Charlie StrossRE: https://mstdn.social/@stux/116251902227579771
OMG!
(Radio-controlled planes are one thing, but here's a radio-controlled plane dropping a radio-controlled GI Joe paratroop with steerable chute!)
Jaime Robertson@cstross That’s neat, but IMO not as cool as the RC Buran on its Antonov carrier.
This is a bit long.
Antonov AN225 with Buran Spaceship Radio Controlled Midair separation Hausen
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After posting this I decided to do something I’ve been meaning to do.
KnitronomiconI saw it at Stansted airport, the only one in the UK with a spare runway long enough for it. (Years before Stansted became a major international airport! It didn't even have a railway line, we had to take a bus from whatever the nearest station was!) It got slightly held up due to fog in the Channel (or something), but came past for a near fly-over before landing anyway. A friend watching cricket at Lord's saw it fly up the Thames...
