By: KabirT - 17th January 2004 at 16:10
Originally posted by Airline owner
Hell yeah…Are aeroflot getting rid of those blasted A 310’s
not yet.
By: Hamtech - 17th January 2004 at 12:08
Originally posted by Bmused55
No doubt the constant copying of western designs plays a small part too.
The more one learns abut aviation in the former USSR and Russia the more a comment like this becomes less valid.
Yes there have been some outright copies but certainly outweighed by the innovation of these nations. Could talk for hours about it but its a little hard here!
– Hamtech.
By: Airline owner - 17th January 2004 at 12:05
Originally posted by Britannia
beautiful and clean
Hell yeah…Are aeroflot getting rid of those blasted A 310’s
By: Hamtech - 17th January 2004 at 12:02
Originally posted by Interflug62M
…Russian types that I worked on irrespective of make.
Would love to hear any memories / tips in this regard. Currently building up my library of maintenance of Russian / Ukrainian aircraft but as yet never had the pleasure 🙁
TIA, Hamtech.
By: Arabella-Cox - 17th January 2004 at 09:06
The choice of green cockpit was a balance. Using a dark back ground made viewing difficult… a black background absorbs ambiant light and makes dark places look darker. Using pure white might cause glare if the sunlight or other bright light source is shining on it. The Green was a carefully chosen colour to make the instrument area brighter in low light but not too bright in full light. (much like the reason we like to read black text on white paper… ie DOS screens were a bad idea, while most word processors use white backgrounds with black texts to make it easier to read).
Also the larger crew was preferred because it was handy to have an interpretor that was working fully in Imperial measurements. Most Soviet crew had spent some time in the Airforce and therefore were Metres and Kilometres trained. Having an English speaking crew member who was working in feet and Knts was useful. Having an extra set of eys and hands was a useful thing too.
By: KabirT - 17th January 2004 at 05:29
gotta love the IL 62!:D
By: Britannia - 16th January 2004 at 20:21
beautiful and clean
By: MSR777 - 16th January 2004 at 18:28
That green instrumentation panel colouring was the same on all Russian types that I worked on irrespective of make.
By: Hand87_5 - 16th January 2004 at 18:16
Colorful inside ….
By: MSR777 - 16th January 2004 at 18:15
Just beautiful!!!
By: Hand87_5 - 16th January 2004 at 18:14
Forgot the pix
By: MSR777 - 16th January 2004 at 18:12
Other than the less graceful VC10-yes, unless you count the Lockheed Jetstar bizjet which although far smaller still had 4 rear mounted engines. I agree with Hand- the 62 is tops!
By: Hand87_5 - 16th January 2004 at 18:10
My favotite is still the IL62.
This smoky and noisy thing is a splendid bird.
Is it the only airliner with a 4 tail engine design ?
By: MSR777 - 16th January 2004 at 18:03
There are inflight entertainment systems on the IL62, IL86, IL96and TU154, but not with all operators.
By: KabirT - 16th January 2004 at 06:48
Originally posted by Jeanske_SN
The TU 134 has more than one type. There was the extremely unefficient (need high load factor to even get a small profit out of it) TU 134. Lack on navigation, if you see the glass nose. The TU 134A had a stretch and newer engines, but was still not the efficient. The Tu 134 B6 which was a good choice for a cheap aircraft and a fair run cost. The Tu 134B6 had, again, a stretch. On this model the glass nose disappeared.
Considering the TU204..; a few variants are powered by RB211 engines.
The RB211’s are an option on the TU 204…. but most airlines being operated in Russia itself they have gone with Russian engines.
By: Jeanske_SN - 15th January 2004 at 19:11
The TU 134 has more than one type. There was the extremely unefficient (need high load factor to even get a small profit out of it) TU 134. Lack on navigation, if you see the glass nose. The TU 134A had a stretch and newer engines, but was still not the efficient. The Tu 134 B6 which was a good choice for a cheap aircraft and a fair run cost. The Tu 134B6 had, again, a stretch. On this model the glass nose disappeared.
Considering the TU204..; a few variants are powered by RB211 engines.
By: KabirT - 15th January 2004 at 16:38
Originally posted by Gaurav
Ok THis is a really stupid question, but do any Russian models have infligh entertainment? like movies?
i am sure the likes of IL 96s do.
By: Gaurav - 15th January 2004 at 16:27
Ok THis is a really stupid question, but do any Russian models have infligh entertainment? like movies?
By: SOC - 15th January 2004 at 05:01
I got your unpopular Russian commercial jet right here 😀
By: Shorty01 - 15th January 2004 at 00:54
Is that Il96 a shortened version ? Looks like it’s had the 747sp treatment.
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