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WTH. GIANT Russian plane parked at Harrisburg PA airport. HUGE plane!!What's up? (Original Post) Grasswire2 Aug 2020 OP
lets hope they are the russian moving company here to pickup Trump drray23 Aug 2020 #1
Hope chump & co. Defecting to russia SheltieLover Aug 2020 #2
Defecting? SergeStorms Aug 2020 #32
Is Russia accepting flights from America these days? #AskingForAFriend #AndSomeFamilyMembers soothsayer Aug 2020 #3
SOOOO WRONG in so many ways bluestarone Aug 2020 #4
129 miles from the white house lapfog_1 Aug 2020 #5
Probably the only plane large enough to take the Fraudulent Fatso (namely, Trump) DonaldsRump Aug 2020 #6
It's not a Russian plane. LisaL Aug 2020 #7
Must be carrying dirt on Biden. Sneederbunk Aug 2020 #12
From 2010... PoliticAverse Aug 2020 #8
Why would cranes be classified? SheltieLover Aug 2020 #11
In the video version of the story no one says it is "classified", he just says... PoliticAverse Aug 2020 #30
Ty! SheltieLover Aug 2020 #31
Is it Putin's plane? Maybe a secret one? Landing at Harrisburg would make some sense. Close to yellowcanine Aug 2020 #9
It's a gift: Борт номер один (Russian for Air Force One) woodsprite Aug 2020 #10
you his would be a very good way to sneak US secrets out of the US and sneak in orders from the boss SiliconValley_Dem Aug 2020 #13
This MIGHT not be that ominous: Karma13612 Aug 2020 #14
The AN124 is often seen in the US Abnredleg Aug 2020 #15
It's not Russian. It's Ukrainian. It went from OAK - MCO then HIA then off to Paris. Roland99 Aug 2020 #16
Earlier DU thread Roland99 Aug 2020 #18
It's Ukrainian... lithiumbomb Aug 2020 #17
Thx! SheltieLover Aug 2020 #21
We can dream! lithiumbomb Aug 2020 #23
Ikr? SheltieLover Aug 2020 #24
IF WE ALL CHIP IN A DOLLAR.... louzke9 Aug 2020 #36
That's right! Chump was in PA today, wasn't he? SheltieLover Aug 2020 #19
But someone said its reason for being there is classified SheltieLover Aug 2020 #20
We've seen that same model plane. Enterstageleft Aug 2020 #22
That's what I was hoping SheltieLover Aug 2020 #25
GO! Enterstageleft Aug 2020 #27
I agree SheltieLover Aug 2020 #28
It is not "classified" former9thward Aug 2020 #37
They bought some sorting machines on eBay. Pickup only. C_U_L8R Aug 2020 #26
Mail sorting machines? bucolic_frolic Aug 2020 #33
это правильно C_U_L8R Aug 2020 #34
1st installment of ginned up fake mail-in ballots? Brother Buzz Aug 2020 #29
Ca$h from Vlad? spanone Aug 2020 #35
There is always some sort of Russian craft in town when trump arrives JDC Aug 2020 #38
That's the plane the orange asshole is going to use to flee.. Javaman Aug 2020 #39
Antonov is a (former) Ukraine Company (now defunct). The plane has Ukranian markings rpannier Aug 2020 #40
trump landed there for his Scranton visit today. George II Aug 2020 #41
Message from Putin to tRump..... Lady Freedom Returns Aug 2020 #42
Nothing nefarious going on here bluevoter4life Aug 2020 #43

SergeStorms

(19,204 posts)
32. Defecting?
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 10:34 PM
Aug 2020

Why would an honorary citizen of the glorious motherland need to defect? Trump is more revered in Russia than he is in the United States.

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
3. Is Russia accepting flights from America these days? #AskingForAFriend #AndSomeFamilyMembers
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 08:51 PM
Aug 2020

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Donald J. Drumpf
@RealDonalDrumpf
Is Russia accepting flights from America these days? #AskingForAFriend #AndSomeFamilyMembers

DonaldsRump

(7,715 posts)
6. Probably the only plane large enough to take the Fraudulent Fatso (namely, Trump)
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 08:55 PM
Aug 2020

out of jurisdictional reach.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)
8. From 2010...
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 08:57 PM
Aug 2020
https://www.pennlive.com/midstate/2010/09/post_126.html

Heavy equipment companies from the midstate are helping build something really big somewhere overseas.

That much is clear from the fact that over the past two weeks, the world's second largest aircraft - the Russian-made Antonov AN-124-100 - has made eight trips to Harrisburg International Airport to load up big Grove cranes made in Shady Grove and JLG lifts that come from McConnellsburg.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)
30. In the video version of the story no one says it is "classified", he just says...
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 09:56 PM
Aug 2020

basically that "we don't know what they're carrying because they aren't required to tell us".

yellowcanine

(35,703 posts)
9. Is it Putin's plane? Maybe a secret one? Landing at Harrisburg would make some sense. Close to
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 08:59 PM
Aug 2020

DC but not too close. Any word on Trump movements to Pennsylvania?

Karma13612

(4,555 posts)
14. This MIGHT not be that ominous:
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 09:06 PM
Aug 2020

Here is an article from a decade ago about this huge plane being at HIA. Apparently due to it’s size, it is utilized for large cargo hauls.

https://www.pennlive.com/midstate/2010/09/post_126.html

So, it could be just a Co-inkidink that Trump is there as well.

Sorry! But in some ways I am actually relieved.


Abnredleg

(670 posts)
15. The AN124 is often seen in the US
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 09:10 PM
Aug 2020

since it is often the only way to fly oversized cargo. It’s just a contracted commercial cargo flight - nothing out of the ordinary.

lithiumbomb

(250 posts)
17. It's Ukrainian...
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 09:13 PM
Aug 2020

It's an An-124 of Antonov Airlines, a Ukranian Airline. It's one of the largest commercial cargo aircraft and they fly all over the world.

Enterstageleft

(3,400 posts)
22. We've seen that same model plane.
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 09:21 PM
Aug 2020

About 15-20 years ago in Salt Lake City they brought in that model to fly supplies to Russia. It was in July or August & the temperatures were too high to allow it to take off. It sat there for 2-3 weeks before it could leave.

That thing is HUGE.

Hopefully, they can get the whole tRump administration & family on it.

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
25. That's what I was hoping
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 09:25 PM
Aug 2020

Chumputin & co off to Russia.

But someone said it's from.Ukraine.

Why classified?

JDC

(10,136 posts)
38. There is always some sort of Russian craft in town when trump arrives
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 10:54 PM
Aug 2020

Russian Yachts, Russian private jets, Russian giant cargo planes.

Javaman

(62,534 posts)
39. That's the plane the orange asshole is going to use to flee..
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 10:57 PM
Aug 2020

russia after he loses and tries to avoid the lawsuits

Lady Freedom Returns

(14,120 posts)
42. Message from Putin to tRump.....
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 11:01 PM
Aug 2020

Uh..... Our option "bots of November" is failing. You're on your own. Sent you this plane for a quick getaway.

bluevoter4life

(788 posts)
43. Nothing nefarious going on here
Thu Aug 20, 2020, 11:06 PM
Aug 2020

Last edited Fri Aug 21, 2020, 03:22 PM - Edit history (2)

US companies routinely contract both the An-124 and An-225 to haul heavy and large parts that cannot fit in normal size aircraft. This plane is probably in town delivering a shipment to some contractor. Hell, even the military uses it from time to time when they have something too big for a C-5 or C-17.

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