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

An aircraft's size can often play a key role in forming and cementing its reputation and legacy. Indeed, you only have to look at the vast crowds that the Antonov An-225 draws to see that, for many people, the larger the aircraft means a greater spectacle. When the Ilyushin Il-62 was launched, it immediately nabbed the title of the world's largest aircraft at the time. Let's take a look at the history of this pioneering rear-engined aircraft.

Article link: https://simpleflying.com/ilyushin-il-62-story/

Video sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQiiMWoacwY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUBQQmK0Lu0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5GVJ_O6WT0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs5f7Se2_Hg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6pUGMHaUpE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYMNZoLcXak
Qantas Historical 707 747 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLq8if1nkTM.mp4
Pan Am's Ad 747 (Commercial, 1969, color) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CtpEK8yX6o
An225 SpaceShuttle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDOZ4SioYKg
A380 Lufthansa take-off prague https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7z6f4F1-5U

Photo sources:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rossija_IL62_RA-86467.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ilyushin_Il-62M,_Sudan_-_Government_AN1928030.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilyushin_Il-62#/media/File:LOT_Ilyushin_Il-62M_Rees.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilyushin_Il-62#/media/File:Ilyushin_Il-62_Engines.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilyushin_Il-62#/media/File:Air-to-air_with_a_Russian_Air_Force_Ilyushin_Il-62M_(retouched).jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vickers_VC-10_RAF_XV101.jpg
https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_314_Clipper#/media/Plik:Boeing_314_Clipper-cropped.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lockheed_L-1329_JetStar_731,_IAS_-_International_Aircraft_Service_AN0402356.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilyushin_Il-62#/media/File:IL62_1.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aeroflot_Ilyushin_Il-62_Marmet.jpg

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