RARE Arrival: Antonov AN-124 Lands at LAX!

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Komentáře • 395

  • @allengrigg7553
    @allengrigg7553 Před 3 měsíci +66

    Wow, that pilot stuck the landing. Beautiful sight.

  • @michaeld.9890
    @michaeld.9890 Před 4 měsíci +34

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

  • @EastwoodAviation
    @EastwoodAviation Před 4 měsíci +191

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

  • @darkkforest
    @darkkforest Před 4 měsíci +131

    This was smoother than a smoothie.

  • @_gavi_
    @_gavi_ Před 4 měsíci +30

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

  • @joanieswanson570
    @joanieswanson570 Před 4 měsíci +46

    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!

  • @lindakavinsky3502
    @lindakavinsky3502 Před 4 měsíci +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. 😊✈️

  • @5northface
    @5northface Před 4 měsíci +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 Před 4 měsíci +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.

    • @user-lm2lz5pe2s
      @user-lm2lz5pe2s Před 3 měsíci +2

      Mriya means Dream.

  • @Fomchenkova
    @Fomchenkova Před 3 měsíci +5

    Gentle Giant from my motherland!!😘

  • @parthgupta6175
    @parthgupta6175 Před 4 měsíci +15

    Now that's called butter landing 🛬

  • @atb1325
    @atb1325 Před 4 měsíci +41

    Butter landing! Great shot Kevin!! WOW!!

  • @luisgordillo1695
    @luisgordillo1695 Před 3 měsíci +3

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

  • @b.s.m7657
    @b.s.m7657 Před 4 měsíci +15

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

  • @Plasmastorm73_n5evv
    @Plasmastorm73_n5evv Před 3 měsíci +13

    Antonovs really are some gorgeous aircraft.

  • @Gamerguy-501
    @Gamerguy-501 Před 4 měsíci +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 Před 4 měsíci

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

  • @pattystueber9655
    @pattystueber9655 Před 4 měsíci +8

    Fantastic landing!!! Picture perfect.

  • @77Sunsetstrip
    @77Sunsetstrip Před 4 měsíci +7

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

    • @halofire4725
      @halofire4725 Před 3 měsíci

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

  • @GodWearsGucci
    @GodWearsGucci Před 4 měsíci +10

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

  • @LokiDWolf
    @LokiDWolf Před 3 měsíci +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 Před 3 měsíci +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.

  • @cherylreichardt
    @cherylreichardt Před 4 měsíci +9

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

  • @charlesd.3749
    @charlesd.3749 Před 4 měsíci +4

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

  • @heythave
    @heythave Před 3 měsíci +3

    Wow, that was a great landing!

  • @alooga555
    @alooga555 Před 3 měsíci +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).

  • @carlosmachado5176
    @carlosmachado5176 Před 4 měsíci +21

    What is the mission of the Antonov here in LA?

    • @gilbertozuniga8063
      @gilbertozuniga8063 Před 4 měsíci

      I believe the pilots defected and brought their plane with them

    • @formatique_arschloch
      @formatique_arschloch Před 3 měsíci

      It hauls cargo all over the world.

    • @martyspargur5281
      @martyspargur5281 Před 3 měsíci +1

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

  • @MrBob-ui1dt
    @MrBob-ui1dt Před 4 měsíci +4

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

  • @raulmorales5888
    @raulmorales5888 Před 4 měsíci +7

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

  • @Bill_N_ATX
    @Bill_N_ATX Před 4 měsíci +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.

  • @mrkc10
    @mrkc10 Před 4 měsíci +10

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

  • @Bob18818
    @Bob18818 Před 4 měsíci +7

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

  • @brianevans4704
    @brianevans4704 Před 4 měsíci +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 Před 4 měsíci +1

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

    • @brianevans4704
      @brianevans4704 Před 4 měsíci

      @@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 Před 4 měsíci

      @@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.

  • @AirIndiaB777
    @AirIndiaB777 Před 4 měsíci +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. ❤

  • @pistolpete6114
    @pistolpete6114 Před 3 měsíci +1

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

  • @teresa4773
    @teresa4773 Před 4 měsíci +6

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

  • @ThatbooThatboo
    @ThatbooThatboo Před 4 měsíci +1

    Great to see it souring again.

  • @infoffice
    @infoffice Před 3 měsíci

    Very beautiful airport, rich infrastructure.

  • @danieljorge746
    @danieljorge746 Před 3 měsíci

    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

  • @v_zach
    @v_zach Před 4 měsíci +4

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

  • @guillermoguevara5356
    @guillermoguevara5356 Před 4 měsíci +1

    That was so awesome being there. Great shot buddy.

  • @pesetamaya3509
    @pesetamaya3509 Před 4 měsíci +1

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

  • @AlexfromHollywood
    @AlexfromHollywood Před 4 měsíci +2

    pure finesse

  • @jacobrocks7
    @jacobrocks7 Před 3 měsíci +1

    That’s a massive plane !

  • @peacefulwanderer2050
    @peacefulwanderer2050 Před 3 měsíci

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

  • @user-ie8bz7jz2r
    @user-ie8bz7jz2r Před 3 měsíci

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

  • @ethanpham3187
    @ethanpham3187 Před 4 měsíci +12

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

  • @davidmanconi
    @davidmanconi Před 4 měsíci +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 Před 4 měsíci +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

  • @brianscharsch9767
    @brianscharsch9767 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Outstanding video 🙏❤️✈️

  • @CdA_Native
    @CdA_Native Před 3 měsíci +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 Před 3 měsíci

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

    • @CdA_Native
      @CdA_Native Před 3 měsíci +1

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

    • @jeremyr7147
      @jeremyr7147 Před 3 měsíci

      @@CdA_Native 👌👍 🇷🇺💪

  • @landismcgauhey7217
    @landismcgauhey7217 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Kevin, congratulations on another historic capture.

  • @buffdelcampo
    @buffdelcampo Před 3 měsíci

    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 Před 3 měsíci

      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 Před 3 měsíci

      @@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 Před 3 měsíci +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

  • @carolworkman3908
    @carolworkman3908 Před 4 měsíci +2

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

  • @user-yb9vk3dv6h
    @user-yb9vk3dv6h Před 4 měsíci +3

    It says " BE BRAVE " 🫡

    • @lonistewart3405
      @lonistewart3405 Před 4 měsíci +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.

  • @VeraLucia-xg6ll
    @VeraLucia-xg6ll Před 4 měsíci

    Seus pousos nós Aeroportos, eram um acontecimento especial!

  • @JH-th9th
    @JH-th9th Před 4 měsíci +5

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

  • @chewie94116
    @chewie94116 Před 3 měsíci

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

  • @jamesinman1198
    @jamesinman1198 Před 4 měsíci

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

    • @MrCubflyer
      @MrCubflyer Před 4 měsíci

      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.

  • @graceryan9212
    @graceryan9212 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Perfect landing 👍☺️☺️👍

  • @AlisonN860
    @AlisonN860 Před 4 měsíci +4

    great job capturing its arrival !

  • @DisHammerhand
    @DisHammerhand Před 4 měsíci +1

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

  • @Eric-cq1cz
    @Eric-cq1cz Před 4 měsíci +8

    That's a beast. Lordy.

  • @Emz_Jhaye
    @Emz_Jhaye Před 4 měsíci +7

    Antonov AN-124 😍😍😍

  • @99hcp
    @99hcp Před měsícem

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

  • @ethercruiser1537
    @ethercruiser1537 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Beautiful 👍

  • @levideverney9248
    @levideverney9248 Před 4 měsíci +13

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

  • @RebeccaLerch
    @RebeccaLerch Před 4 měsíci +1

    Thanks Kevin. Love it

  • @georgesboutz8080
    @georgesboutz8080 Před 4 měsíci +10

    Question is....why is it there?

    • @mistertagnan
      @mistertagnan Před 4 měsíci +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

  • @SkyWatchAviation
    @SkyWatchAviation Před 4 měsíci +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

  • @GracemarieJohnson2763
    @GracemarieJohnson2763 Před 4 měsíci +3

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

  • @christinebarnes3493
    @christinebarnes3493 Před 4 měsíci +3

    Super smooth landing for such a big bird!!

  • @user-oj7ch6gj8w
    @user-oj7ch6gj8w Před 4 měsíci +4

    Dude. You’re in a roll

  • @yw0522
    @yw0522 Před 4 měsíci +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 Před 4 měsíci +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 Před 4 měsíci

      @@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 Před 3 měsíci +1

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

  • @jasonatkins1467
    @jasonatkins1467 Před 4 měsíci +1

    SPIRIT represent!

  • @SoCalOCRailfan
    @SoCalOCRailfan Před 4 měsíci +4

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

  • @danielrandolph9170
    @danielrandolph9170 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Smooth landing awesome good job to the polits !!

  • @MicBergsma
    @MicBergsma Před 3 měsíci

    Wow massive!!

  • @bezrux7147
    @bezrux7147 Před 3 měsíci

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

  • @chipbower361
    @chipbower361 Před 3 měsíci

    Beautiful aircraft!

  • @chrisoneill9775
    @chrisoneill9775 Před 4 měsíci +5

    Beautiful!

  • @silvamnatsakanyan3774
    @silvamnatsakanyan3774 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Old car show, old airplane show …I like it

  • @tonypalermo5796
    @tonypalermo5796 Před 3 měsíci

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

  • @PlanespotterJourdan
    @PlanespotterJourdan Před 4 měsíci +5

    Good catch Kevin! Love AVL

  • @luisamador6281
    @luisamador6281 Před 3 měsíci

    The tires didn t even smoked, wow!

  • @kaijuman1956
    @kaijuman1956 Před 4 měsíci +1

    SPECTACULAR!❤️👍🏾👍🏾

  • @GenXWing72
    @GenXWing72 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Absolutely awesome

  • @1970rpm
    @1970rpm Před 4 měsíci +1

    Reverent silence . . . stunning.

  • @StuartAxe
    @StuartAxe Před 4 měsíci +4

    Fabulous looking airplane.

  • @theodorecook5884
    @theodorecook5884 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Same bird was at BWI/TM on Friday , 5/3.

  • @shazzsultan3348
    @shazzsultan3348 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Amazing piece of work … 💝thanks for sharing ❤

  • @RobertSmith-sj6nd
    @RobertSmith-sj6nd Před 4 měsíci +6

    Nice catch Kevin

  • @killerwhaletank
    @killerwhaletank Před 4 měsíci +2

    That butter landing OMFG!

  • @FactNinja
    @FactNinja Před 3 měsíci

    Thank you for the SCAP METAL 🫡🇺🇸

  • @unclekennymusic
    @unclekennymusic Před 4 měsíci +1

    Epic!!! AND, holy moly too...🤘😆

  • @colemalone6845
    @colemalone6845 Před 4 měsíci +4

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

  • @DonLytle68
    @DonLytle68 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Beautiful catch

  • @armandolopez8983
    @armandolopez8983 Před 3 měsíci

    Great visit...Sorry I missed it!

  • @user-ed7on9vd7y
    @user-ed7on9vd7y Před 3 měsíci

    superb

  • @lewisbale1
    @lewisbale1 Před 4 měsíci

    Wow❤ the smooth landing.

  • @RebeccaLerch
    @RebeccaLerch Před 4 měsíci +1

    That was a beautiful ending. Oh I see the name. Yeah remember one got destroyed. Thank you Kevin . Nice to run cross your mind.

  • @Truckngirl
    @Truckngirl Před 3 měsíci

    Hey! It's the plane from the movie 2012!!!

  • @lookimfancy
    @lookimfancy Před 3 měsíci

    Wow! Very big jet!!

  • @The.Drunk-Koala
    @The.Drunk-Koala Před 4 měsíci +1

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