Someone with too much money has come up with a bright idea again. Next to the flight school that I work at an Ilyushin Il-18 is being assembled, it will be converted into a luxury 2-person hotel suite once completed. This particular airframe has already spent something in the region of 15 years outside as a restaurant. I wonder how long it will last.....
It is registered as DDR-STD and in Interflug colours, a Google search turned up these photos:
http://forum.luftfahrtclubbraunschweig. ... -t720.html Apparently the restaurant has been closed for a while. :roll: