The Vodka Burner (unbelievable video)

[skydivr]

A fully loaded Russian IL-76 cargo plane...... payload 1 million pounds!!!! This really raises the pucker factor....

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. They are incredulous--that it makes it....

http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photogallery/Videos/2008-2-9-Il76-in-Australia.wmv

 

[DropBusa]

" i got enough to film the crash"

 

[StromBusa]

Hardley?

 

[Evil_keeps_me_young]

 

[wharthog3]

Wow!!!

 

[HillbillyTom]

Probably no small amount of concern in the cockpit either.

 

[BA BUSA]

 

[Joker]

 

[ditchdr]

We have them come intp the air port here a few times a week. Seems these guys are paid by the pound to fly.. Had one the other day that we were taking bets on if it was gonna clear the tree tops.

 

[dadofthree]

No room for error there

 

[99'busa]

wow that was too close

 

[AQTCJAK]

We had one of toughs here in Fresno several years back they are monster planes every bit of runway to fly.

 

[AJAY]

Amazing vid. Wish they had identified the airport so I could find out how long the runway is.

 

[DaCol.]

Amazing vid. Wish they had identified the airport so I could find out how long the runway is.

Evidently, JUST LONG ENOUGH

 

[Commuta_Busa]

no second chance with that one

 

[djsin]

that was the slowest exceleration i have ever seen on a jet...needs a couple of busa motors to help it out

 

[Busaman5000]

I can't get the video to load.

 

[Hayabusa2005]

 

[Revlis]

No Million Pound Payload, and Not that big... The Daddy to this IL76 is the AN124. The AN124s father is the An225. One of which is still used commercially for truly HUGE loads.

The IL76 is kind of antique and has a max payload of about 50 tons. Max take off weight is 346,000lbs Kinda Scrawny. Dwarfed by even the old 747.

Here's some details on the 225. A Fully Loaded 747 or 124 comes in just under 1million pounds. But that's Aircraft and Payload.

Here's another link. Antonov 225

Below is the 225. I saw it at DIA a few years ago parked out on the ramp, it looked surreal, no way anything that big can fly... Now the AN225 has a maximum take off weight of 1.2million pounds. Check out the first link...

Still the video is entertaining and the pilot uses every last inch of that runway, which would appear to be kinda short, not the three miles or so commonly found at International airports.

Now this is big!!! And google is our friend...

Here's another vid

 

[Revlis]

I love the big planes... In Saudi we'd sit there and just watch the Earth Rotate under the C-5 Galaxies as they departed. They make a very cool growl, a sound that's pretty unique.

VERY Cool, and not much runway required...