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Old 18th March 2009, 05:06 PM
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They actually had pretty good english for a Russian crew. Then again, I do work with a Russian, so listening to that accent is something I'm quite used to!
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Old 18th March 2009, 06:42 PM
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Plane departed for WIII. (Jakarta - Soekarno-Hatta International Airport)
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Old 18th March 2009, 07:36 PM
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My attempts for today:
A very nice looking plane inded.
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Old 18th March 2009, 07:49 PM
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Likewise.

Question for everyone. Matt and I were having an argument about its size. What is it better compared to? An A320 or 772 in size comparrison? McDonald kept going nuts saying it is tiny and the same size as an A320 Air Calin that was rolling through.
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Old 18th March 2009, 07:58 PM
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More like an A300 / A310
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Old 18th March 2009, 08:09 PM
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Great photos Matt. Quite a surprise performance, thought the IL96 would rotate long and slow, it actually got up before the beach!!
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Old 18th March 2009, 09:03 PM
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More like an A300 / A310
That's actually a very good comparison. It's a badly kept secret that they have got a lot of "inspiration" from the A300/A310 in this design. It's looks almost like a 4-engined A310.
But it's still got a very unmistakably Russian appearance.
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Old 18th March 2009, 09:45 PM
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Question for everyone. Matt and I were having an argument about its size. What is it better compared to? An A320 or 772 in size comparrison? McDonald kept going nuts saying it is tiny and the same size as an A320 Air Calin that was rolling through.
B762 fuselage
A340 wings and engines
Tail...?
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Old 18th March 2009, 10:02 PM
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The IL-96 is actually closest in size to an A332/A333 or an A343 (in terms of length, at just under 60m). The stretched version (IL-96M - 64.7m) is much closer to a 772. That is if the info on Aerosite is accurate...
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Old 19th March 2009, 06:23 AM
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It looks to have a large Cargo capacity unless it's an illusion due to the shape and position of the nose/cockpit area.
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