Risky IL-76 Take-off Captured on Video

[clay ramback]

The take-off uses all (and I mean all) of RWY 30 (1679 M) at Canberra, Australia, obviously shot from within the TWR.

The commentary is priceless!


http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=aWtdtuspnoM

[hetfield]

Oh my God......

Vodka burner

[morbos]

nice vid. I suppose a RTO would have been consummated in the hedgerow somewhere.

[MungoP]

Compared to the Ant 12 and 24s we see in Africa that was an F18... mostly they rely on the curvature of the earth to gain altitude.

[CargoOne]

Not really overweight (rate of climb seems reasonable), it is rather 1679m runway is a bit short for IL76... They normally looking for 2500m+

[Hempy]

Firies would have got all excited

[fox niner]

Nah...He was probably using the extra runway length for "improved climb performance".
What about the 35 foot screen height at the end of the runway if he had an engine failure?

[Pugilistic Animus]

Sometimes--- on some types--- the OEI climb requires less distance than the AEO case because of less acceleration on one engine [i.e less distance covered] and therefore OEI distance [first and second segment distance] will be within the AEO TORA. i.e the AEO safety factor is exploited OEI---but, this guy definitely didn't cross the screen at 35'--- so I'd say

[speed787]

rejected T/O??

[Caudillo]

rejected T/O??

No. No reject - departed uneventfully

[electricdeathjet]

Most likely a reduced power takeoff to save the engines, and noise.... dont want to scare the koala bears.

[John Farley]

Kids use photoshop real men just play the crowd

[Hempy]

YCCB Rwy 12/30 1679M
Rwy 17/35 3283M

Good choice Captn

[misd-agin]

Thank goodness they'd cut the grass.

[littco]

Take it by the fact it was in AUS that it was fairly hot on that too that probably added to it.

[Clarence Oveur]

We should be thankful not everybody is perfect. How else could we feel superior.

[papazulu]

YCCB Rwy 12/30 1679M
Rwy 17/35 3283M

Good choice Captn

Do you have a METAR for their TO time? 50° off between the 2 RWY you mentioned and I am pretty sure you are well aware of the Il-76 X-Wind limits, aren't you?

Too many chiefs, not enough indians even downunder...

PZ

[The Baron]

Just to correct an important point...
I was in Canberra 2 days ago and go there pretty regularly.
That takeoff is on runway 17 which has 2683m plus another odd 600m overun/stopway. If you look at the video the terminal is to the right of the intersection and south of the short crossing runway 12/30. I have never seen anything bigger than a DHC8-400 use 12/30.

[Capn Bloggs]

The take-off uses all (and I mean all) of RWY 30 (1679 M) at Canberra, Australia, obviously shot from within the TWR.

That takeoff WAS from runway 17 (2683m), not 12.

[Avtrician]

Not an uncommon sight in the west of Oz (Pearce) they seem to take for ever to get off. Im glad I dont live under the take off path, it must make the plates n cups rattle a bit.