Il-62 Take off... :/
Re: Il-62 Take off... :/
Any lower and he could cut Alison's lawn.
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Re: Il-62 Take off... :/
If you really want to see how to 'skim the trees', watch TGG's clip viewtopic.php?f=56&p=267064#p267064
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Re: Il-62 Take off... :/
One of the few IL-62s still flying. Pure freighter registered in Belarus. Chances are, with all the cargo work available at the moment it was beyond MTOW. Looks like they just about got away with it. "What are those scratches on the belly, captain?" "Oh, we hit a flock of geese on the way over, but fortunately, none went into the engines."
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Re: Il-62 Take off... :/
This cargo aircraft subsequently crashed killing 5 of the 6 crew on board.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerosucre_Flight_157
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerosucre_Flight_157
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