Airworthy Il-2 !

FAFG_Xav · **Posted:** Mon Oct 10, 2011 6:28 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jphYnNJQAnw&feature=player_embedded

TAdan · **Posted:** 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. :drink3:

BenG · **Posted:** 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!

JDK · **Posted:** Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:21 am

Got to be up there in the most important type returns to flight of the decade.

fotobass · **Posted:** Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:45 am

Love to find more links...can't seem to get audio into 'Google Translate'.

Cherrybomber13 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:50 am

Поздравляю !! :drink3:

This made my week already. What a beautiful bird to see back in the air.

AvroAvian · **Posted:** 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.

Zachary · **Posted:** 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

RMAllnutt · **Posted:** Mon Oct 10, 2011 9:37 am

Wow! That's fabulous news! Where did this happen, when, and who owns it?

Cheers,
Richard

Steve Nelson · **Posted:** 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

Warbird Kid · **Posted:** Mon Oct 10, 2011 9:59 am

WHAAAAA?!?!!? AWESOME!!!!!!

Junkyard36 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:12 am

Holy Cow! That is AWESOME! :rock:

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

Warbird Kid · **Posted:** Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:13 am

Here's my shot in the dark: FHC

Speedy · **Posted:** 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.

StangStung · **Posted:** 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... :wink:

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