RARE Arrival: Antonov AN-124 Lands at LAX!

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  • Опубліковано 26 гру 2024

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  • @allengrigg7553
    @allengrigg7553 7 місяців тому +68

    Wow, that pilot stuck the landing. Beautiful sight.

  • @_gavi_
    @_gavi_ 7 місяців тому +29

    What a rare moment with Antonov at LAX! Great job, Kevin!!!

  • @darkkforest
    @darkkforest 7 місяців тому +132

    This was smoother than a smoothie.

    • @drewpearson7911
      @drewpearson7911 7 місяців тому +1

      So smooth.

    • @Ronnie-xu4gm
      @Ronnie-xu4gm 7 місяців тому +4

      Landed like a feather, increadable!

    • @dusseau13
      @dusseau13 7 місяців тому +2

      butter

    • @sebfettel
      @sebfettel 7 місяців тому +1

      Like butta

    • @Mrbfgray
      @Mrbfgray 7 місяців тому

      Feels at home in Communist Hell A.

  • @michaeld.9890
    @michaeld.9890 7 місяців тому +35

    One of the smoothest landings I’ve ever seen. It was so smooth I could somehow feel it in my living room 😁

    • @sebfettel
      @sebfettel 7 місяців тому +2

      Smooth operator

  • @atb1325
    @atb1325 7 місяців тому +40

    Butter landing! Great shot Kevin!! WOW!!

  • @lindakavinsky3502
    @lindakavinsky3502 7 місяців тому +29

    This is one one of many reasons why I ❤LAX. Definitely a Holy Moly moment for sure. Great view from high atop the H Hotel. 😊✈️

  • @joanieswanson570
    @joanieswanson570 7 місяців тому +45

    Today wasn’t a good day for me, health wise. But when the Antonov came into view, all that pain seemed to disappear! Nice catch!

    • @Sparks_Alive
      @Sparks_Alive 7 місяців тому +3

      Hope you feel better and get relief soon.

    • @joanieswanson570
      @joanieswanson570 7 місяців тому +1

      @@Sparks_Alive Thank you so much🙂

    • @ownSystem
      @ownSystem 7 місяців тому

      Get better soon

    • @ronwinters5278
      @ronwinters5278 6 місяців тому +1

      This beauty flies into HIA(MDT) quite often.

  • @EastwoodAviation
    @EastwoodAviation 7 місяців тому +193

    Younger Sister! Let her bigger brother rest in peace. ❤️

    • @christinecochran5215
      @christinecochran5215 7 місяців тому +10

      225 flew over me once at DFW!

    • @CrazyGunNoob
      @CrazyGunNoob 7 місяців тому +5

      Ok I was wondering. Thought Russia destroyed the last one

    • @EastwoodAviation
      @EastwoodAviation 7 місяців тому +4

      @@CrazyGunNoob they did.

    • @aryaprakash3927
      @aryaprakash3927 7 місяців тому +1

      True

    • @daraious-simulations1007
      @daraious-simulations1007 7 місяців тому +5

      There is some talk about attempting to restore the partially built second Mriya type but the cost is enormous.

  • @5northface
    @5northface 7 місяців тому +21

    thankful to Sir Richard Branson for taking the lead in restoring the AN225 Mirya, senselessly destryoyed early in the Ukr/Rus war. I was able to see AN124 several times as it delivered 777 Engines to Boeing Everett since its cargo hold is immense. 777 Engines are very large.

    • @MrCubflyer
      @MrCubflyer 7 місяців тому +5

      They have carried all kinds of cargo to Boeing they can unload from both ends they have a ramp in front and a overhead crane in the back, I've unloaded many of them and pushed them back for takeoffs.

    • @СергейПетров-э5л
      @СергейПетров-э5л 7 місяців тому +2

      Mriya means Dream.

  • @pattystueber9655
    @pattystueber9655 7 місяців тому +8

    Fantastic landing!!! Picture perfect.

  • @parthgupta6175
    @parthgupta6175 7 місяців тому +15

    Now that's called butter landing 🛬

  • @Fomchenkova
    @Fomchenkova 7 місяців тому +5

    Gentle Giant from my motherland!!😘

  • @Plasmastorm73_n5evv
    @Plasmastorm73_n5evv 7 місяців тому +13

    Antonovs really are some gorgeous aircraft.

  • @GodWearsGucci
    @GodWearsGucci 7 місяців тому +10

    This was my highlight of the day! I’m new and here to learn

  • @heythave
    @heythave 7 місяців тому +3

    Wow, that was a great landing!

  • @carlosmachado5176
    @carlosmachado5176 7 місяців тому +21

    What is the mission of the Antonov here in LA?

    • @gilbertozuniga8063
      @gilbertozuniga8063 7 місяців тому

      I believe the pilots defected and brought their plane with them

    • @formatique_arschloch
      @formatique_arschloch 7 місяців тому

      It hauls cargo all over the world.

    • @martyspargur5281
      @martyspargur5281 7 місяців тому +1

      Going through customs otw to vandenberg sfb with esa sattelite launching today, May 28

  • @Gamerguy-501
    @Gamerguy-501 7 місяців тому +17

    Absolutely the highlight of the day!! Just wow!! I did not ever think KLAX would ever get the AN-124! God bless the bigger one and let’s absolutely hope for a massive comeback on the AN-225 being rebuilt!

    • @alleykeosheyan4779
      @alleykeosheyan4779 7 місяців тому

      Evidently there was a 225 under construction in an abandoned assembly plant. I heard they're going to try to finish it!

  • @luisgordillo1695
    @luisgordillo1695 7 місяців тому +3

    Man wish there was an app that would alert you to air craft landings ! I would of loved to see this live ! 🤘🤘😱😱❤❤

  • @charlesd.3749
    @charlesd.3749 7 місяців тому +4

    Great capture. I know our everyday spotters on the hill had a good day. 💯💯💯

  • @raulmorales5888
    @raulmorales5888 7 місяців тому +7

    My favorite location for plane spotting. It's just sweet!! Thank you Kevin.

  • @mrkc10
    @mrkc10 7 місяців тому +10

    Great catch Kevin. The H Hotel vantage point never disappoints.

  • @b.s.m7657
    @b.s.m7657 7 місяців тому +16

    Old USSR civil aviation school. Huge respect and kudos to the pilots! 👍👍👏👏👏👏

  • @GWAWiffle.offical
    @GWAWiffle.offical 7 місяців тому +4

    They are building a AN 225 again and the landing was butter

  • @TheCondorStripes
    @TheCondorStripes 7 місяців тому +3

    That was awesome to see the Antonov AN-124 that made my day. I absolutely loved it as always. See you soon on Sunday. ❤

  • @stigappreciator
    @stigappreciator 3 місяці тому

    What a landing! Just saw one of these at PDX on its final approach. I nearly crashed my car gawking at it and trying to take a photo. Beautiful aircraft!

  • @alooga555
    @alooga555 7 місяців тому +2

    AN-124s are frequent visitors at Paine Field. It's so cool to see the flight crew gets the giant bird ready for flight (it's the only plane I know that carries its own tow bar).

  • @guillermoguevara5356
    @guillermoguevara5356 7 місяців тому +1

    That was so awesome being there. Great shot buddy.

  • @77Sunsetstrip
    @77Sunsetstrip 7 місяців тому +7

    The doors didn't blow off! They must be doing it right 👍

    • @halofire4725
      @halofire4725 7 місяців тому

      These probably have been in service for DECADES. Very well built machines unlike the stuff that rolls out of Boeing these days.

  • @cherylreichardt
    @cherylreichardt 7 місяців тому +9

    Arrival shot captured just perfectly of the magnificent aircraft. Love it at LAX on AVL! ❤

  • @Bill_N_ATX
    @Bill_N_ATX 7 місяців тому +1

    I once saw two of these parked at Houston Intercontinental Airport. Apparently, they were transporting a bunch of oilfield equipment overseas. It’s amazing seeing just one but two at the same time was something else.

  • @danieljorge746
    @danieljorge746 7 місяців тому

    Awesome landing, i downloaded the AN-124 while deployed to Afghanistan in 2007 and it was carrying the new MRAP vehicles for Army and Marines combat patrols

  • @LokiDWolf
    @LokiDWolf 7 місяців тому +3

    Oh wow! I thought it was destroyed in the war. Those reversers stayed on a while. Of course, it's one of the biggest planes in the world! LOL
    This is so awesome to see! Great landing!

    • @johnc2438
      @johnc2438 7 місяців тому +6

      That was the larger An-225 (six jet engines), of which only one was completed. The smaller (if you can imagine this!), four-engine An-124 in this video is one of 50-plus aircraft that were built.

  • @yb8080
    @yb8080 7 місяців тому +10

    Question is....why is it there?

    • @mistertagnan
      @mistertagnan 7 місяців тому +8

      Seems it was the one chartered to fly MVac engine nozzle extensions for SpaceX. Landed at the shuttle landing facility after departing LAX, so it seems really likely that this was the reason

  • @infoffice
    @infoffice 7 місяців тому

    Very beautiful airport, rich infrastructure.

  • @Bob18818
    @Bob18818 7 місяців тому +7

    Did that come from Belfast cuz I watched it land to refuel at Belfast international airport yesterday morning amazing plane ✈️

  • @CdA_Native
    @CdA_Native 7 місяців тому +1

    I was invited to fly on an Antonov 124 (RA 82014) from San Francisco to Ekaterinburg, Russia in January 1992. The "passenger" section is above the cargo area in the back of the plane. Only one window, and the toilet was a plastic toilet seat, attached to a metal frame ....... with a metal bucket under the toilet seat. We nicknamed it the "Russkie Out House."

    • @jeremyr7147
      @jeremyr7147 7 місяців тому

      Ekatarinaburg, so did you pick up a wife while there? 😁.. its known as the city of brides right..

    • @CdA_Native
      @CdA_Native 7 місяців тому +1

      @@jeremyr7147 No, not in Ekaterinburg.... in Vladivostok!!

    • @jeremyr7147
      @jeremyr7147 7 місяців тому

      @@CdA_Native 👌👍 🇷🇺💪

  • @brianevans4704
    @brianevans4704 7 місяців тому +7

    I saw one up close at Long Beach (LGB) over 10 years ago. My company lifted a 100 million dollar Russian satellite and placed it on a truck. Later on that night we offloaded the truck at Sea Launch at the port of Long Beach.

    • @nathalieplum2137
      @nathalieplum2137 7 місяців тому +1

      And does the Antonov still impressed you even though you've seen space equipment?

    • @brianevans4704
      @brianevans4704 7 місяців тому

      @@nathalieplum2137 it did impress me! I was also impressed by a 747 cargo plane that I helped load some crates onto. I was able to walk through the 747. Both are awesome to see up close. I've been lucky to see many cool things as a crane operator. I saw NASA assembling the first (or second, I don't remember?) Mars Rover at JPL. l worked on Movie's, picked up a Hippo at LA Zoo, been on and around cargo and cruise ships at the harbor. Seeing the Space Shuttle Discovery up close was cool too! A few of my old coworkers were involved in lifting Shuttle Discovery and setting it vertical back in January of this year.

    • @brianevans4704
      @brianevans4704 7 місяців тому

      @@nathalieplum2137 it did impress me! I was also impressed by a 747 cargo plane that I helped load some crates onto. I was able to walk through the 747. Both are awesome to see up close. I've been lucky to see many cool things as a crane operator. I saw NASA assembling the first (or second, I don't remember?) Mars Rover at JPL. l worked on Movie's, picked up a Hippo at LA Zoo, been on and around cargo and cruise ships at the harbor. Seeing the Space Shuttle Discovery up close was cool too! A few of my old coworkers were involved in lifting Shuttle Discovery and setting it vertical back in January of this year.

  • @carolworkman3908
    @carolworkman3908 7 місяців тому +2

    Great job Kevin the let's you catch the best shots from LAX.

  • @GracemarieJohnson2763
    @GracemarieJohnson2763 7 місяців тому +3

    That's a nice catch! You don't see these types of planes in this side of the world very often.

  • @teresa4773
    @teresa4773 7 місяців тому +6

    WOW, serious Butter landing..only on AVL..nice job Kevin

  • @peacefulwanderer2050
    @peacefulwanderer2050 7 місяців тому

    I live right outside of LAX and see all manner of aircraft flying in/out, but damn, sure sucks I missed this. Sweet touchdown.

  • @LeL-q9e
    @LeL-q9e 7 місяців тому

    Beautiful bird. Massive, even more impressive up close not in a video. What an eye feast for those present.

  • @ThatbooThatboo
    @ThatbooThatboo 7 місяців тому +1

    Great to see it souring again.

  • @pistolpete6114
    @pistolpete6114 7 місяців тому +1

    When we lived in Leipzig, Germany there was a fleet of Antonov's at the Leipzig Airport.

  • @landismcgauhey7217
    @landismcgauhey7217 7 місяців тому +4

    Kevin, congratulations on another historic capture.

  • @jamesinman1198
    @jamesinman1198 7 місяців тому

    I want to see the AN 124 in person. I've never seen one in person. The AN 124 looks really cool!

    • @MrCubflyer
      @MrCubflyer 7 місяців тому

      I've pushed them all over the place .They leak like crazy they fly the heck out of them, though, so I don't think they get a lot of maintenance.

  • @brianscharsch9767
    @brianscharsch9767 7 місяців тому +2

    Outstanding video 🙏❤️✈️

  • @levideverney9248
    @levideverney9248 7 місяців тому +13

    I wish people would stop talking about Luftansa. Things happen let it go!😊

  • @swiftie_aviation
    @swiftie_aviation 7 місяців тому +12

    Wow! Glad I didn’t miss it live! ❤

  • @AviationGod222_YT
    @AviationGod222_YT 2 місяці тому

    Saw one few months ago at Portsmouth HN. My best catch ever.👍

  • @keith-t5u
    @keith-t5u 7 місяців тому +4

    Dude. You’re in a roll

  • @v_zach
    @v_zach 7 місяців тому +4

    Nice to see people walking around her for a sense of scale. ✈

  • @davidmanconi
    @davidmanconi 7 місяців тому +4

    Fantastic footage. So the big question is what was it carrying? Looked like a few security cars around it as it rolled to its parking spot.

    • @mistertagnan
      @mistertagnan 7 місяців тому +3

      Probably MVac engine nozzle extensions for SpaceX. They’re based in LA (technically Hawthorne) and they chartered an An-124 to ferry the nozzle extensions to Cape Canaveral - after departing it flew straight to the shuttle landing facility.
      I guess it could also be a satellite of some kind, but I’m unaware of any satellite on manifest that would require being flown from LA

  • @bezrux7147
    @bezrux7147 7 місяців тому

    I work there and I saw ur close up I recorded it it it was AWSOME

  • @VeraLucia-xg6ll
    @VeraLucia-xg6ll 7 місяців тому

    Seus pousos nós Aeroportos, eram um acontecimento especial!

  • @killerwhaletank
    @killerwhaletank 7 місяців тому +2

    That butter landing OMFG!

  • @jacobrocks7
    @jacobrocks7 7 місяців тому +1

    That’s a massive plane !

  • @JH-th9th
    @JH-th9th 7 місяців тому +5

    what a monster.........kudos to the pilot....I'm surprised the landing gear doesn't have landing gear....lolol...beautiful !!!

  • @christinebarnes3493
    @christinebarnes3493 7 місяців тому +3

    Super smooth landing for such a big bird!!

  • @SkyWatchAviation
    @SkyWatchAviation 7 місяців тому +3

    So lucky to see that the last few days my phone hasn’t completely been working and when I’m watching live streams doesn’t stay live even when I reset my phone and everything so couldn’t watch today because of how annoying that is but great video wish I could’ve seen it live love the sister aircraft to the an225. Also sounded great on landing with reverse thrusts

  • @pesetamaya3509
    @pesetamaya3509 7 місяців тому +1

    She's a beauty man. She's a Beast she's a!!!!!!! man. They aint no words.

  • @Eric-cq1cz
    @Eric-cq1cz 7 місяців тому +8

    That's a beast. Lordy.

  • @RobertSmith-sj6nd
    @RobertSmith-sj6nd 7 місяців тому +6

    Nice catch Kevin

  • @buffdelcampo
    @buffdelcampo 7 місяців тому

    I was in that plane back in 1989 when it was CCCP-82007. It was at Brown Field for an airshow. Good to see it in the US again. Thanks!

    • @yw0522
      @yw0522 7 місяців тому

      May 22nd 1988. I also walked into this plane CCCP-82007 and noticed lots of saliva on its tires. Now I feel bad for Ukraine.

    • @buffdelcampo
      @buffdelcampo 7 місяців тому

      @@yw0522 It could have been May of '88 when I was there. I guessed it was '89 but it was a guess. I went up in the front and the crew let me sit in the left seat. With my broken Russian and their broken English they explained all the systems. I had been on C-5A aircraft in the Air Force. I never thought I'd be able to sit in a Soviet transport, so it was very interesting to me. Yeah, it was still during Soviet times and it was all one country. After the breakup of the USSR, I spent time in Russia. I never thought this would happen.

    • @chriscalderin6677
      @chriscalderin6677 7 місяців тому +1

      @@yw0522 you feel bad for Ukraine because you are conditioned by the media! You would feel bad for Russia if you thought for yourself

  • @AlexfromHollywood
    @AlexfromHollywood 7 місяців тому +2

    pure finesse

  • @RebeccaLerch
    @RebeccaLerch 7 місяців тому +1

    Thanks Kevin. Love it

  • @chewie94116
    @chewie94116 7 місяців тому

    Great landing for a huge monster of a plane- Antonov AN-124. I read that it can hold 150 tons of cargo.

  • @armandolopez8983
    @armandolopez8983 7 місяців тому

    Great visit...Sorry I missed it!

  • @DisHammerhand
    @DisHammerhand 7 місяців тому +1

    Dang! I wish I knew when that was coming in. I would have seen it fly over my house!

  • @antonius9
    @antonius9 7 місяців тому +2

    Beautiful landing. Great capture Kevin. (Previously YankydoodleDandy).

  • @CarlosRubio-u7b
    @CarlosRubio-u7b 7 місяців тому +3

    It says " BE BRAVE " 🫡

    • @lonistewart3405
      @lonistewart3405 7 місяців тому +1

      Be Brave like Mykolaiv. Several of the Ruslans have "Be Brave Like XXXXX" on the nose as a remembrance to the lives lost in this stupid war.

  • @99hcp
    @99hcp 5 місяців тому

    I live in LA! How did I not know about this?!

  • @The.Drunk-Koala
    @The.Drunk-Koala 7 місяців тому +1

    Me: Thats a big plane.
    1:21 : Talking to me?

  • @ethercruiser1537
    @ethercruiser1537 7 місяців тому +1

    Beautiful 👍

  • @DonLytle68
    @DonLytle68 7 місяців тому +4

    Beautiful catch

  • @FactNinja
    @FactNinja 7 місяців тому

    Thank you for the SCAP METAL 🫡🇺🇸

  • @silvamnatsakanyan3774
    @silvamnatsakanyan3774 7 місяців тому +1

    Old car show, old airplane show …I like it

  • @Emz_Jhaye
    @Emz_Jhaye 7 місяців тому +7

    Antonov AN-124 😍😍😍

  • @graceryan9212
    @graceryan9212 7 місяців тому +2

    Perfect landing 👍☺️☺️👍

  • @eutimiochavez415
    @eutimiochavez415 7 місяців тому

    Beautiful airplane great landing love it ❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @drewpearson7911
    @drewpearson7911 7 місяців тому +1

    Smooth as silk for a landing!! Well done crew!

  • @PlanespotterJourdan
    @PlanespotterJourdan 7 місяців тому +5

    Good catch Kevin! Love AVL

  • @danielrandolph9170
    @danielrandolph9170 7 місяців тому +1

    Smooth landing awesome good job to the polits !!

  • @Stevonoles1
    @Stevonoles1 7 місяців тому

    That was smooth!

  • @shazzsultan3348
    @shazzsultan3348 7 місяців тому +2

    Amazing piece of work … 💝thanks for sharing ❤

  • @SoCalOCRailfan
    @SoCalOCRailfan 7 місяців тому +4

    Awesome video!! Wow, that thing is massive, sucks that the AN225 is no longer apart of the antonov fleet :(

  • @tonypalermo5796
    @tonypalermo5796 7 місяців тому

    I watched one of these take off in Albuquerque NM in 2019.

  • @lewisbale1
    @lewisbale1 7 місяців тому

    Wow❤ the smooth landing.

  • @colemalone6845
    @colemalone6845 7 місяців тому +4

    Wow! That’s so cool and awesome! ❤👍🏻

  • @yw0522
    @yw0522 7 місяців тому +10

    This AN124 (reg UR-82007) participated in May 22 1988 San Diego air show. Its reg# was CCCP-82007, It belonged to Soviet Union then.
    I walked into this airplane and I saw several people spitting on its tires. I believe some people hated USSR at that time..l still have some picures and I was 39 year old

    • @TheEDFLegacy
      @TheEDFLegacy 7 місяців тому +2

      And now we love it! Many people don't realize how much the Ukrainians helped the Soviet Union's technological development, including Antonov. One of the reasons why Putin is so hell-bent on dragging them back into the Kremlin's orbit is because Russian tech has never been the same, and a big part of it was losing Ukraine after the fall of the Soviet Union.
      I would love to see Western countries start ordering Antonov planes like these. They are on-par with US heavy-lift aircraft.

    • @user-eh5cr4or6k
      @user-eh5cr4or6k 7 місяців тому

      @@TheEDFLegacy imagine if over 90% of the ukrainians had voted to rejoin Russia? I'm sure none of the American alphabet agencies would have a problem with that.

    • @chriscalderin6677
      @chriscalderin6677 7 місяців тому +1

      @@TheEDFLegacy you have zero clue what you are talking about you must be a biden voter

  • @chipbower361
    @chipbower361 7 місяців тому

    Beautiful aircraft!

  • @TheSpeedstrD
    @TheSpeedstrD 7 місяців тому +3

    So majestic and beautiful to see! Love it Kevin!4 Life

  • @MicBergsma
    @MicBergsma 7 місяців тому

    Wow massive!!

  • @StuartAxe
    @StuartAxe 7 місяців тому +4

    Fabulous looking airplane.

  • @unclekennymusic
    @unclekennymusic 7 місяців тому +1

    Epic!!! AND, holy moly too...🤘😆

  • @chrisoneill9775
    @chrisoneill9775 7 місяців тому +5

    Beautiful!

  • @GenXWing72
    @GenXWing72 7 місяців тому +4

    Absolutely awesome

  • @kaijuman1956
    @kaijuman1956 7 місяців тому +1

    SPECTACULAR!❤️👍🏾👍🏾

  • @mikewesby4389
    @mikewesby4389 7 місяців тому

    There was an Antonov sitting on the tarmac at BWI Douglass Friday May 3rd. I wonder if it's the same one.

  • @Burning_Beardz
    @Burning_Beardz 7 місяців тому

    Flew right over of my house at about 2000 ft coming out of bwi earlier this week.