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Monday, December 17, 2012

Extremely low start of IL-86 Kras Air in Tivat


 
Again its time for something a little different and thanks to Grayson for providing the Youtube link and precis:
 
This is the Ilyushin Il-86. They only built 106, and there are only 4 left flying with the Russian military.

The type was banned from flying over the EU because of a number of accidents.

Through its life, the 86 never had an engine big enough for it and its range was poor! It could carry 350 pax though.

The airport is TIVAT International in Montenegro. Length is 2,500mtrs. One of the approaches requires a low level 20° turn for runway alignment just before landing.

Montenegro is on the coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west. It’s bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast, Kosovo[a] to the east and Albania to the south-east