Hi all,
I think this photo is not doctored at all... I don`t know Sam Chui personally but I think he dont need any fakes. He is well known in the scene of plane spotters. I saw a lot of IL86 take offs in my life. Its well known that the performance of the IL86 at hot weather conditions is very bad... The runway in HKT is 3000 meters and its very hot there at the moment... I saw several take offs at my home town HAJ in the past summers...
Air Kazakhstan had always trouble in the summer to reach FL 100 after take off...
This pic I took myself and if someone dont believe that its real, you are invited to visit me and watch the original slide
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http://www.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/open.file/230525/L/
cheers Olaf