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Re: IL-18 Take off incident
Posted: 14 Oct 2008, 16:58
by Tweek
Am I the only one that would have found the video more interesting had it actually taken off, without a hitch?
Don't think I've ever seen footage of an airborne Il-18, but I'm lead to believe that they're smokey beasts. Would be an impressive sight, indeed.
Wouldn't want to be the ones to pull that out of the dirt, though...
Re: IL-18 Take off incident
Posted: 14 Oct 2008, 17:04
by Garry Russell
Indeed Tweek
Very smokey beasts. Only ever seen one..... at LHR in 1974 operated by LOT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BpHpYNxDRk
Garry
Re: IL-18 Take off incident
Posted: 14 Oct 2008, 17:31
by RobDob
Good job that cameraman wasn't standing 50 feet to his right.............!
Re: IL-18 Take off incident
Posted: 14 Oct 2008, 19:51
by Tweek
Thanks for the vid, Garry. Lovely aircraft!
Re: IL-18 Take off incident
Posted: 15 Oct 2008, 00:55
by speedbird591
I just watched my AI Il-18 for the first time and that pumps out plenty of smoke, too, even on the ground!
Quite a nice model for AI
Ian
Re: IL-18 Take off incident
Posted: 15 Oct 2008, 06:21
by RJP
There's something very suspicious about that video.........
The fact that the fire engine arrives within moments. Having spent a fair bit of time in Africa (although admittedly not in Cabinda where this apparently was) I find that the most shocking thing about that video.
Yes, they are very smoky beasts. Used to see them around the Middle East quite a lot but getting fairly rare here now. Seem to have been replaced with 737-200s (so, not a lot less smoke
).
Rgds
Richard
Re: IL-18 Take off incident
Posted: 15 Oct 2008, 07:00
by Tarasdad
The fire was because he was trying to abort the takeoff roll and had the brakes floored. Pilot error all the way.
Re: IL-18 Take off incident
Posted: 15 Oct 2008, 08:22
by RJP
Tarasdad wrote:The fire was because he was trying to abort the takeoff roll and had the brakes floored. Pilot error all the way.
I'm wondering if there was a typo there??
Braking heavily during a rejected t/o doesn't sound like pilot error to me.......
Rgds
Richard
Re: IL-18 Take off incident
Posted: 15 Oct 2008, 09:10
by Prop Jockey
RJP wrote:Braking heavily during a rejected t/o doesn't sound like pilot error to me.......
Yes heavy braking would be a good thing
I suspect the fire crew had just been using the fire engine as a bus to ferry airport workers to/from home - and they were just arriving back when the RTO happened
Although I'd question their choice of fire engine - you can get a lot more people in a Hiace.
Cheers
Rich
Re: IL-18 Take off incident
Posted: 15 Oct 2008, 11:21
by Tarasdad
Rejecting too late in the takeoff run is the error. End result, aircraft overshoots the runway, damages are increased. Pilot error.
