Fräulein Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 Features NSFW language from the ATCs "I've got enough to film the crash." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railrunner130 Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 That's the result of using no TOLD data. They rotate at brick last. I've seen IL76 crews do some really, really dumb stuff without incident. It's quite a testimate to how well the airplane is built though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWoods Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 It reminded me of ABCCC takeoff at Udorn at 1700 on a hot day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC10FE Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 That's the result of using no TOLD data. They rotate at brick last. I've seen IL76 crews do some really, really dumb stuff without incident. It's quite a testimate to how well the airplane is built though. Railrunner130 is right -- no TOLD data. The Il-76 is one of my favorite Soviet airplanes -- even flew in one once. If you take a close look at the landing gear, it looks like it was built by John Deere. The crews really abuse the airplanes and they just keep flying. Of course, a bottle of vodka is usually part of the catering -- seriously! Check out these pics of an Il-76 that landed at Sharjah (I think). Don R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaprad Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 That'll buff right out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenmonster Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 I went on a impromptu tour of one in Zagrabe during Provide Promise one time. Case after case of Vodka was stacked everywhere on both upper and lower flight decks. The russian crew was joking about how much they drank before flying. Especially before A/R's. Scared the Hell out of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trev130eng Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 You would not believe the state of some of the Russian aircraft i share a hangar with. However, they seem to keep on flying. They only lose about one a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NATOPS1 Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 No TOLD data and NO Load plan!!! Stuffed on full of Water and MRE's!!! Had to be 10,000lbs overweight!!!! They just took off and that was that...same takeoff run thought we were goona "watch the crash". The aircraft is so overengineered or (under).... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agarrett Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 It reminded me of ABCCC takeoff at Udorn at 1700 on a hot day. Or a gunship from Cannon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAXTORQ Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 I went on a impromptu tour of one in Zagrabe during Provide Promise one time. Case after case of Vodka was stacked everywhere on both upper and lower flight decks. The russian crew was joking about how much they drank before flying. Especially before A/R's. Scared the Hell out of me. Not to get side tracked ... Fenmonster, when where you at Zegreb Croatia? 93, 94 time frame? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenmonster Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Not to get side tracked ... Fenmonster, when where you at Zegreb Croatia? 93, 94 time frame? I belive that it was in the march-may '93 time frame. I was TDY to Rhein Mein from Pope and was passing thru Zagreb picking up cargo for Sarajevo. Was there (Frankfurt) about 6 months that year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lownslow Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 WOW! Did they fix that or cut it up on the spot? Railrunner130 is right -- no TOLD data. The Il-76 is one of my favorite Soviet airplanes -- even flew in one once. If you take a close look at the landing gear, it looks like it was built by John Deere. The crews really abuse the airplanes and they just keep flying. Of course, a bottle of vodka is usually part of the catering -- seriously! Check out these pics of an Il-76 that landed at Sharjah (I think). Don R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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