Originally Posted by
Green Flash
I presume the IL can be re-engined? Listening to them bounce off various bits of desert these last few years I cannot hear myself think when those Tumansky's? get wound up.
The tree huggers etc would have a hissy fit if they appeared over western Europe.
Yes most of the hundreds of IL-76 flying in the world have old noisy and smoky engines, but they have begun to deliver a few re-engined models that meet ICAO Stage IV noise and pollution certification standards, but there are only about 4 or 5 of those flying as yet.