Seems like maybe the russians don't do performance calculations with the same criteria or in the same way that we do. It reminds me of another russian airplane - IL96 methinks??? - doing precisely the same thing as this bugger..... basically getting unsticked on the piano keys.... at Phuket runway 27
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Vaso-...ext_id=0632272
Maybe they don't consider the engine out case at all???????