I had the privilege of seeing the AN-225 on two separate occassions at Tulsa International , 4or5 years ago . That is one massive beast . The nose of the plane opened up and a hydraulic ramp unfolded out of the plane . All of the wheels had independant steering .

They were loading oilfield equipment into it , to take to the middle east . The crew members were all Russian , so we had an interpretor tell us that they could park several 18-wheelers inside of it . I don't recall exactly how many . We had radios and were listening to them as they talked with the tower on approach and take-off .

What I remember the most , was how it seemed to take a lot longer to land the plane than it did to take off . That sucker was not even halfway down the runway when it lifted off .

The most massive piece of equipment I have ever saw . It was all really neat and amazing .

i think it was old man Burns in his Spruce Goose.

Four Engined KC 135 with fighters on tank?

Or, Air Force One with its escorts?

I know of no other flying six engined planes than the Antonov-225

You know it's kind of funny, the first thing that I thought it was was one of the new "flying wings" from Boeing/Nasa (X48B?). But when I researched it, I found out that they only have 3 engines.

Originally posted by AlteredTom
You know it's kind of funny, the first thing that I thought it was was one of the new "flying wings" from Boeing/Nasa (X48B?). But when I researched it, I found out that they only have 3 engines.

I think the fact that hte X-48B only has a 20ft wingspan would count more against it than anything...

Well as far as I know, the X48B is basically a prototype for something else. Something bigger? Again, this aircraft only has 3 engines so I doubt that's what flew over.

The Antonov is very appealing though.

I doubt I will ever find out what it was that flew over. Every now and then I notice some odd happenings around our airport here in Jackson. This airport was at one time a privately funded airstrip and over the years has gained popularity among the commercial fliers. There are still these "private" individuals that have some really cool craft housed here. Our monument outside the EAA building at my airport is an old military jet.

Obviously, this jet that I seen had nothing to do with Reynolds field beside that fact that it flew through our airspace.

Again, the Antonov 225 is believable due to the fact that is is still used very widely. The Valkyrie resembles very closely to what I seen but not as believable because there are so few of these flown today.

I would like to thank everyone for their support and I hope to post more aircraft on here in the future. Maybe this time with more video or picture proof.

No, there were no markings that I could see. Just a light gray color that you would normally see with a commercial airliner. Did you check out the picture that I made?

And thanks for the support

Originally posted by AlteredTom

Again, the Antonov 225 is believable due to the fact that is is still used very widely. The Valkyrie resembles very closely to what I seen but not as believable because there are so few of these flown today.

Understatement of the century - there are no Valkyries flying, the only surviving aircraft is on display in a museum.

I highly doubt that it was the "Understatement of the Century", but ok.

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