Another couple, that I've found in my archive.
I don't remember models hanging from the ceiling, but do remember them in display cases. The painting was exquisite, with even the banding on the ejection handles depicted.
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I remember there being some models hanging from the ceiling.Another couple, that I've found in my archive.
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I don't remember models hanging from the ceiling, but do remember them in display cases. The painting was exquisite, with even the banding on the ejection handles depicted.
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Sorry for my late reply. Yes, it's a Kenya Airways A310. Sorry I don't have a reg for it.
I've certainly seen IL76's at BHX. I remember one in particular. It was Aeroflot and landed R33. There was a large crowd that had turned out and were on the former grass viewing area adjacent to the R33 threshold. The Il76 taxied back down the parallel taxiway and would normally have taken the short runway (06/24) to the cargo apron. However, Air Traffic asked if they would take 'the long way round' in order to taxi past the large crowd. The Aeroflot crew were very obliging, and even waved as they passed, having to taxi back up R33 until turning off toward the cargo apron.
He parked on the old stand 21 diagonally (not Cargo area). Other visitors in later years were, CCCP-76758 in Heavylift colours, a Stansted diversion on 2.2.1992, RA-76756 on 15.10.1992, RA-76527 on 18.8.1993 and UR-76408 on 6.3.1994. There may have been others. Their travels were restricted in later years, I believe, as a result of European noise and emission controls. I’ll stand corrected on that. Visits for relief flights were allowed after that under special licence. Hope this is of interest to some.
Hi Dave. The lunchtime service was AFR940. Assuming you are certain of the date, a Google search shows 27/12/1992 was a Sunday. There were no services scheduled on Sat/Sun that month and no services for Fri 25th as the airport was closed. The only services were F-GBYI on Monday 28/12 (public holiday) and F-GBYD on Wednesday 30/12. The services on 29/12 and 31/12 were cancelled. Hope that helps.
I love the four engined jets too. From the VC-10, B707 and DC-8 through the soviet types, like the IL-62, Il-76 and the Il-86 to the modern B747, A380 and the A340-600.
The airport also published and sold a VHS tape of the whole event with some glorious shots of Bill Clinton and Boris Yeltsin descending the steps of their transports and climbing into their ‘beasts’. Plus the sounds of the heavy jets too. (For me the C141 was a star visitor. I think it parked on the end of what was the turning pan for RWY24 at the time.) It’s also in the loft somewhere ! Incidentally the last C5 to visit was a wx diversion from Mildenhall on 17.12.2016.I love the four engined jets too. From the VC-10, B707 and DC-8 through the soviet types, like the IL-62, Il-76 and the Il-86 to the modern B747, A380 and the A340-600.
The C-5 did turn up for the G8 Summit Conference -
As well as others. The C-141 -
B747 and Il-96 -
IL-76 and IL-96 -
IL-76 -
IL-96 -
And Il-62 -
I'm sure that I've posted these before, but couldn't find my originals to link to.
Hope you enjoy.
Was it the airport that published the video, or the spotters shop (I forget the name)? I have a DVD of the event, but it doesn't play well and keeps skipping.
I like the IL-62 too. They look so similar to the VC-10, except for the much larger 'bullet' fairing at the top of the tail. In the photo I posted (sorry, it's a bit blurred), you can see a rod extending downwards from the rear fuselage. The IL-62 had a tenancy to 'tail sit' when empty so this rod (with wheels) was extended to prevent this. When retracted, the wheels were still proud of the fuselage and acted as a tail scape protection for take off and landing
Almost word for word of what I was going to postThe IL62 was indeed an interesting aircraft but I wouldn't call the tail wheel a clever solution more of a solution to a design fault. The clever one was the VC10 properly balanced therefore no problem to solve in the first place.
There are many photos of aircraft that have tipped often during loading/unloading freight.
Concorde had a tail wheel deployed on take off and landing due to the high angle of attack required on touchdown and landing
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