In Eastern Europe a half-century ago, I flew on Soviet-built Ilyushin 18 planes. The NATO code name is “Coot,” a bird also known as a mud hen. A German colleague of mine called it a “Scheissmaschine,” a term I won’t translate.
The cabin was about as luxurious as a city bus. The head was located midships, and when you used it, the sound of the turboprop motors right next to it was deafening.
I speak a little German................🙄😁
That’s crazy to fly on a Soviet plane.