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Have you ever been on a Russian aircraft?

PostPosted: Sat Jun 14, 2003 1:07 pm
by Loafing Smurf
Most of the people here seems to live in the West, so I figured it might be an interesting question.

I've never been on a Russian aircraft.

Re: Have you ever been on a Russian aircraft?

PostPosted: Sat Jun 14, 2003 2:14 pm
by BFMF
never ;)

Re: Have you ever been on a Russian aircraft?

PostPosted: Sat Jun 14, 2003 2:30 pm
by Craig.
never have most likely never will, which is a bit of a shame i think

Re: Have you ever been on a Russian aircraft?

PostPosted: Sat Jun 14, 2003 4:15 pm
by ozzy72
Not only been on, but jumped out of, and logged some 'unofficial' stick time at the local parachute club! All on my favourite flying junk pile the AN-2!

Ozzy ;D

Re: Have you ever been on a Russian aircraft?

PostPosted: Sat Jun 14, 2003 4:23 pm
by BFMF
Now why doesn't that surprise me! ;D

Re: Have you ever been on a Russian aircraft?

PostPosted: Sat Jun 14, 2003 5:44 pm
by SilverFox441
AN-2 Colt...which will probably be the plane of choice for most "Yes" answers. :)

Re: Have you ever been on a Russian aircraft?

PostPosted: Sat Jun 14, 2003 7:51 pm
by Threadkiller
AN-2 Colt...which will probably be the plane of choice for most "Yes" answers. :)


lol ya, ive had the priviledge to fly on an AN2, AN27, and a MI16 ;D i also sat in the cockpit of a Yak 15(aerobatic plane, not sure of designation)i did this without permission ::) there was and i thing still is a Yak 15 dumped in N07 (Lincoln Park N.J.) it hasnt move for like 3 years or so but is alomst perfect....dunno about the condition of the engine but it looked good.

Re: Have you ever been on a Russian aircraft?

PostPosted: Sat Jun 14, 2003 8:37 pm
by loomex
I will let you know tomorrow. Open house at the local airport and there is going to be an AN-2

Re: Have you ever been on a Russian aircraft?

PostPosted: Sat Jun 14, 2003 8:58 pm
by visitor
Sat in a Mig17 today, Does that count??



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Re: Have you ever been on a Russian aircraft?

PostPosted: Sun Jun 15, 2003 2:43 am
by BMan1113VR
Not only been on, but jumped out of, and logged some 'unofficial' stick time at the local parachute club! All on my favourite flying junk pile the AN-2!

Ozzy ;D


yah if i was in an russian plane in the air i would probably jump too. . .never been in one in the air (that i am aware of) pretty sure i have been in a couple on the ground

Re: Have you ever been on a Russian aircraft?

PostPosted: Sun Jun 15, 2003 4:52 am
by C
TU-154, six times, Balkan Bulgarian Airlines x 4, Tarom (Romania) x 2...

Charlie

Re: Have you ever been on a Russian aircraft?

PostPosted: Sun Jun 15, 2003 6:55 am
by ATI_7500
did MALEV (hungarian airline) already have western airplanes in 1993/4 ???
if not ,i probably flew with a Tu-134...
does "visited one in a museum" also count ??

Re: Have you ever been on a Russian aircraft?

PostPosted: Sun Jun 15, 2003 9:01 am
by ozzy72
They were still flying the 134s at that time Bjorn, so yup you've been there and done that. They started buying Boeings in '96 I think. They still have 2 134s in service (but I've never managed to get a flight on one) :(

Mark

Re: Have you ever been on a Russian aircraft?

PostPosted: Mon Jun 16, 2003 7:33 am
by ATI_7500
cool! if remember it correctly,the flight was from Berlin(Sch

Re: Have you ever been on a Russian aircraft?

PostPosted: Mon Jun 16, 2003 7:04 pm
by Loafing Smurf
I should have been more specific. Vote "yes" (past this point)  if you been in a Russian aircraft in flight.