Once The World's Largest Plane: The Story Of The Ilyushin Il-62

[@fatviscount6562]

Neat animation of Sudan’s state aircraft flying with reverse thrust deployed.

[@justinsimmonds5674]

May I also add the landing gear doors are also opened as well.

[@AlanSF]

LOL

[@datathunderstorm]

I saw that too…..was that a feature?!! 😳

[@avroarrow29]

no you dumbasses it’s flying backwards

[@azhanali7270]

@@justinsimmonds5674 i think those are flaps

[@Malamba4231]

I flew on an Aeroflot IL-62 from London to Moscow in July 1969. I was a kid, but already super interested in everything aviation related. It was fun. I sat way back, right in front of the engines. I wish I had a chance to fly on a VC-10 but never got the chance.

[@LEMMYLEMON]

The IL62 is like my favourite design of airplane. I always liked rear mounted jet engines and I always thought, what if one had 4 engines… and then I found the IL62

[@Ryangaming-zt8qh]

i respect

[@Nafeels]

A few notable fun facts: - This is one of the few modern commercial aircraft ever built WITHOUT leading edge slats. - This plane has a “sawtooth” in each wing root to prevent turbulence from disrupting the airflow on the wings when the aircraft enters a stall. - This plane has a small wheel at the tail that not only could be retracted halfway, but could also be controlled by the pilots during taxiing. - Due to the design choices I just listed above Russian pilots would took advantage of them by performing Cobra manoeuvres during landing to dramatically shorten its landing length. All in all, I’m extremely happy Simple Flying makes an episode on this magnificent plane and I wish for more old Russian commercials!

[@federico339]

The russians really are obsessed with Supermaneuverability are they not?

[@Nafeels]

@@federico339 Which is ironic considering this aircraft is also one of the largest non-boosted commercial aircraft ever built, next to early Boeing 707 versions. It’s like driving a land yacht without power steering. The British step-sis for this aircraft, the VC-10 on the other hand had a huge T-tail and an extremely complicated hydraulic system which made it far easier to control.

[@ianhjan]

I am 65 and used to see the IL62s flying into Manchester EGCC. They had a wheeled strut that descended from the rear of the fuselage once the park brakes where applied. Under certain conditions they must have become unstable whist on the ground. I lived in Liverpool and in the summer holidays I would monitor the high level flyovers mainly travelling Ottringham - Wallasey. It wasn't unusual get a Vulcan going to Goose Bay followed by an Aeroflot IL62 heading for Shannon. What a difference 55 years make!

[@slavkovalsky1671]

yes, they had heavy tails (four engines are nothing to sneeze at), so they got rear-heavy when low on fuel, and could conceivably tip to the rear without that strut

[@JustRememberWhoYoureWorkingFor]

@@slavkovalsky1671 but I don't get it: if a plane has, by its very design, a heavy tail, shouldn't the wings and the main landing gear be further aft too?

[@LordGaiyan]

Nice. I flew this plane from Moscow to Bombay (at the time) in 1988.

[@michaelsimpson3548]

I saw a couple of them when I was on holiday in Bulgarian 1976&1977. My dad had to bought me a model kit because I like the enormous sound and the odd 3rd rear wheels.childhood memory’s☺️

[@walternerd3147]

I’ve visited one in a museum in 2013 and got to chill in the cockpit and stuff i especially love how ilyushin design their cockpit with so many windows and the green turquoise color.

[@andrewmalik3737]

Where?

[@marv6017]

I flew the IL-62 with Cubana airlines in the late 1990’s. It was a surreal experience! The overhead luggage bins were open (like in a train or bus) and the cabin would fill with condensation (heavily) during takeoff. I disagree it had reduced engine noise…it was rather loud. I would compare it to flying the Boeing 727. I guess I have become spoiled after flying more modern aircrafts with its increased comfort and reduced noise level?

[@dannya1854]

One setback of rear mounted engines is that the engines are closer to the cabin and the further back into the plane you go the louder it gets. But yes engines have been greatly tuned for more comfort since the 60s and 70s.

[@535tony]

I flew on one from Miami to Moscow in 1995. Shortly after takeoff the upper half of the cabin filled with fog. This cleared up later. It was very noisy as well. Yes, like a 727.

[@Stevenimich]

My first time seeing them in person was in the early 1990s. I use to see Aeroflot fly them to Los Angeles in the early 90s. I worked at a bank that was directly under the flight path and I learned to differentiate the sounds of the airplane engines. The IL62 had a distinct sound. I was able to determine what was coming. I knew if it was an Il96 or Il62 that they were flying into LAX.

[@alexandermartinristl4634]

that was a fabulous plane. Flew in 1991 on a TU134 to Moscow and on with an IL62M to Tokyo. The sound of those of 4 Solovievs was rather loud but very cool in it's own way. The plane was also VERY fast. Sadly I was never on IL96.

[@gertoosterink7745]

My wife and I flew in 1990 just after the end of the iron curtain area from Schiphol Amsterdam to Timisoara in Romania, with the Ilyushin 62M who came from Montreal Canada and had a stop in Amsterdam. What I remember from this trip - we were in the back of the plane - were the very loud engines, unbelievable! Also the plane was maximum loaded with passengers and freight - there were for example TV`s and frigidare`s in the path between the passengers chairs in the back! They had bought by Romanians in Canada... the length off the pass. compartment was divided in 3 by curtains. also the very little space between the seats.

[@Petriefied0246]

I think that these and the VC10 are beautiful, I wish this configuration was more common.

[@waitotong9590]

I think one of the major obstacles preventing this configuration from being more popular is if you have an engine fire or catastrophic failure, it can easily affect the engine next to it

[@Petriefied0246]

@@waitotong9590 I wasn't suggesting four engines, just two.

[@SuperFlyCH]

I got to go up in the flight deck of an IL-62 and remember seeing the TCAS unit duct taped to the floor behind the captains seat. They also had two main tires loaded in the cargo bay. After landing, the pilots got out of the aircraft and replaced the tires themselves. Never something you would ever see pilots from other countries doing.

[@aviatorb77w]

I've been in a IL62 museum which shows an Interflug IL62. Pretty cool aircraft, i must say!

[@aviatorb77w]

-it's called "Lady Agnes" if you wanna google btw

[@Avia_cat]

I have seen it ,visited it's cockpit and even got a chance to move it's trust levers and some switchers . It's a nice aircraft with a very nice cockpit and comfortable cockpit. The aircraft is huge and very long . Those engines look very good (I visited standart,not "m": version )

[@VisibilityFoggy]

By any chance, would you be kind enough to tell us how you got lucky enough to see/do all that? Sounds very cool!

[@Avia_cat]

Also I have seen Tu-154,a few ANs and Yak40 in flight

[@andrewmalik3737]

Where?

[@Avia_cat]

@@andrewmalik3737 I am Ukrainian, we have a lot of old planes here. Also we have a wonderful national aviation museum which owns more than 70 planes: Airliners, fighters, helicopters,cargo planes, general aviation planes, different aviation engines and other interesting things

[@andrewmalik3737]

@@Avia_cat which city? Kiev?

[@stevensmith2078]

Wonderful aircraft. I got the chance to fly the IL-62 on Russian domestic flights between Moscow and Khabarovsk. It has an unusually bouncy landing gear while taking off and is amazingly smooth in flight. I also had the pleasure of flying on a Tu-154 and on a Yak-40, not to mention on Mil 6 or 8 helicopters.

[@denisleclerc8140]

Yes, I flew an Il62M with Cubana de Aviacion. It was a very quiet aircraft. Although the inside of the plane looked like a home made camper!

[@richarddixon5583]

I flew the plane from London Stansted to Havana Cuba in the early nighties. We had to fly via Gander in Canada to refuel. Lovely plane. Gander Airport was like going back in time.

[@donaldjbiden]

Thank you for this video MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE PLANE!!!!

[@Soucor]

It was my first flight in life. To Burgas from sxf by Interflug. Since then I loved flying

[@donaldjbiden]

Those four engines sound so beautiful they scream like theres no tomorrow

[@chrisphelan5910]

I remember seeing regular IL62 arrivals into Manchester during the 1970's including LOT and Tarom. Down at Heathrow I remember CSA IL62's and just the once a Cubana example.

[@loveaodai100]

I think this plane is one of the coolest looking planes ever flown commercially. I flew on one from Montreal to Ho Chi Minh City in 1990 by way of Moscow, Bombay, and Hanoi and then return the same route after my visit to Vietnam. Despite being 33 years ago I remember many details of the plane and every stop which is something I can't say for the many other flights I took that year!

[@jensalstrup8060]

Wonderful plane to fly with. Very quiet and very smooth. Good legroom.

[@whatevermightwork]

I used to see these flying in & out of Seattle for Aeroflot. I wanted to fly on one but never had the chance.

[@sevenlux7093]

This is one of the most beautiful airplanes ever built

[@thomasburke7995]

On the ramp at KIAD back in the early 90's... aeroflot had scheduled service as well as chartered flights.. the chartered planes use to park back at cargo . The kick stand / tail stop actually had wheels on it .. you could NOT TOW the plane empty unless the stand was down and you had to load the forward cargo first before you but anything topside.On take off those engines were not Quite..

[@STERENN.]

The Russian president used it to go to the G20 in London in March 2009. I remember seeing it taking off from London Stansted airport while waiting for my boarding. There were a bunch of government planes, including Oman's Boeing 747SP. As a young flying enthusiast, it was very unique and exciting

[@oreoornithomimus2454]

It also had a feature where the tail wheel would extend from the tail and act as a strut when the aircraft was empty. This was an alternative method as apposed to moving the landing gear and wing rear wards to maintain balance like on other tail rear engine aircraft .

[@janthys45]

We flew it from Brussels to Moskow in the summer of 1976. It accererated like a formula 1 race car ! Never experienced that after this flight via Kiev , due to the fog around Moskow. (Thanks)

[@Art_bor]

Cool simplyflying as always

[@SimpleFlyingNews]

Thanks for the feedback! - TB

[@hans-ludwigvolk3871]

I was flying with the IL 62 in 1983 from CGN to Havanna with a short stop in Gander. For me it was excellent. Ore space inside and a very nice flight- and cabin crew. In the return I could stay for about 25 min in the cockpit. This was very impressiv!

[@lanzortiz3199]

I would love to experience flying with this legendary plane with air koryo. Also with their fleet il-18 or il-72.

[@franekzh]

Yea me aswell!

[@Sacto1654]

Alas, Air Koryo no longer "officially" flies the Il-62. Their small fleet of Tu-214's and An-148's are the only planes operational left in their fleet.

[@peter4068]

I flew on an IL-62 from Domodedovo Airlines ; Moscow to Baku. I loved it. Of course we had a seat in the back of the cabin with engine view and sound 😁

[@firehog]

I've flown aboard one. It wasn't bad, the staff was awesome and it was a LOT more noisy than other planes flying in the 90's. Not disturbingly bad but you could hear the difference. Didn't climb fast. Not a good thing taking off from Oslo in Norway close to those mountains

[@CairnTerrier69]

Flew aboard a CSA IL-62 in 1991. Sat up front....I loved it. Super quiet and very comfortable. A “Cadillac” jetliner.

[@petyapetya2795]

The most beautiful passenger aircraft, beauty in proportions, length, clean wings, in childhood i was flying in it , in 1986

[@rozhanabdullah7863]

Flew on one in 1985 from London to Kuala Lumpur, with a transit and aircraft change in Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport. Transit time was some 9 hours and managed to set foot outside the terminal for a short sightseeing. I was assigned rear end seats near the engines and my ears were ringing up to a week after the flight. All in took about 24 hours to arrive with a transit in Karachi on the Moscow - Kuala Lumpur sector. Fare was half of Malaysia Airlines' one way ticket.

[@chrisjohnson6876]

I think the VC-10's tailplane looks more elegant and more in proportion to the rest of the fuselage, but I would say that as I'm British :-)

[@loveaodai100]

I am not British but I think you are absolutely correct. That said the IL 62 had an incredibly cool look probably being the coolest looking jet plane that ever flew commercially while the VC-10 was the most beautiful aside from the Concorde of course

[@gpierre90]

Hi, I just seen your video now, I think the IL62 was the first aircraft I ever flown on. I was 4 years old at the time, and Aeroflot Russian Airlines was flying in Seychelles at that time in 1994. It is also how my I discovered my passion for aviation and my love of airplanes. I don't remember much about the interior. It was comfortable, then again I was small and don't remember much.

[@JustRememberWhoYoureWorkingFor]

3:02 I had never seen a small business jet with 4 engines

[@roelofvenema6500]

Good video and explaining . The il-62 had flown to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport between 1997 and 2002 for Air Cubana. First one a week, later 3 times a week monday, wednesday, saturday. In 2003 is the service between Cuba and the Netherlands stopped.

[@junitomolina3244]

Awesome video love the content as well. I've never seen the Aircraft in person but what a spectacle and marvel. But the Sudan 🇸🇩 IL62 you shower in the beginning of the video wasn't in the correct configuration for flight. It had its reversers engaged lol. Idk if im the only person who noticed that. If any1 else notices just comment whats type of aircraft is youre favorite. Thanks bro

[@maaltagabriel]

Where's that Qantas 707 clip at 2:23 from?

[@spongebubatz]

It‘s animated, but probably it should be at a real location

[@mohamedshuaib8522]

Love your content 🤩✈️

[@SimpleFlyingNews]

Thanks for the feedback! - TB

[@mohamedshuaib8522]

@@SimpleFlyingNews ❣️✈️

[@VGWKI]

Great video.

[@SimpleFlyingNews]

Thanks for the feedback! - TB

[@stuartaaron613]

Must be a pain to work on the inboard engines.

[@nikmwh]

I saw one at Heathrow Airport back in about 1969, it had a very steep climb-out after take-off

[@Malamba4231]

Yeah, I flew one out of LHR right around then, July 1969, and that’s what I remember too from inside: very steep takeoff. Same on the other side, at Moscow. Very steep descent.

[@VisibilityFoggy]

Americans who diligently watch the news may remember plane-loads of Russian mercenaries flowing into Venezuela a few years ago. When they showed them arriving at Simon Bolivar International Airport, the plane they were disembarking was an Il-62. It's an incredibly cool looking plane! Kinda like a MadDog on steroids.

[@gustavocarvalho1646]

"MadDog on steroids" 😂 Good one!

[@Cheeseatingjunglista]

"Americans who diligently watch the news " - As a vanishingly small number of whom may actually comprehend any of it, they would not be able to contrast that with the thousands of US "contractors" disembarking in Iraq over a decade long time span. As a diligent watcher of news myself, I am unable recall any of these "Russian mercenaries" making home videos of themselves machine gunning civilians from the safety of their armoured trucks while laughing crazily, nor hearing their bosses, so beloved of the CIA, claiming they felt "threatened" so were justified in their continual slaughter. Why do you Yanks feel such a power urge to kill innocents?

[@homobohemicus]

We used to fly the Czechoslovak Airlines Il62M when were kids (Early and Mid 80s) from Cairo to Prague via Beirut and when the war started then via Larnaca. I miss the roar of those engines and for a an old generation plane it was surprisingly comfortable and modern inside... Its still beautiful for sure

[@sunandrathi]

Thanks

[@aerohk]

great jet

[@Pokey73]

I flew on a Aeroflot IL62 July of 1990 from Dulles refueled in Gander, then on to Moscow

[@atilllathehun1212]

Used to see Uzbekistan Il62s at Manchester regularly. Fantastic sight and sound.

[@NikonF5user]

I wish you could have showed us some interior shots. Is it a dual aisle cabin?

[@spongebubatz]

Single aisle with a 3-3 layout

[@garykee1]

never flown in one, but i did see one on display at the oleg antonov museum in Kiev, Ukraine about 3 years ago when i visited the country. it was a cool sight to see compared to US made aircraft that i am accustomed to seeing on a normal basis.

[@satirthsarthak6887]

The other Russian Aircrafts like the Tupolev Tu-154 (Competitor of Boeing 727), The Ilyushin IL-76, IL-78 also had same "Soloviev D-30/now called Aviadvigatel PS 30 engines sounding exactly like The Ilyushin IL-62

[@MoocjAviation]

1:01 Rip il-62 Sudan

[@otmarvasatko5888]

I flew an IL-62 in 1996 from Prague to Tenerife Sur, unlike all the later planes I flew IL-62 had atypical oval windows

[@nathanflynn306]

Flew on a couple of them in 1986 when visiting USSR. I found it ironic that it has a first-class section in a supposed classless society.

[@drarifzaman5081]

It was a great experience flyyin it

[@FredNAirPlanes]

Fun fact: Air Koryo still uses the Il-62

[@dcar]

Grew up in SNN watching Aeroflot flying them through to the US, Cuba, central and South America. This year we had Rada flying cargo flights through SNN but that all stopped when the Belarus government decided to hijack the Ryanair flight. Was good to see the old 62 back again for a while.

[@Brick-Life]

Awesome Ilyushin Il-62

[@coolbreeze253]

I used to frequently see the LOT Polish Airlines' examples of these at O'Hare in the early 80s.

[@nestelberg5672]

Yes, that was LOT's regular route on IL-62 in the 80's from Warsaw to Chicago.

[@MLQUILLA]

I saw that giant in Miami Florida with Cubana de Aviación impressive plane

[@rejecteddriftwood314]

What is the advantage of placing the engines in the rear of the plane? The only reason I could think of is that they're mounted higher off the ground for clearance, but I don't know what the advantages of that would be.

[@marcox2937]

It also reduces cabin noise, and with all the engine power at the rear, in case one or both engines failed on one side, the pilots can more easily control lateral force from the drag of the damaged side

[@rejecteddriftwood314]

@@marcox2937 Kool, thanks!

[@rejecteddriftwood314]

@@marcox2937 What are some of the disadvantages?

[@bigjohn9351]

@@rejecteddriftwood314 prone to deep stall as all t tail airliners

[@domhnallryan2119]

@@rejecteddriftwood314 Significant weight penalty incurred by having to strengthen the rear fuselage to support the engines.

[@theblinddriver8170]

The layout of the engines are interesting, How it effected air flow around the rear of the plain? It added drag? How it effected the Weight distribution in landings and takeoffs? That sound interesting to know. How much fuel he used compare to other plains in that time? And compair to the other quad rear engines plain

[@victorcenac1247]

I flew on it twice and contrasted it with the 707. The IL 62M felt like a sports car. Very nimble in the air, took off very fast and stopped short after landing. Compared to IL 62, the 707 was slow and lumbering. It also took a lot of runway to take off and stop.

[@vincentgoudreault9662]

The title is misleading. The Il-62 was -- for a while -- the largest *jetliner*. But there were planes longer, with larger span and heavier maximum takeoff weight that existed before;, but they were not jetliners.

[@9999AWC]

2:56 *Smacks table* THANK YOU!!!!

[@thatsliferecovery1701]

I saw one land in Toronto after a sharp left turn it lined up with runway 24 for landing. During the turn the entire wing was displayed which was enormous, it was very close to the ground at the time and was flown by Air Cubana

[@TheKasperlkopf]

More videos about old planes pls!

[@nurrizadjatmiko21]

Wow. This video is logical

[@NeonSamurai4381]

Video Suggestion: Why do cargo aircraft have way less range than their commercial counterparts?

[@TheTubadMoose]

Aircraft probably have a higher GTOW/weight limit which means less fuel can be carried?

[@spongebubatz]

The space is used more efficient when it comes to weight per cubic meter, feet or whatever. A packed cargo aircraft has more additional weight than a passenger aircraft Also structural parts like loading doors make the aircraft heavier

[@uap24]

Chassis reinforcement adds weight.

[@edwardgeorge4881]

In 1979 I flew from Singapore to Moscow, with a stop-over in Delhi for refueling: it was a very smooth flight.😀

[@ATIMELINEOFAVIATION]

one of my fav planes!

[@skylineXpert]

Heard it used to fly via dublin and pickup irish tourists for the US back in the day

[@Kebria]

Any flights to saint martin?

[@spongebubatz]

More than unlikely that they were any

[@fuffoon]

It is a beautiful airplane.

[@joanpere8863]

I have seen it on the apron at Düsseldorf when Wladimir Putin visited Germany. What puzzled me was, that it needs a support at the rear end to not tumbling on its rear end when there is not enough load before the main landing gear.

[@glennschulz218]

Videos are awesome, informative and very very well written/presented. Having said that, could you please select one unit of measurement (metric system would be my preference) and stick with it? Describing something in metric then imperial on every measurement affects the flow of the story and can be very distracting and confusing us simpletons.

[@jimjacobs1789]

Since most Americans are almost clueless when it comes to the metric system, the enjoyment of these videos would greatly diminish if the imperial measurements were not also given. I look forward to the US going on the metric system but unfortunately, as President Jimmy Carter found out in the 1970's, most Americans adamantly oppose making the change. To be successful, the change has to begin with younger school children and will take many years to be completed.

[@ydfhlx5923]

On the other hand, how about adding aviation units since that's what we're talking about?

[@chrislohphotography]

@@ydfhlx5923 then every video heavy on technical specifications would be twice as long

[@tubefan93]

I agree that stating both units of measurements does discrupt the flow. My suggestion is to use the more common unit as narrator while giving both units (e.g. 2000 mi / 3704 km) as numbers on the screen. This would enable every viewer to see their prefered unit without any discruption.

[@glennschulz218]

@@tubefan93 brilliant idea.

[@CairnTerrier69]

They were common sight at BDL (Hartford) up into the early 90’s..either as LOT Polish charters, or bad weather diversions from JFK.

[@ReginaWitherspoon-y5t]

I love il-62 😊

[@benwingreeff2652]

Is there an email address i can send you a private message to?

[@inesiskiskis3554]

I flew Il-62 back in 1982 on Moscow-Khabarovsk-Moscow route. Frankly speaking, those were unimpressive flights - a single aisle aircraft and nothing out of the ordinary. Except the fact that on the return flight plane landed in thick fog at Domodedovo airport - just because a high ranking inspector was on board who ordered landing instead of diversion.

[@aeyb701]

Seen them in Gander Newfoundland, refueling and leg stretching stop. Moscow Havana mostly, Aeroflot and Cubana., 1980’s.90’s

[@geoffk777]

I saw one of these flying out of Tokyo Haneda airport around 2012. I was outdoors and suddenly heard a huge noise, easily two or three times that of a normal airliner. I looked up and saw the distinctive profile. It was flying for a Russian cargo carrier. Despite the noise reductions on the M version, this is still a very noisy aircraft.

[@marcox2937]

imo the best russian jet plane

[@rodrigonogueiramota4433]

IL62: I´m the most famous ilyushin of all time IL76: hold my vodka

[@Anfidurl]

Wasn't the inspiration behind this and the Tu-134 both because of a state visit by Nikita Khrushchev where he was flown around on a new french Caravelle in 1960?

[@river_salmon]

Yep, 100%, Khrusch himself argued Tupolev about the viability of this scheme and ordered him to create such an aircraft. Have read bout it on many sources.

[@Jakobly]

did the IL62 come before the VC10?

[@prasakmanitou4925]

VC10 was a year ahead

[@bossfight6125]

Great Soviet aircraft, it had some large operators like Aeroflot, LOT Polish Airlines and Cubana de avancion as well

[@jeffreywarrensmith581]

Early 80s i flew Moscow, Prague, Lisbon, the just visible outer 2 engines seemed to be off in flight but used on take off, and perhaps landing - rotors were not spinning, smooth flight low altitude and dodged every white cloud for visibility. In Moscow airport - passengers stood at walkway doors 2 hours - I stood too - then everyone ran to get a seat - more tickets sold than seats - no geriatrics got in my way to a seat.

[@Sanderus]

Beautiful flying coffin

[@robertbest8591]

My wife and I flew on one of these from Moscow to airport near Vladivostok 1981

[@zombiedodge1426]

Before the Berlin Wall came down, these planes regularly stopped at Gander, Newfoundland for refuelling on the way to and from Cuba.

[@theshadowman1398]

Seen yes, haven’t flown on it but really would like to

[@JulioRamosescritor]

I saw them in LOT colors in my city airport.