Ilyushin -14 And 18

Judging by the condition of the toilet that aircraft has sure experienced some turbulence in the past !

HP81 – I think you have accidentally posted a still from “Trainspotting” in the last picture.

Back in 1988 I was fortunate enough?!! to fly in 2 Chinese IL14’s, they remain the only radial engined airliners that I have experience of. Both flights were very pleasant and surprisingly quiet. The interiors were somewhat dated, even back then.

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Military variants of the Il-18, called Il-20, are in widespread use. Sort of an “Orionski” or “Arieski”.
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Russia-Air-Force/Ilyushin-Il-20M/2320212/L

Thanks for thos videos stratofreighter and seafuryfan, anything Soviet prop and noisey is most welcome.

On this rare Soviet thread I hope you’ll forgive me posting this wonderful an-22 flypast…

https://youtu.be/A0YGvFycPfg

When I was a flight dispatcher at Tees-side in 1977, we used to handle the LOT Polish Il-18’s who were taking out British workers to Warsaw, apparently building power stations.

One winters night, amongst the snow and slush, I was detailed to do the loadsheet and trimsheet for Il-18 SP-LSH. I remember the Kommissar onboard – he was in charge of the aircraft – not the captain, and he had a very large lump under his left shoulder…..

About half way through the refuel, as I was trying desperately to restart the Servisair tractor, one of the hostesses ran down the steps and rather inelegantly through the snow and ice, tried to make for the customs hall at the side of the ramp. The Kommissar ran off after her, and took her back onboard. Doors shut, engines started (no passengers), and off they went back to Warsaw, empty. Another Il-18 came in a few hours later and took the Wimpey construction workers away.

I’ve often thought about that poor woman and her unsuccessful asylum effort….

Anyway, I remember the Il-18 was a solid beast, quite utilitarian inside the cabin and cockpit – and only Servisair staff were allowed near it!

Also don’t forget the Caravelle! The glass noses of the Russian aircraft certainly added character and looked the business.

I do miss the variety of Russian aircraft from our skies, things are very sterile at the moment with Airbus and Boeing dominating the industry.

Have to agree there, never realised when I was a teenager I was living in a golden age for civil airliners with Concorde, VC-10s, Tridents, Comets, Il-62, Tu-154 etc – now all dull, dull, dull – The rot set in with the A-300 to my mind, :very_drunk:

^ Same AI-20 engines as on the Il-18, so quite close to your experiences of old times, at least sound-wise!

Thanks for your replies folks, I have never seen an Il-14 and would love to see one with engines roaring. I did have the pleasure of seeing some Il-18’s in my younger years whilst spotting at Manchester (late 70’s). Tarom and Balkan airlines come to mind. I do miss the variety of Russian aircraft from our skies, things are very sterile at the moment with Airbus and Boeing dominating the industry. Having said that it was only one evening last week when I was sat in my home and I heard an hefty drone in the skies. Upon checking the plane finder app I was amazed to find out that an Antonov 12 was passing overhead on its way to one of the BAE airfields, not sure what this flight would have been for.

People who have access to Facebook may want to try
https://www.facebook.com/IlyushinIl14restoring/ .

Works without having to be signed up to FB.

Would be wonderful to have the Il14 visit the UK.

People who have access to Facebook may want to try
https://www.facebook.com/IlyushinIl14restoring/ . :eagerness:

Air Koryo is still flying the Il-18, but you’d have to go to North Korea to fly in it.

List of Il-18s still flying – mainly Il-20 in the Russian air force. But there are some civilian Il-18s still knocking about.

http://russianplanes.net/planelist/Ilushin/Il-18/20/22/38

Last year at least one Ilyushin IL-14 still flew. But there seem to be some certification issues lately… :confused:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf3HiGb6pVY

Heinz Alexander and Sergei Danilov. “Song of the polar aviation”
Running, takeoff, flight, landing IL-14T “Penguin” in cooperation with An-2. IL-14 was piloted by Andrei Volkov.
The pilot of the highest category
(More than 100 landings on the ice floes in the joint venture An72-74)
Festival FLA-2016.
Airfield “Severka”
09/10/2016.
Videography and installation: belenkur

Be sure to be tuned in from 2.40 to 3.50! 😎

…also see
https://globalvoices.org/2017/01/27/a-russian-pilot-fights-to-keep-his-aging-aircraft-from-the-scrapheap/

Here is a list of possibly every Il-14 ever produced: http://russianplanes.net/planelist/Ilushin/Il-14

From the list there seems to be only one still on the flying register, http://russianplanes.net/reginfo/23754 although no actual evidence of it flying.

The aircraft flying in ericmunk’s post, CCCP-91612 is mentioned as possibly already being scrapped: http://russianplanes.net/reginfo/41406

Certainly one flying in Russia: http://ilyushin.org/en/press/news/ev6210/

Isn’t there one IL-14 flying in Hungary?

I think the Russian military are still Using the IL18.