IL-18 Take off incident

[Garry Russell]

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=494_1223909509

Garry

[Sl4yer]

Great vid.

Is the No.3 engine only started just before the take-off run, or is it just an Illyushin? :roll:

James

[VEGAS]

I really thought the nose gear was going to buckle.. :o

[Garry Russell]

Amazing..and didn't the props take a long time to stop but perhaps they were cut from a high RPM.

Garry

[Motormouse]

Great vid.

Is the No.3 engine only started just before the take-off run

James

something in my memory seems to think the #3 has a propellor brake to allow engine to be used
as an APU ('hotel' mode of operation, the SAAB 340 can also do this with its' #2 engine)

ttfn

Pete

[speedbird591]

Wow! Talk about being in the right place at the right time!

The cameraman, I mean

Ian

[Garry Russell]

I couldn't help thinking when they zoomed into the crew that had things been ever so slightly different they may not have been here now.

Garry

[Chris Trott]

I think it was an optical illusion on the #3. If you look the #4 is seemingly stopped as well. It is simply a function of the video quality and prop speed.

As for the spool down time, it's slightly longer than on the Convair 580, so I wouldn't ascribe it to be especially short.

[Nigel H-J]

Oooops!! :doho: Sorry Garry, hadn't spotted yours'

Regards
Nigel.

[Garry Russell]

No worries Nigel

Garry