Russian IL-76 cargo plane takes off

bstratt

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>> Here's one for the books
>> Make sure and follow the take off to the end and check the
>> available runway left. Interesting conversation from the
>> control tower
>> A fully loaded Russian IL-76 cargo plane......payload 1
>> million pounds!!!!
>> Listen to the 'controllers' in the tower who are
>> Australian: Ya gotta love it.
>> 'The Vodka Burner' as the Aussies call it,
>> literally uses every inch of runway.......
>>
>> WATCH THE WHOLE VIDEO.. (shot from the tower)
>> You can HEAR THE CONVERSATION IN THE TOWER.
>> CLICK HERE:
>>
>>
> http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photogallery/Videos/2008-2-9-Il76-in-Australia.wmv
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bstratt said:
>> Here's one for the books
>> A fully loaded Russian IL-76 cargo plane......payload 1
>> million pounds!!!!
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Off by only an order of magnitude. :smile:

Wikipedia says 50 tons (100,000 pounds)....

Ron Wanttaja
 
wanttaja said:
Off by only an order of magnitude. :smile:

Wikipedia says 50 tons (100,000 pounds)....

Ron Wanttaja
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I think they confused the Il-76 with the An-225, which was the first AC with gross weight over 1,000,000, IIRC...

Trapper John
 
Cleared for Smirnoff...

Those Aussies have a great sense of humor.
 
"The vodka burner is rolling."

"We have Smirnoff."

I'd still love to know what the heck was going on there! :eek:
 
In that plane they calculate and titrate thrust for available runway length, instead of the other way around. Use every foot every time I guess.
 
alaskaflyer said:
In that plane they calculate and titrate thrust for available runway length, instead of the other way around. Use every foot every time I guess.
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He certainly accomplished that! :hairraise:

If you look real close there is a kola bear jumping out of the gum tree at the end of the runway. ;)
 
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