Putzmeister concrete pump loading into Antonov AH-124 plane, Los Angeles

April 8, 2011 - Los Angeles CA : Putzmeister America loads this 190,000 lbs / 70 meter concrete boom pump into the Antonov AH-124 cargo airplane in route to Japan Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to aid in cooling and rebuilding. Several of these machines are being flown by Putzmeister directly to Japan to expedite and assist in the crisis. Exclusive video from inside the plane! Concrete Equipment handles used equipment export sales for Putzmeister and was invited to be on location for this historic event.

[@syndicatelax]

I was watching this in the background that day, and just happened upon this video.

[@ConcreteEquipmentInc]

Camera #1 was on a tripod. Inside the plane camera #2 was my handheld I turned on realizing I was seeing something no-one else might ever get to see! When was the last time you stood inside a Russian Antonov while loading equipment like this ??? Glad you enjoyed it.

[@Dani-it5sy]

Did you react on the chains being fitted to the top of the rear outriggers? Not sure if the designer of the machine would have been very happy with that.

[@C4FishingTeam]

Really cool plane!!!!! I live close to an airport and I have seen a similar one parked there and always wondered what they were for!!! Thanks for sharing.

[@Dani-it5sy]

It is also a really cool concrete pump 😄 Its an absolute monster and the biggest ever to be in normal daily operation. It weighed 86.000 kg or 190.000 pounds. There have been build bigger ones after this but they were not much more than prototypes.

[@norbertomerlogranzie]

Esta empresa "Putzmeiter" e a empresa que mais me orgulho de ter trabalhado na minha vida. foram quase 18 (dezoito) anos de muita luta e aprendizado.

[@Goldarr87]

a lot easier when the freight has wheels. takes the crew longer to set up the ramp than the actual cargo loading

[@marioncobaretti2280]

if that fuckn thing ever crashed in a populated area , god help those poor people

[@AlbertoRamirez-hq6ug]

Esta empresa es muy buena asiendo estas unidades una hermosura

[@ConcreteEquipmentInc]

Not really, there is some news clips but that was about it. I took the raw footage and there was two photographers from the associated press with me. I had two camera's running the one outside that caught everything and then my smaller HD nikon I had on hand.

[@bombarderoazul]

Yes america does have C-5 galaxy, but it is illegal to use them for commercial purposes, they are used only for US military transportation, Russian cargo planes on the other hand are used for commercial purposes worldwide.

[@ghitageorgec]

please tell me if you know; this footage was shown on tv (discovery or nat geo ) I am not sure.And was much longer.

[@antonsakachannel]

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[@br2501]

wanna see the 225

[@ghitageorgec]

I know you make a documentary about this flight with nat geo or discovery channel please tell me, because I want to see this.Thank you

[@walifaqiri4070]

Hello .very nice

[@KevinZheng618]

what the hell is the payload on that thing??!!

[@Dani-it5sy]

190.000 pounds or 86.000 kg 😅

[@TugomaHughJohnson]

I call bullshit on overweight luggage fees.

[@anwrsky7251]

الجنه تحت ظلال السيوف

[@SD-ke7zm]

On it's way the Fukushima nuclear disaste to spray water and concrete over the buildings.

[@Teddy_Bass]

Must have cost and absolute fortune

[@ConcreteEquipmentInc]

I was told the entire transport from LA to Japan was over a Million for the plane and crew, stopped overnight in Anchorage

[@Teddy_Bass]

Concrete Equipment Inc. Must have looked good on the monthly sales figures of Putzmiester 😂

[@ConcreteEquipmentInc]

@@Teddy_Bass I wish!! This was all pretty much for the cause, Putzmeister had already sold the machines new to USA customers but when the demand was needed in Japan following the earthquake, Putzmeister coordinated the buyback/sale to the Japanese Power company who also paid for the flights. Because concrete Equipment handled Putzmeister used equipment sales on the west coast we were invited to be apart of this. Was definitely a sight to see first hand! Everything we did regarding that export was done for free, the machine was actually at the shop for several days prior to the load double cheering every possible thing before it was shipped off to Fukushima Daiichi 🛫

[@Teddy_Bass]

Concrete Equipment Inc. Nice work Man. Agreed some times its not just about the sale. It about been part of something bigger. Wouldn’t mind ticking this off the bucket list of machinery.

[@Allen5067]

I know that pump.

[@faceoff3315]

holly shit....

[@vladimirputin4202]

Everything is bigger in Russia

[@pawelhwdp6434]

and everything is shit in russia you will fly this shit once and it will crash

[@raimundoferreira7626]

Pawel Hwdp , exactly right ! Because he's no pilot you dang ass !

[@crinosis2302]

@@pawelhwdp6434 Sigh! Idiots never fail to show their low IQ, Antonov's safety record is cleaner than any other heavy lifting plane in the world.

[@crinosis2302]

They were developed by the Soviets and are now Ukrainian, but widely used by Russian cargo companies and government.

[@compteck7]

umm..nope

[@mula2626]

Buy a tripod

[@CrazyforCruiser]

This plane is made by Russia.

[@elbob248]

+Kamran Khan Everybody knows that.

[@popetodr]

+Kamran Khan No , made by Ukraina - Kiev en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-225_Mriya ! g.io.ua/img_aa/large/2898/39/28983942.jpg

[@user-xc9ox7fr3o]

,, Руслан,, RUSLAN. 💪💪💪

[@MaKRoStyLeR]

@@popetodr 33 of the 56 An-124s (so 56%) were built in Ulyanovsk by Aviastar, so the chances of this one being made in Russia are pretty high.

[@popetodr]

@@MaKRoStyLeR 😆😝🤣 In August 2014, Jane's reported that, Russian Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Yuri Slusar announced that Antonov An-124 production was stopped due to ongoing political tensions between Russia and Ukraine !

[@stephennowinsky3218]

All of these aircraft were made for the Soviet Union and paid for by Soviet Citizens and most were built in Russia by Anatov Aircraft Co, Until they moved to Kiev on independance when Ukraine got its share of these Aircraft and the one finished AN-225.I guess they also got to keep the unfinished AN225 which now they will finish for China in Kiev.Ukraine.Also Anatov will no longer service Russia's AN124's because of the Conflict in Ukraine with Russia.From what I understand no one will be building AN-124s anymore and China will build AN-225s.So Anatov will soon be out of the Super Transport building process.After they finish the 225 for China.The EU and Russia are building their own Regional Transports so there is little room for Ukraines transports without Russian Buyers.which the government banned believing the EU wuld support them Sorry Ukraine that won't happen.

[@natenate154]

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