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A Picture of an Antonov An-12 Cub with one engine started on Sredney Island.
North Pole Expedition 2002.
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A Picture of an Antonov An-12 Cub with one engine started on Sredney Island.North Pole Expedition 2002. |
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Picture of one engine is started on this Antonov An-12 Cub at Sredney Island and the cargo plane is almost ready to depart. |
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We were standing, waiting for our plane
to be fueled and this beautiful Antonov An-12 Cub Cargo plane on Sredney Island
began starting its engines. This was great! The
engines were relatively quiet and the plane was huge. It started
the engines one by one then started to taxi to the runway. It took
a long time to get to the end of the runway before the pilot started his
final takeoff checks. The engines revved up and the plane began to
roll. In only about thirty seconds the huge plane was off of the
ground and headed for its, unknown to us, destination. After
a few minutes the plane was no longer visible but its smoke trail could
be seen for a long time. The huge turbine engines were an older design
that emitted incredible amounts of smoke. Definitely not good for
either the environment or the military missions that this plane sometimes
must accomplish.
The Antonov An-12 Cub was the Soviet Union's equivalent of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules: a military and civil transport aircraft of outstanding versatility and longevity. From the mid-1960s onwards there was not a single major event in the history of the Soviet Union where this formidable four-engined transport aircraft was not involved. Though the An-12 first flew as long ago as 1957, it is still in front-line service with many operators around the world to this day. In 1981, the Chinese copy version of An-12 was named the Yun-8 (Y-8) |
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One of our
Expedition Members took this ride to the Edge of Space,
he
said it was absolutely fantastic.
Sredney Island Links, Sredney is also commonly spelled Srednij
Skydiving
on the North Pole takes you through Srednij island
Expedition
Amatuer radio operators travel to Sredney and other Arctic Islands
Coal
Quality and Resources of the Former Soviet Union
Anature
Radio Logbook of Srednij Island contacts, look about halfway down the page
Forward base Amature
Radio Operator at Srednij Island
Russian
Robinson Club goes to Srednij island in the Arctic Ocean, Ham Radio Operators
Russian Aircraft Links
Antonov An-26
Aircraft
types for charter
Russian
Airplane Models
Aviation
World Many cargo aircraft for sale or lease
Antonov
An-26 used for arms transport
Aircraft specs
for many Russian Planes
Russian Aviation
a great site.
Antonov
An24/26/30/32 Excellent Photos
This
page has a lot of Russian Planes and more
An-24
and An-26 photos
Airline
History Airliners of the 1970s with lots of Russian Aircraft
Airliners
of the 60's
Airliners
of the 50's Including the IL-18, An-28, An-22, Tu-104, Tu-114, Tu-124
Antonov
An-26 (Curl)
Antonov
An-26 Curl
The background
picture on this page is an actual photo of the
snow on the North
Pole. -- C. Jeff Dyrek, webmaster
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Look at these exhibits and tell me what these men really fought for.
The 34th Fighter SquadronThe 34th fighter Squadron
WW2 Exhibit
USS Kitty Hawk Aircraft Carrier Exhibit.
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