It didn’t just fly. It thundered. The Antonov An-22 was a 176,000-pound Cold War workhorse whose unmistakable sound echoed for 60 years. Cargo planes have an unmistakable sound. Seasoned avgeeks can identify a plane just by the sound it makes as it’s flying overhead. The original C-5 was unique with its TF-39s screaming. The C-133 […]
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