This can be a right pig....

[RollerBall]

... if you don't catch it quite right...




..... Tovarich

[jordonj]

Cough Cough

[sir_crashalot]

Shouldn't they write on the side of it: Smoking is bad for your health. It can cause diseases?

But it is a nice looking plane though. Great shots.

Crash

[ATI_7500]

Now that's a proper amount of smoke! Neat!  :o

[Omag 2.0]

I told you we need more oil! more I tell you, MORE!

[ATI_7500]

You mean less oil.

[Omag 2.0]

MORE! We need them clouds to be BIGGER and SMELLIER! MOOOOOOOOOORE!

[RollerBall]

[quote]MORE! We need them clouds to be BIGGER and SMELLIER! MOOOOOOOOOORE!

[X56SB]

thats going to kill the envirement

[ATI_7500]

I think Russia signed up on Kyoto, in contrast to another big country.

[C]

I think Russia signed up on Kyoto, in contrast to another big country.

...which? Fiji?

[jordonj]

Skirting the edge of the "no politics" rule aren't we?

[Jared]

Well that is sure a lot of smoke! :-)

[RollerBall]

Well that is sure a lot of smoke! :-)

Sure is. In real life, oil drains into the bottom engine cylinder and draining it off is part of the pilot's checklist. Apparently if you leave the engine standing for more than 2 hours I think it is (might be longer) and then resart without draining the oil, there's so much liquid in there that it will nacker your con rod and therefore the engine as well.

Quite a few of these have found their way out of Eastern Europe, some into the States because they're cheap and can work really hard. Apparently they're being refused a full permit to fly because of the 'threat' they offer to local production ie you can't use em for commercial purposes. I've read stories that one or two owners have done the oil trick and had to do a rebuild afterwards .....  but apparently they only do it once  ;)

You get the smoke thing (but I doubt this bad  :) ) if you start with oil present but not enough to do real damage.

Life-like model eh?  :D

[Omag 2.0]

I think it's really detailed! Just look at it, you can almost read the former registration numbers and the aeroflot-sign...