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Farnborough-Moscow, IL-96 returning home.


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After a sales tour of Europe Ilyushins prototype IL-96 is returning to her home base of Domodovo near Moscow. She's leaving from Farnborough in Hampshire after being shown to potential customers....

Parked on the ramp, Dwarfing and RAE Piper Navajo.

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Starting the PS-90 engines

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Full power ! Rolling!

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lift off

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climb out as she powers into the Hampshire skies

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crossing the Channel and heading for Europe as dusk approaches

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A while later shes over Luxembourg

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overflying Hamburg in the failing light

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at 30,000 ft over Vilnius, Lithuania.

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Domodovo runway in sight

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touchdown

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thrust reversers on and the brakes are red hot ! theyre glowing !

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shortly after shes on the ramp and the trip is over.

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Thanks for viewing, Do swidanya !

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