RJMAZ wrote:ThePointblank wrote:Not to mention the total lack of professionalism on the part of many of these Eastern block operators....
This is my favourite il-76 video
https://youtu.be/UZGXwbPfwQs
They push their equipment to their limits just to match western equipment. Increase that MTOW another 20t and look at that climb rate.
The C-2 at MTOW would have taken off in half the distance.
Check out a book Outlaws Inc. it’s about the Russians who flew private IL-76s all around the world. They crew in that video most likely overloaded the airplane on purpose and knew exactly what they were doing.