Seems the Russkies have a monopoly on pushing the envelope, or is it just me? A fully loaded Russian IL-76 cargo plane with a payload of 1 million pounds plus uses all, and I mean ALL of the runway up taking off
(NSFW audio)
http://go.fark.com/cgi/fark/go...l76-in-Australia.wmv

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...HtiA&feature=related

The Chinese beat them. You can't use more than this without knobby tires! Bill T.

Antics such as these are why the Russians are being banned from flying in certain countries. I seem to recall that they've been banned in Nigeria because of a series of crashes there.

The UN uses them in Africa, but they are looking for more US airframes to replace them. Lousy or no maintenance, constant overloading, drunken crews...the Russians leave a lot to be desired.

Apparrently from the Paul Tibbets School of piloting
if you are doing a max gross takeoff use it all...


I've never seen in any instruction manual that you get a refund for runway that you don't use....


However there are other videos On U-Tube where the Vodka burner pilot lands and gets the nosegear down first then bounces several times on the mains.... while keeping the nosegear down...

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Know thats what they call "flaps down full power and balls too the walls" !!!!