The Vodka Burner

[Chandler Knowles]

A fully loaded Russian IL-76 cargo plane......
payload 1 million pounds!!!!
This really raises the pucker factor....
Listen to the "controllers" in the tower who are
Australian: Ya gotta love it.
"The Vodka Burner" as the Aussies call it,
literally uses every inch of runway.......
WATCH THE WHOLE VIDEO.. (shot from the tower)
You can HEAR THE CONVERSATION IN THE TOWER. They
are incredulous--that it makes it....
Check out this website:
http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photogallery/Videos/2008-2-9-Il76-in-Australia.wmv

Many of the design features of this aircraft were copied from the USAF
C-141, which has been retired.

[~^ beancounter ~^]

wow...every inch of runway...not much room for
error or variances......what if he has a sudden
tail wind change ....not good....i'll bet he has plenty
of fuel on board for a big fire as well......



On Mar 7, 9:04*am, "Chandler Knowles" > wrote:
> A fully loaded Russian IL-76 cargo plane......
> payload 1 million pounds!!!!
> This really raises the pucker factor....
> Listen to the "controllers" in the tower who are
> Australian: Ya gotta love it.
> "The Vodka Burner" as the Aussies call it,
> literally uses every inch of runway.......
> WATCH THE WHOLE VIDEO.. (shot from the tower)
> You can HEAR THE CONVERSATION IN THE TOWER. *They
> are incredulous--that it makes it....
> Check out this website:http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photogallery/Videos/2008-2-9-Il76-in-Aus...
>
> Many of the design features of this aircraft were copied from the USAF
> C-141, which has been retired.