CalAir From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2005, 298 posts, RR: 1 Posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 9105 times:
Seen these pics of the IL-86 in normal pax config in the US, what id like to know is, how did it make it from Moscow with the range of the a/c? Obviously i had to tech stop, maybe in Shannon? But why wouldnt they just send an IL-62? Thoughts please.
How did it make it from Toulouse to Bora Bora with the range of the a/c ???
answer : E N R O U T E S T O P !
1 of the pics of the IL86 is taken at JFK. A flight SVO-SNN-JFK was not unsual, especially in the 80s when this pic was taken.
OThe original version of the Il62 couldn't do SVO-JFK nonstop either.
The 3 other pics were taken at LAX. Nothing says that those planes were coming from Moscow.
Here again, a flight from East Russia/SIberia to LAX via ANC is not exceptionnal.
CalAir From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2005, 298 posts, RR: 1 Reply 4, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 8951 times:
[quote=FlySSC,reply=2]How did it make it from Toulouse to Bora Bora with the range of the a/c ???
answer : E N R O U T E S T O P !
1 of the pics of the IL86 is taken at JFK. A flight SVO-SNN-JFK was not unsual, especially in the 80s when this pic was taken.
OThe original version of the Il62 couldn't do SVO-JFK nonstop either.
The 3 other pics were taken at LAX. Nothing says that those planes were coming from Moscow.
Here again, a flight from East Russia/SIberia to LAX via ANC is not exceptionnal.[/quote
I didnt say that they HAD to be from Moscow, its just more likely than a flight from say Vladivostok to NYC. Its obvious it would have had to stop somewhere, I just wondered why it was standard practice to do tech stopping on an aircraft with a limited range, when they had the IL-62M in the fleet that could do it non stop.
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FlySSC From France, joined Aug 2003, 7312 posts, RR: 61 Reply 5, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 8878 times:
Quoting CalAir (Reply 4): I didnt say that they HAD to be from Moscow, its just more likely than a flight from say Vladivostok to NYC. Its obvious it would have had to stop somewhere, I just wondered why it was standard practice to do tech stopping on an aircraft with a limited range, when they had the IL-62M in the fleet that could do it non stop.
If I read well, it says in your initial topic : How did it make it from Moscow with the range of the a/c ? ...
Anyway,
SVO-JFK is 7500km/4661mi/4051.
The Il62M has a range with max playload of 7800km/4210nm which is just 300km above the MOW-NYC distance, but for a maximum of 174 PAX.
The Il86 can carry up to 350 PAX.
It is certainly cheaper to fly 350 PAX on one flight with an enroute stop than on two different nonstop flights
Quoting CalAir (Reply 4): its just more likely than a flight from say Vladivostok to NYC
VVO-NYC is much longer than SVO-JFK. The Il86 pictured in JFK was certainly coming from VVO but most likely from SVO or LED.
Braybuddy From Ireland, joined Aug 2004, 5283 posts, RR: 35 Reply 7, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 8166 times:
Flew on an Il-86 once, Shannon-Havana, so I don't see why there would be a problem flying to NY. Aeroflot had (has?) a fuel depot at Shannon where their transatlantic flights used to refuel.
F9Animal From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 4731 posts, RR: 30 Reply 8, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 4 days 5 hours ago) and read 7918 times:
They used to fly it into SEA. It sure was a good looking and odd bird to see.
Zeke From Hong Kong, joined Dec 2006, 7725 posts, RR: 73 Reply 10, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 7594 times:
Quoting CalAir (Thread starter): Obviously i had to tech stop, maybe in Shannon? But why wouldnt they just send an IL-62?
Another technique I have heard russian military aircraft using is shutting down two engines inflight, flying a little lower and slower, however using something like 30-40% less fuel.
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LTU932 From Germany, joined Jan 2006, 13864 posts, RR: 51 Reply 11, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 7229 times:
Quoting Braybuddy (Reply 7): Aeroflot had (has?) a fuel depot at Shannon where their transatlantic flights used to refuel.
I believe the same, but the word is that this SU fuel depot was closed by orders from Moscow because many people defected from the Soviet Union in SNN.
SFO2SVO From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 392 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 6699 times:
While SVO-JFK on IL-86 did exist at some point, I believe West Coast was never served by it. LAX/SFO/SEA was IL-62 -> IL96 -> B777 -> B767.
IL86 in the pic above has engine covers - something they probably would not use for just an overnight layover.
My guess is this is a charter for something like Moscow Circus or Bolshoi Theatre. Came in with several intermediate stops and staying there for a week or two.
Manu From Canada, joined Dec 2004, 402 posts, RR: 8 Reply 14, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 5422 times:
Quoting Hmmmm... (Reply 9): How does a DC-9 make it to Europe? Same answer. Even single engine Cessnas make it to Europe.
Didn't a guy even kayak across the atlantic? I think he stopped at one of the islands along the way too... I am failing to see the point of this conversation. If you can't get there on a single tank, you usually stop. If you fail to stop, gravity usually has a say.
Irish251 From Ireland, joined Nov 2004, 925 posts, RR: 4 Reply 15, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 5398 times:
In the 1980s and early 1990s virtually all Aeroflot services to North and Central America staged through Shannon, and where necessary, Gander as well. Il-86s were used on several such routes and I would say that those depicted at JFK were operating scheduled services from SVO or LED - SU315 and SU319 were the relevant flights, as far as I recall. The advent of longer-range Western equipment did away with need for the en-route stops.
B707Stu From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 918 posts, RR: 4 Reply 16, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 4708 times:
Shannon has paid a heavy price since Aeroflot's flights now, and for sometime, are non-stop to JFK, whether they be 767 or previously 777.
This is a story with pictures of Leon Stoman who flew his Cessna 150 across the Atlantic from Winchester VA, to Botswana in Africa. With stops for fuel, and in this case, extra fuel tanks and money for bribery, any plane can be ferried anywhere!
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Peteinmiami From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 266 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 4413 times:
Aeroflot used to fly its IL-86 to Havana with stoppovers in Shannon, Ireland and Gander (NF) Canada. If I am not mistaken there was a daily flight back and forth between Moscow and Havana, and sometimes continuing to Mexico and South America. I took one of those flights once and it was full flight, we left Havana around 11PM and we got to Moscow 16 hours later, after all the stops in the way!!!!
RoseFlyer From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 8737 posts, RR: 52 Reply 20, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 4249 times:
Quoting Hmmmm... (Reply 9): Even single engine Cessnas make it to Europe.
Cessnas and other small planes are shipped in pieces on boats across the Atlantic. How is that in any way related to the topic of how an IL-86 makes it across? The poster was curious about where tech stops would be and/or if absolutely necessary.
Quoting F9Animal (Reply 8): They used to fly it into SEA. It sure was a good looking and odd bird to see.
I never thought IL-86s went to SEA. It was briefly IL-62s (which still couldn't fly nonstop I believe from Moscow) and then to IL-96s, 777s and finally 767s.
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Hmmmm... From Canada, joined May 1999, 2088 posts, RR: 5 Reply 21, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 4154 times:
Quoting RoseFlyer (Reply 20): Cessnas and other small planes are shipped in pieces on boats across the Atlantic
If you read my previous post, you will see that Cessnas, regardless of range restrictions, WITH STOPS, can make it across the Atlantic, as per the example. STOPS. That is the answer to the original question as to how the IL-86 flies the Atlantic. That is how it is related.
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MD11Engineer From Germany, joined Oct 2003, 13334 posts, RR: 64 Reply 22, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 3 days 19 hours ago) and read 4125 times:
Quoting LTU932 (Reply 11): Quoting Braybuddy (Reply 7):
Aeroflot had (has?) a fuel depot at Shannon where their transatlantic flights used to refuel.
I believe the same, but the word is that this SU fuel depot was closed by orders from Moscow because many people defected from the Soviet Union in SNN.
The fuel depot still exists, actually Aeroflot had quite a base in SNN, including a compound of semidetached 5 bedroom houses with sauna, gym and everything, where the crews would stay. Aeroflot crews were free to roam around Shannon town and Limerick, the compound had a normal fence, but was not enclosed (since the 1990s Aeroflot operations through SNN have drastically decreased, so the houses in this compound, aptly named the "Russian Village" actually get rented out, I used to share one of these very comfortable houses with four other technicians for a year, when I was working in SNN). Today some of the houses are still being used by Aeroflot crews, the rest got rented out to Irish families, Wolga-Dneper crews and contracting aircraft maintenance staff, who work in one of the several aircraft maintenance facilities in SNN. We moved out though because in the end the landlord was raising the rent aabout every month and we found cheaper accomodation in a privately rented bungalow).
Aeroflot used to pay their landing and handling fees to the Irish airport company Aer Rianta in fuel, which the airport company sold on for profit. The fuel depot is right at the banks of the river Shannon and has it's own jetty for tanker ships to dock.
Lhrmaccoll From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 23, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 3775 times:
Quoting MD11Engineer (Reply 22): Aeroflot used to pay their landing and handling fees to the Irish airport company Aer Rianta in fuel, which the airport company sold on for profit. The fuel depot is right at the banks of the river Shannon and has it's own jetty for tanker ships to dock.
Rolfen From Germany, joined Jan 2006, 1764 posts, RR: 2 Reply 24, posted (7 years 2 months 1 week 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 3156 times:
Cessnas and other low-range aircrafts can make it around the world if they make stops in alaska or groenland.
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25 F9Animal: Your probably right. I think it was the 96. I could have sworn I saw an 86 once. It was cool seeing the IL-62's there. Nice to see something out of t
26 CalAir: Thankyou Irish251, thats what I was getting at. I meant the routing and logic behind sending an aircraft with a 2500mile range on long haul flights,
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