The 124 is no slouch either. I remember flying on those beasts as a passenger, climbing up to the crew deck from the frigid Canadian tarmacs. The Russian crew would turn on the heater enroute and it was instantly 104 deg F. It was either off or on with that thing, no in between. And the cockpit...talk about a man's airplane. Children of the magenta line need not apply! I never flew or really wanted to fly heavy iron, only the low and slow bug smashers, but if I had to fly some heavy iron the 124 would be it. Awesome airplane and crews.