Airworthy Il-2 !
Mon Oct 10, 2011 6:28 am
Re: Airworthy Il-2 !
Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:02 am
That is another one we can scratch of the "Never going to see one of those fly again..." list. 
Re: Airworthy Il-2 !
Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:05 am
Nice tractor 
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Seriously, an other fantastic achievement by Boris Osetinsky & his team, well done!
My hat off tovarich!
.Seriously, an other fantastic achievement by Boris Osetinsky & his team, well done!
My hat off tovarich!
Re: Airworthy Il-2 !
Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:21 am
Got to be up there in the most important type returns to flight of the decade.
Re: Airworthy Il-2 !
Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:45 am
Love to find more links...can't seem to get audio into 'Google Translate'.
Re: Airworthy Il-2 !
Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:50 am
Поздравляю !! This made my week already. What a beautiful bird to see back in the air.
Re: Airworthy Il-2 !
Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:52 am
Checked out the video. How good is that!
It's amazing that the most produced military aircraft in history has only one airworthy survivor now.
It's amazing that the most produced military aircraft in history has only one airworthy survivor now.
Re: Airworthy Il-2 !
Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:14 am
This post makes up for some of the silliness that has been floating around WIX of late. Thanks for sharing that link!
Zack
Zack
Re: Airworthy Il-2 !
Mon Oct 10, 2011 9:37 am
Wow! That's fabulous news! Where did this happen, when, and who owns it?
Cheers,
Richard
Cheers,
Richard
Re: Airworthy Il-2 !
Mon Oct 10, 2011 9:49 am
Kool!!
Couldn't understand a word of the narration, other than "Shturmovik" (although I didn't mind watching that reporter!) Does this aircraft have an original Russian engine, or an Allison? Prop appears to rotate in the opposite direction of US aircraft, so I'm assuming it's a Russian powerplant.
Was this aircraft rebuilt for a Western collector, or is it strictly a Russian-based project? It's certainly great to see perhaps the most important VVS aircraft from the Great Patriotic War back in the air.
SN
Couldn't understand a word of the narration, other than "Shturmovik" (although I didn't mind watching that reporter!) Does this aircraft have an original Russian engine, or an Allison? Prop appears to rotate in the opposite direction of US aircraft, so I'm assuming it's a Russian powerplant.
Was this aircraft rebuilt for a Western collector, or is it strictly a Russian-based project? It's certainly great to see perhaps the most important VVS aircraft from the Great Patriotic War back in the air.
SN
Re: Airworthy Il-2 !
Mon Oct 10, 2011 9:59 am
WHAAAAA?!?!!? AWESOME!!!!!!
Re: Airworthy Il-2 !
Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:12 am
Holy Cow! That is AWESOME! 
Honestly couldn't get enough of the vid - will have to go back and watch it a couple of times.
Any word on the owner? Curious to see where it will go or if it is going to stay where it is.
Mike
Honestly couldn't get enough of the vid - will have to go back and watch it a couple of times.
Any word on the owner? Curious to see where it will go or if it is going to stay where it is.
Mike
Re: Airworthy Il-2 !
Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:13 am
Here's my shot in the dark: FHC
Re: Airworthy Il-2 !
Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:19 am
HOLY COW!!!!
I want one now!!!!
I agree...that's one I thought the world would never see another one fly again.
I want one now!!!!
I agree...that's one I thought the world would never see another one fly again.
Re: Airworthy Il-2 !
Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:23 am
wow. Wow. WOW!!!
Check into the WIX on a Monday morning and see this? The rest of the week can only go downhill from here...
Check into the WIX on a Monday morning and see this? The rest of the week can only go downhill from here...