Fun fact: most Il-76s lost have been lost either to pilot error or destroyed by enemy action. Only 5 Il-76's have ever been lost to mechanical failure. Furthermore, these planes were designed to take off from and land on shitty runways or no runways at all. They also proved quite survivable to MANPADs and machine gun fire during the Soviet's time in Afghanistan.
I've seen this plane takeoff a hundred times from Bagram and it literally uses every inch of the runway every single time, so this is a pretty normal takeoff actually.
I flew out of Afghanistan on one of these in 2003. The pilot did the same thing and used up the entire runway. I was a passenger- standing looking out of the cockpit. These were built in the late 60's. 40 tonne payload.
1000 was parked right next to us when we reached Bangor, Maine where our flight broke down on our way home. I was like, "hello, old friend. Fancy meeting you here."
Conversely, the longer it’s on the runway, the greater chance it will end up running off the end of the runway! after either trying to discontinue the take-off, or a futile attempt to get airborne. Safety margins are there for a reason, and if anything out of the ordinary had happened (as often does) then this would probably be a recording of a craah
kosiak10851 1:14 "Gonna have to go faster than that, captain." 1:23 "Christ, if I can hear it like that in here..." 1:45 "Well, if I didn't see it, I wouldn't have believed it."
I maybe 6 years late to this comment, but I believe there is a bit of a rule of thumb for this. If you're not at 70% of your takeoff speed by 50% of the runway, you abandon takeoff
That's Canberra Airport in Australia, many years ago. Since then the runway has been lengthened. Also, if you look closely there's a car driving along the road at the end of the runway just after takeoff, the plane passes probably ten feet over it's roof !
Jesus,,,, Now THAT"S using the whole runway.,,,,,,,,, and a bit of the dirt. You gotta love the Aussie sense of humor. Thanks for posting this, Made me get a tighter grip on the arms of my chair and I wasn't even their. Close, about as close as you can get to crashing on take off, without piling up the plane. JEEEEZE!.
LOL, I love reading all these back seat flyers who probably never flew an aircraft before. I'm sure that pilot knew exactly what he was doing. It was fun to watch, thank you for posting.
This vid is so cool, very famous in aviation circles...I love that casual australian racisim (especially when they don't know they're doing it)...classic!
The commentary, alone, makes this precious. But holy crap... I saw an Il 76 take off from Ohakea once and he was making full use of the tarmac as well...but just not quite as dramatic as this one,
Oh wow... If I'm not mistaking, this is Canberra Airport in the early 2000's. I am fairly sure I remember this flying over my neighbourhood as we lived directly below the flight path in the direction that plane flew off in. And the airport isnt that far, on approach they would be at 800ft above my house.
Geez those engines look small in relation to the rest of the plane. Of course i'm used to looking at C-17's. Also, I know nothing of avionics so I wouldn't know really, but they do look small.
semperanticus He didn't say they were idiots or struggled to sound it out, he was just saying that they said it funny compared to what he's used to. Chill out man.
I am sure that the plane was overloaded. I have seen many times, as the Ilyushin 76 without cargo flies very fast and easy! In the video, the plane accelerates much more slowly.
See that high terrain in the background? There's the clue for the late rotation. I guarantee these guys COULD have rotated earlier if they chose to, but they performed what is known as a takeoff with "Improved climb" performance. They used the whole runway so they could climb with a safer distance over that mountain. "If they actually were running out of runway and dragged it off in desperation at the end I would have expected a faster rotation to a higher nose attitude."
I burst out laughing every time I hear this "scheet!" Glad to see alive a vid that I added in my favourites 10 years ago when CZcams was not that big as it is today... nostalgic :')
BEST AVIATION VIDEO EVER!! Best quotes: "The vodka burner is rolling" "We have Smirnoff" "Jesus Christ. Shiiiiiit!!" "That's Unbelievable" "I'm running out of film. Gee, I hope I've got enough to film the crash!"
News just in from the department of aviation - this aircraft was carrying a full load of vegemite and tooheys as it took off, it was due to land in Scotland at Glasgow Airport. The client at this time was Billy Connolly, the famous comedian, who's wife, Pamela Stephenson, is Australian. When this fantastic metal bird did land in Scotland, Connolly and Stephenson were both there to greet it, and also oversaw the giant load of cargo being taken from the aircraft and packed onto 25 trucks.
Looks more like a problem with excessive loading and inadequate thrust combining to produce insufficient lift for a decent ROC. They nearly ran off the end of the paved runway - the wing vortices were still so close to the ground it lifted dust from the unpaved overrun area. A lighter payload and higher take-off acceleration would have had them lifting off earlier and achieving a better climb angle - which is what you need to clear the high terrain.
Its all about thrust to weight ratio for performance and other things such as wing design, leading edge slats etc...That is why you use all runway available, even if you are not lined up perfectly you straighten her out on the take-off roll... Not knowing the weather conditions and altitude of the airport has a big unknown factor to this vid...High airport elevation and high density altitude leads to crappy performance...Thats why there are weight restrictions folks.
Its to give the engines time to spool up to full throttle. In a big jet, even if you slam the throttle levers up quickly, the engines still take a few seconds to spool all the way up. This way, the second they start moving they have all of the power they need. If they didnt hold the brakes, they would use up some of the runway before the engines get up to full power.
Two completely opposing ideas; improved climb performance gives a better rate at a safer initial airspeed, improved terrain clearance is always given from getting airborne earlier, accelerating in ground effect until best climb angle speed and climbing at that. Not only that if they had a higher airspeed than normal rotate speed that small change in pitch would have shot them up, that was a pretty shallow climb out for a jet if they were holding it on the ground.
While flying in Tanzania, overweight takeoffs from short bush strips were my worst nightmare. Sometimes, you just forget how much fuel you have, underestimate the wind, field elevation, field surface, temperature, whatever. And this is what happens if you're lucky. I'd love a video of my one takeoff from a muddy strip with a maxed-out Cessna 210 - it seemed like we jumped the berm at end of the runway by less than six feet. My passengers were all smiling and pointing at the crocs in the river...
Why on earth did he do a rolling start? Apply full brakes, engines full power, wait for them to build to 100%, release brakes. That mammoth plane had about 5 feet of runway left before a major crash.
And Ant-750 was the noisiest one, and she had the hardest time. Took at least half the runway to stop. 1000 and 5000 weren't much better, at least they were quieter.
I see a Dime at the end of the runway, wait now it is a Nickle, closer, closer, wait it is Quarter. Closer, Closer it is a half dollar, Closer, Closer, oh shit it is just a manhole cover, fuck it, take off, gear up.
Haha the commentary on this is awesome. I'm a stupid american so I can't tell if you guys are british or australian but I laughed my ass off when he said "We have smirnoff".
It doesn't matter who made it, where it is flying from or to or anything else. Anyone who is into aviation realized the aircraft and the crew are quite impressive. Runways are made to be used take what you need and leave the rest. Most crashes are a result of and uncontrolled landing without a runway. Just enjoy the video and the experience.
Fun fact: most Il-76s lost have been lost either to pilot error or destroyed by enemy action. Only 5 Il-76's have ever been lost to mechanical failure. Furthermore, these planes were designed to take off from and land on shitty runways or no runways at all. They also proved quite survivable to MANPADs and machine gun fire during the Soviet's time in Afghanistan.
I pay for full runway i use full runway :P
Lol
Why did I read this in Russian accent
Russian: we paid whole runway we use whole runway
I've seen this plane takeoff a hundred times from Bagram and it literally uses every inch of the runway every single time, so this is a pretty normal takeoff actually.
I wasnt even on the plane and I just shit my pants
I flew out of Afghanistan on one of these in 2003. The pilot did the same thing and used up the entire runway. I was a passenger- standing looking out of the cockpit. These were built in the late 60's. 40 tonne payload.
48 tonnes actually !
"Vodka burner is rolling."
Love this bird. The massively loud, whiny engines, the shallow climb angle, the glass nose. Such a fun plane.
Pilot: - Hey, Vladimir. Hold my vodka and pickle so i can rotate.
HeHoZy xD
nikolai
Almost didn't get to 88mph!
1000 was parked right next to us when we reached Bangor, Maine where our flight broke down on our way home. I was like, "hello, old friend. Fancy meeting you here."
капитан- я тебе говорил еще можно ведро черешни взять!!! - а ты не взлетим , не взлетим!!!
The longer it's on runway, the greater chance it will have gained enough power to lift off. Safer than lifting off 100m befor the end of the runway.
Conversely, the longer it’s on the runway, the greater chance it will end up running off the end of the runway! after either trying to discontinue the take-off, or a futile attempt to get airborne. Safety margins are there for a reason, and if anything out of the ordinary had happened (as often does) then this would probably be a recording of a craah
braidhaugh Can you or someone else transcript their words at 0:14, 1:00, 1:14, 1:23 and 1:45 ??
kosiak10851 1:14 "Gonna have to go faster than that, captain."
1:23 "Christ, if I can hear it like that in here..."
1:45 "Well, if I didn't see it, I wouldn't have believed it."
god I love my country
I maybe 6 years late to this comment, but I believe there is a bit of a rule of thumb for this.
If you're not at 70% of your takeoff speed by 50% of the runway, you abandon takeoff
V1, rotate....
sir..
rotate?
ROTATE
That's Canberra Airport in Australia, many years ago. Since then the runway has been lengthened. Also, if you look closely there's a car driving along the road at the end of the runway just after takeoff, the plane passes probably ten feet over it's roof !
Jesus,,,, Now THAT"S using the whole runway.,,,,,,,,, and a bit of the dirt. You gotta love the Aussie sense of humor. Thanks for posting this, Made me get a tighter grip on the arms of my chair and I wasn't even their. Close, about as close as you can get to crashing on take off, without piling up the plane. JEEEEZE!.
un-buh-loo-v-eh-bow
haha, good: we have smirn-off!
nice vid, love the commentary about that flamin'galah :)
LOL, I love reading all these back seat flyers who probably never flew an aircraft before. I'm sure that pilot knew exactly what he was doing. It was fun to watch, thank you for posting.
"We have Smirnoff!" XD
He was hauling my mother-in-law.
Excellent video! That pilot certainly wanted to see the full length of that stretch of tarmac!! Love the rolling comments too :-)
Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful flight! Unbolievuble!
And he is going to make very light turns for a very long time.
This vid is so cool, very famous in aviation circles...I love that casual australian racisim (especially when they don't know they're doing it)...classic!
The commentary, alone, makes this precious. But holy crap... I saw an Il 76 take off from Ohakea once and he was making full use of the tarmac as well...but just not quite as dramatic as this one,
OMG!!! I am still shivering in my chair ...
jeeesus chroist!
ah man, i love accents! :D
I'm running outta film, I hope I've got enough to film the crash
bruh savage loool
"If I didn't see it, I wouldn't have believed it." -That sums it up nicely.
Oh wow... If I'm not mistaking, this is Canberra Airport in the early 2000's.
I am fairly sure I remember this flying over my neighbourhood as we lived directly below the flight path in the direction that plane flew off in. And the airport isnt that far, on approach they would be at 800ft above my house.
Vodka burner :)
Geez those engines look small in relation to the rest of the plane. Of course i'm used to looking at C-17's. Also, I know nothing of avionics so I wouldn't know really, but they do look small.
Yup look like b737 engines lol
Avionics are the electrical/electronic equipment fitted to an aircraft. Engines are NOT avionics.
That plane is such a beast.... its brave like one too.
It’s an all-time classic.
jesus chraawist, shiet! lol
semperanticus He didn't say they were idiots or struggled to sound it out, he was just saying that they said it funny compared to what he's used to. Chill out man.
0:14: That's a big bear
I love the Aussie sense of humour. Nice one, cobber.
I've seen them that myself at a different airport, and yeah, that was scary then too... so glad someone caught it on film! Thanks for sharing! :)
That is the whole of Russia!
wonder when V1 call was made
Bet it was at first third of the roll/runway !
5 years later. I still can't get enough of this video! "We have Smirnoff!"
Got to love the Aussie sense of humor, joking about plane crashes from a controll tower... hey atleast they arnt asleep.
Want to try that on an aircraft carrier? =(÷
Ну а хули вы хотели-то
Tower to aircraft: Sir are you taking off? Aircraft to tower: I will let you know in a minute.
the guys talk have really good humor. I like that.
over loaded planes
I am sure that the plane was overloaded. I have seen many times, as the Ilyushin 76 without cargo flies very fast and easy! In the video, the plane accelerates much more slowly.
Pilot knew what he was doing, he was just messing with them lol
See that high terrain in the background? There's the clue for the late rotation. I guarantee these guys COULD have rotated earlier if they chose to, but they performed what is known as a takeoff with "Improved climb" performance. They used the whole runway so they could climb with a safer distance over that mountain. "If they actually were running out of runway and dragged it off in desperation at the end I would have expected a faster rotation to a higher nose attitude."
I burst out laughing every time I hear this "scheet!"
Glad to see alive a vid that I added in my favourites 10 years ago when CZcams was not that big as it is today... nostalgic :')
Any pilot will tell you that runway behind you is of no use!
Memo to self - DON'T buy a house near the end of this runway.
Thanks for sharing this
We pay for all, we use it all! This pilot must have really big Balls...
I’m back to rewatch for the 10th or so time. It’s been a couple of years since last time, so better watch it twice at least.
The vodka burner is rolling. We have Smirnoff. That's unbelieeeevebble. I LOOOOOVE Aussies.
Haha I love the banter in the background, as good as the takeoff itself
The captain maximizes his resources. Nice one...
No worries at all mate. That Capt had it in the bag. On second glance... not so sure. Great footage.
Wouldn't be polite to leave without saying hello to the last slab!
BEST AVIATION VIDEO EVER!!
Best quotes:
"The vodka burner is rolling"
"We have Smirnoff"
"Jesus Christ. Shiiiiiit!!"
"That's Unbelievable"
"I'm running out of film. Gee, I hope I've got enough to film the crash!"
News just in from the department of aviation - this aircraft was carrying a full load of vegemite and tooheys as it took off, it was due to land in Scotland at Glasgow Airport. The client at this time was Billy Connolly, the famous comedian, who's wife, Pamela Stephenson, is Australian. When this fantastic metal bird did land in Scotland, Connolly and Stephenson were both there to greet it, and also oversaw the giant load of cargo being taken from the aircraft and packed onto 25 trucks.
I've watched Antonovs take off from Kandahar all the time. It always looked like they would never get off the ground.
I have seen this a million times and everytime I see this I just can't help but laugh. Vodka burners!!!! we have sminroff!!!
Every few months I come back to this video. Its still EPIC! "We have Smirnoff!" Hahahaha
And THAT, little Jimmy, is how you use an airstrip to make a bacon strip! :-)
LOL... "don't have enough to film the crash"
That's messed up but funny as hell at the same time. Amazing they got that fat bird off the ground wow!
This was clearly Chuck Norris training his senses and piloting a fully loaded plane from the passenger cabin, facing confused passengers.
Looks more like a problem with excessive loading and inadequate thrust combining to produce insufficient lift for a decent ROC. They nearly ran off the end of the paved runway - the wing vortices were still so close to the ground it lifted dust from the unpaved overrun area. A lighter payload and higher take-off acceleration would have had them lifting off earlier and achieving a better climb angle - which is what you need to clear the high terrain.
FO- "V1. Rotate. ...V2"
Capitan- "Gear up"
FO- "Did I say we were in a positive rate of climb yet?"
Its all about thrust to weight ratio for performance and other things such as wing design, leading edge slats etc...That is why you use all runway available, even if you are not lined up perfectly you straighten her out on the take-off roll...
Not knowing the weather conditions and altitude of the airport has a big unknown factor to this vid...High airport elevation and high density altitude leads to crappy performance...Thats why there are weight restrictions folks.
"that will be worth copying" - 2.8mil
Those pilots are tough nuts. I bet they were singing all the way.
I love the controllers' conversation!
Excellent, thanks for the upload LOL, enjoy your work.
"And I'm runnin' out of film, I got good enough to film the crash!" lol
Whoever loaded it up clearly loaded it too front heavy. Good on the pilot for even getting that off the ground.
Its to give the engines time to spool up to full throttle. In a big jet, even if you slam the throttle levers up quickly, the engines still take a few seconds to spool all the way up. This way, the second they start moving they have all of the power they need. If they didnt hold the brakes, they would use up some of the runway before the engines get up to full power.
Two completely opposing ideas; improved climb performance gives a better rate at a safer initial airspeed, improved terrain clearance is always given from getting airborne earlier, accelerating in ground effect until best climb angle speed and climbing at that. Not only that if they had a higher airspeed than normal rotate speed that small change in pitch would have shot them up, that was a pretty shallow climb out for a jet if they were holding it on the ground.
While flying in Tanzania, overweight takeoffs from short bush strips were my worst nightmare. Sometimes, you just forget how much fuel you have, underestimate the wind, field elevation, field surface, temperature, whatever. And this is what happens if you're lucky.
I'd love a video of my one takeoff from a muddy strip with a maxed-out Cessna 210 - it seemed like we jumped the berm at end of the runway by less than six feet. My passengers were all smiling and pointing at the crocs in the river...
"We have Shmirnoff" LOL best ATC ever!
Soviet cargo wunderwaffe! It can land even on a grass or soil run way! Earlier version had an armament - 2 automatic 23-mm guns. Very good plane!
Co- pilot to captain: Are you ever going to pull back the yoke ?
Captain: No, I don't think so; I'm scared of heights.
unruffled calm and assurance of success in cabin
Why on earth did he do a rolling start? Apply full brakes, engines full power, wait for them to build to 100%, release brakes.
That mammoth plane had about 5 feet of runway left before a major crash.
And Ant-750 was the noisiest one, and she had the hardest time. Took at least half the runway to stop. 1000 and 5000 weren't much better, at least they were quieter.
I see a Dime at the end of the runway, wait now it is a Nickle, closer, closer, wait it is Quarter. Closer, Closer it is a half dollar, Closer, Closer, oh shit it is just a manhole cover, fuck it, take off, gear up.
It would certainly make for an interesting passenger flight!
I bet the Pilot and the Co-Pilot did a High five after take off :P
Very very exciting video !!! Thanks !
Haha the commentary on this is awesome. I'm a stupid american so I can't tell if you guys are british or australian but I laughed my ass off when he said "We have smirnoff".
The Wake Turbulence on that thing must be crazy lol
Thank you Capt. Obvious, but you missed the sarcasm. Having many years of working in the aviation field I am fully aware of how it works.
It doesn't matter who made it, where it is flying from or to or anything else. Anyone who is into aviation realized the aircraft and the crew are quite impressive. Runways are made to be used take what you need and leave the rest. Most crashes are a result of and uncontrolled landing without a runway. Just enjoy the video and the experience.
The commentary had me in stitches
-I'll never ask this pilot for a lift.
Great video. I was near the runway when I was deployed when one of those took off and it was loud as hell.
Thanks for putting "it" in the description box otherwise I wouldn't have seen anything.
i love that sounds:' s*h*i*t......' very clear and loud