I went on an INCREDIBLE ride inside the Volga Dnepr An124 Ruslan Cargo Transporter from the East Midlands, UK to Toulouse, France.

There is nothing quite like the An124! Designed in the late 1970s and capable of carrying 120 tons of oversized cargo. The An124 is one of the biggest cargo aircraft in the world. It was an important means of national transport and a prestige object for the Soviet Union. Forty years later, it is still highly sought after in the transport sector.

6 cockpit crew and 7 cargo loadmasters accompanied me on my AN124 flight. There are built in cranes and equipment inside the aircraft for the An124 to operate in any remote airfield, without ground support. Watch the complex loading exercise before a flight inside the “hidden” passenger compartment of the An124. I mounted a GoPro camera to capture the 6 men cockpit action during the flight. Loadmaster Vladimir explains all the characteristics and operations of the An124.

Flying on the Antonov 124 is unlike any other flight experience I have had in the past. It is RAW Aviation and really brings the “AvGeekness” out in me.

For more info on Volga Dnepr Group, please visit their site https://www.volgadnepr.com/en/