I dunno but what I would have done things differently than this feller – I mean calculated take-off rolls are all very well and good, but this was cutting it a little fine for my tastes.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWtdtuspnoM[/youtube]
It does kind of explain how hard he worked getting all the way to the approach end of the runway prior to making a stab at it.
Sheesh.
Ivan was carryin a busload or two of goodies, including the busses. Wonder where to?
“Guess I won’t have enough film for the crash”…that was close.
IL-76 Candid, isn’t it? Yep – http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/il-76-pics.htm
“The Vodka Burner” – I liked that.
It looked like the Lufthansa Airbus 340 that leaves Portland for Frankfurt daily – The one time I saw it departing it was apparent that the poor beastie was so loaded down with fuel I don’t think they gave it more than a degree of nose up on takeoff. It went a _long_ ways out before they even thought of turning north.
He needed every inch of that extra 10′ of runway.
I believe I once saw one of these parked on the ramp by I-564 at KNGU; obscenely huge.
Anyone know where that was filmed? looked like Chinooks parked near the camera but airliners on the other side of the runway.
I half remember a national geographic show talked about C-5s revving up at the end of the runway before releasing the brakes to get some extra “umph” at the start of the takeoff run, any truth to this?
The airport in the video is Canberra International a la ex-RAAF Base Fairbairn. Despite being in the nation’s capital, the place is quaint to say the least.
http://www.arikah.net/commons/en/a/a6/574px-CanberraAirportAerial.jpg
The runway length is 10,738 feet, so it’s not small, however Canberra is a couple of thousand feet ASL.
I love the last part “Hope I’ve got enough to film the crash – oops better not say that”
Too late, mate. You’re on the ether.
With a 9-hole golf course next door!
I enjoyed my trip to Canberra last summer-but I will confess the city was very different than I pictured it. We had a good time-but the guys who went to Sydney had more fun.
I did enjoy the grill your own steak thing at the pub though!
In my opinion that was great piloting close indeed but great! I enjoyed it!
I’ve flown to and from Canberra airport – it’s kind of in a ‘bowl’ of surrounding hills. This video partly explains why RAAF suddenly leased C-17s and banned Defence personnel from travelling on Russian transports.
Co-pilot: Pavel, takeoff chart says we need 3600 metres of runway, but runway is on 3283 metres long!
Pilot: Ah, Yuri, don’t you know takeoff chart is calculated with 10% margin of error? Plus runway has 60 metres of overrun. Now give me 104% RPM!
“I think I can…I think I can…I think I can…I think I can…I hope I can…I hope I can…I hope I can…I hope I can…I hope I can…I hope I can…Oh Crap!…Oh Crap!…Oh Crap!…Oh Crap!…Oh Crap!…Oh Crap!… I KNEW I COULD!!!!
Chris-
RAAF bought them, not leased. You’re thinking of the Poms.
Poms?
A gent who comes from Poor Olde Mother England, I believe.
Looks like a C-141 that once did a faceplant into a greenhouse.
yikes…. I need to send this to my brother, the C5 crew chief.
damn.
“I hope I’ve got enough to film the crash”… INDEED!! lol
A little worse than the old original engines on the KC-135A model on a hot day. Yikes.
Wonder if the seat cushions came out normally, or did they have to be surgically removed at the destination? What a tale for the club and for old age (if the crew makes old age). The minimum acceleration check was maybe 20 knots after 1000 feet, and 40 knots at the 4 board?? Geez-fricking-Louise !!!
Sim – I stand corrected