- LZ-ANC (Balkan, Palair Macedonia)
Later registration
- LZ-ANC (Aviastart)
Year manufactured : 1966
From : Sofia (SOF)
To : Varna (VAR)
Take off : 09.58 h (0758 Z)
Touch down : 10.53 h (0853 Z)
Flying time : 55 minutes
Distance : 450 km
Altitude : 17.000 ft / 5.250 m
Speed : 450 km/h
Flight Captain : Ivanov, Kalin
First Officer : Charakampiev
Flight Engineer : Tekuedyiev
Cabin Crew : Marinov
Excellent videography, Daniel. I especially like your attention to all the details. Its just like being there. How fortunate you are to have experienced flying aboard Balkan Bulgarian Airlines, especially the Antonov 24. I am so thankful that you took the time to make these videos. They are gems.
Absolutely gorgeous aircraft! I love the old turboprops and wish there were more still around.
Этот самолёт напоминает мне детство , хорошее ощущение , помню как закладывало уши при наборе высоты и снижении , как стюардесса всем раздавала леденцы , как из за рёва моторов трудно было общаться , ведь ничего не слышно . Потрясающее ощущение когда самолёт перед самым разбегом напряжённо стоит на месте и вздрагивает от мощного напора двигателей которые так и "хотят" оторваться и улететь вперёд . Наконец командир отпускает тормоза и всех ощутимо вдавливает в кресла , мелькают аэродромные плиты и через считанные секунды невероятная сила подхватывает нас вверх , мы видим за эллюминатором внизу дома и машины ставшие вдруг маленькими , игрушечными и это ощущение чуда запомнилось на всю жизнь ...
класс!
Сколько млжно дверь туалета снимать?
Я никогда не забуду звук Ан-24, когда на нём ещё летал. Автору спасибо за его шикарные видео. Для меня это важно. :)
Кстати в городе Мирный, где я родился и жил 20 лет, они до сих пор летают. :)
***** Не за что. Продолжайте делать ваши видео. Я их смотрю! В кинозале, где работаю, на дорогом видео и звуковом оборудовании. ))))))))))
Интересно. Когда YuoTube уже, сможет работать с *.wav или *.flac файлами? ))))
PS: Хочу Ил-86!))) Тоже на нём летал.)))))))
+Криваль Владимир (Vovantro) привет земляку, если ты с якутского Мирного!)
Алексей Тащаев
Да так и есть. ))) Привет земляк!
Приветствую! Ан-24 и в моем детстве занимали важное место, мой любимый самолет!
+Daniel Frohriep-Ichihara I remember IL-18 too! Super!!!
Много добър самолет!Приятни мигове в моето детство!
Вот так должен звучать самолёт, а ни как какой то автобус вы поняли про какие самолёты я имею ввиду, при которых все писканье людей слышно , должны двигатели слышать
J'aime les vols des avions merci pour cette vidéo
Salutations from Marocco
👍👍👍
I'm a big fan of turboprop airliners. People who are not observant are fooled into thinking that the turboprop engine is a turbocharged piston driven propeller engine, rather than a jet propeller engine. Observant people like myself can listen to the engine as it fires up, and tell it's indeed a jet engine with a propeller attatched, by the jet whine that's heard when the propeller starts to rotate.
This aircraft seems to closely resemble the DeHaviland Dash 8, which I have flown on numerous times. With passengers boarding from the rear, it's possible to hot load with both the port and starboard engines running. On the Dash-8, they board from the front, walking past the port propeller. They generally fire up the starboard engine first, and then the port engine. They let the engines run in low idle for a minute or two, and when they go into high idle, the "box fan" sound is added to the whine of the jet engines. In takeoff, when the props are rotated at their maximum RPM, they make the "bumblebee" sound, creating the bass hum and vibration heard inside the cabin. That's what leads people to believe that it's a piston driven propeller engine. I personally like the sound that the props make. Like some say that driving a vehicle with a manual transmission is real driving, I say that flying in a propeller driven airliner is "Real Flying"! I wish that airliners such as the Boeing 737, and the Airbus A-320, used for most domestic flights, like from Charlotte NC to New York LaGuardia, were turboprop instead of fan jet. It's my understanding that turboprop engines are so much more fuel efficient, that a Boeing 737, with four turboprops would use 40 percent less jet fuel, than with the two fan jet engines. Though a bit slower with maybe 20 minutes added to the flight time, it would save a lot of jet fuel, but it would also make flying more enjoyable and exhilarating. To remind the public that a turboprop engine is a jet propeller engine, they should paint in big letters on the sides of the engine cowels, "PROP JET". The props are especially fun to watch on the TV or computer screen. The 60 cycle flicker produces optical illusions of the props going slow or backwards.
Вот так должен самолёт звучать, а не как автобус какой-то и все трындят там что то по мелочам своим, все должны слушать эти божественные двигатели
C koï cette prise de vue
Страхотно....
Bom video, gostei !!!
Haha, passengers "flying" old soviet planes was not a problem back in Bulgaria in those days! Fantastic footage, really, it must have been the best experience!
Indeed! It's sad, but there's still a big footprint from them, for example at Sofia there's a lot of stored ( written off ) old Tu-154's and at smaller fields you find many older antonovs etc...
Wish I could have had the chance to really fly one of these fantastic planes!
Hehe, I am likely flying with them this summer! But, they only operate the An-24rv at this point due to some closed down routes..
Oh, and not to mention, Belavia uses their single Tu-154 for most charter flights to Bourgas and Varna!
That's amazing, will look into that!
40-seater needs a flight engineer.