Having worked on there version of a Trans-Atlantic Jet Liner the IL62M there carbon copy of the VC10 but as usual they did not steal the weight and balance an had to add a Tail Wheel to it...Many times we filled there H2O with degerm instead of the toilets all ids were in Russian. Had to go up on them twice at Pan Ams World Port and was stopped by a lady in PAN AM WHITE COVERALLS that I was wearing an she wanted to know where was the air cond they had none.....Galleys had used 1937 Nash Kelvinator Refrigs in them with electric frying pans to cook the food no micro waves on board all toilets were ceramic ala 1927 USA....An you wonder why they crash? The belly areas had 2 inch thick beaver board for floor boards. No nets so bags bounced all over the place???????
Telephone on tree in middle of field looked like samovar from 1936 Russian sub.... but you could direct dial US and put on AT&T phone card!
Mechanic put one liter of oil in right radial engine of twin counter-rotating blade helicopter every 30 minutes. Never pull the oil dipstick, just add oil. So much smoke it looked like they were spraying for mosquitos. No mag check, no pre-flight, just fly it.
Pilots shack just like here in US; pictures of naked women, MiG instead of US fighters, and Sky Kings Cessna 310!
Telephone on tree in middle of field looked like samovar from 1936 Russian sub.... but you could direct dial US and put on AT&T phone card!
Mechanic put one liter of oil in right radial engine of twin counter-rotating blade helicopter every 30 minutes. Never pull the oil dipstick, just add oil. So much smoke it looked like they were spraying for mosquitos. No mag check, no pre-flight, just fly it.
Pilots shack just like here in US; pictures of naked women, MiG instead of US fighters, and Sky Kings Cessna 310!
“Airport” still there at Google Earth:
51 17 10.31 North
30 11 58.76 East
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