First Pictures of North Korean TU204

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By: KabirT - 21st February 2008 at 06:41

I actually love these retro c/s. I think it looks great…. and i do still hope the IL62s keep flying.

Any idea what engines they are using?

Cheers for the pics.

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By: steve rowell - 21st February 2008 at 02:34

It looks like a communist version of the 757 ..anyone know it’s stats compared to the 757

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By: MSR777 - 20th February 2008 at 19:20

Interesting pics. More of a replacement for the Tu154s in the fleet rather than the IL62s I suspect. Nice to see that the original livery is retained. I was once told by an avionics engineer, who used to work on the Air Koryo/CAAK IL62s on rotation through Berlin Schonefeld, that those aircraft had fewer hours on them than even the rarely operated Govt/VIP IL62s of the GDR/LSK, so they will be good for a few more years yet!

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By: steve rowell - 18th February 2008 at 22:36

That livery looks like something out of the sixties!!

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By: T5 - 18th February 2008 at 20:10

I think it is about time that Air Koryo modernised their fleet. The Ilyushin IL-62s must have been getting on a bit, though I am surprised that they have not instead opted for Boeing :diablo: