Very Rare! Antonov An-70 Taking Off from Leipzig/Halle Airport (Germany)

Other than its 8 paired, coaxially mounted, counter-rotating propellers, this Antonov An-70 may not look like much, but it’s surely a highlight on any airport around the world, because up to now (September 2015) only 2 of these were ever built! I admit I kind of celebrate it all a bit in this video, but a rarity like this surely deserves that ;) First conceptional work for the An-70 dates back to the 1970’s and the type’s first flight took place in 1994. Since then, the project suffered from the same probl