Ilyushin Il-62 Anyone have experience?

[Firejet]

Hi guys,

Just wanted to ask if anyone has any experience on how to get these aircraft to work. It seems they just use way to much fuel, and i really could use a cheap aircraft that i could use to pass upcoming c checks. All input would be greatly appreciated.

[Sami]

Used in beta in 1970s while based at Moscow ... 1980/1990 .. stay out of it 

[thedr2]

Agree with Sami, proftitable, but there are FAR better aircraft out there. Definately avoid it if it is over 10 years old. But I would advise buying from a western manufacturer, even if it means it costs a bit more.

[Firejet]

i was looking as having 1 or 2 of these as backups for upcoming c checks

[thedr2]

In my honest opinion, you'd be better off letting the aircraft run their C checks. Replacement aircraft for maintenance are unnecessary anyway, and the lease cost on top of that just wouldn't be worth it.

[hockia02]

I have experience with the Il-62. It's awful. It's fuel economy is terrible and its reliability sucks. I have constant delays due to technical problems. And the C check costs 5 times more than what one would on my beloved 737s. I thought the Il-62 would be a cheap way to get me into long haul international flights. Instead its just a quick way to lose a bunch of money. Lucky my lease is 1 year. My C check comes up at 8 months. I'll just park it / terminate my lease at that point.

[Firejet]

yeah it bankrupted me the first time fuel efficiency = - 100% it uses so much fuel i dont know how the russians could  build something like this. (not to mention 4 pilots)

[Toivoja]

yeah it bankrupted me the first time fuel efficiency = - 100% it uses so much fuel i dont know how the russians could  build something like this. (not to mention 4 pilots)

Well soviets didn't care about fuelburn, or any other thing what affected nature(Nickel mines in Petsamo, Nature was complitely dead near the nickel factory.

And the aircraft had pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer and navigator, if I remember correctly.

[thedr2]

It wasn't so much that they didn't care about fuel burn, but they did not have the technology available to them that the west had.

[Firejet]

well right flight engineer and navigator and pilots are actualy different jobs, F. engineeers are cheaper salery wise.