Piecost.Net » aircraft http://www.piecost.net Procrastisurfing by exspurts. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:37:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Dude, you need to give it a little more gas… http://www.piecost.net/2009/10/dude-you-need-to-give-it-a-little-more-gas/ http://www.piecost.net/2009/10/dude-you-need-to-give-it-a-little-more-gas/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:31:43 +0000 piecost http://www.piecost.net/?p=1080 Footage of a Russian IL-76 taking off – it’s a little slow to get started (both metaphorically and actually), but it’s quite something to witness all the way through.

Click here to view the embedded video.

According to wikipedia the maximum takeoff weight of one of these puppies fully laden is 157 tonnes.

[courtesy of Sir Sydney of Muswell Hill]

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