Russian Presiden Putin's IL-96 at Jacksonville, FL

Greetings,
I drove to Jacksonville, FL to get my 2nd shot of Russian President Putin's IL-96 today. I already have a shot of it from a few years back but I wanted a better one unfortunaterly things didn't work out light wise. Herses the shots from (VQQ, Cecil Field Airport) NAS
http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/sdmil96-01.jpg
http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/sdmil96-02.jpg
http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/sdmil96-03.jpg

Old JFK shot.
http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/SDM%20IL-96.jpg

I just can't win with this one!
Senga

First the Shuttle/747 and now this, all in the same week - Senga, you rule!

You forgot my NATO 707-300 shot from Miami last week John!
:)
Senga

Damn you Senga...LOL...great catch!

Senga - I know you hunt these aircraft, but it seems you're becoming the ultimate Magnet for exotic aviation in the USA. Some of these aircraft are now hunting you for their chance to be shot. :)

People sometimes wonder what they were put on earth "to do"... Well, for right now, I think you know your answer... haha.... I can only imagine what you're going to be shooting from the air in years to come.

Can the Senga Butts touring "slide" show be far behind?

Tom

Nice catch again! How does that plane sounds Senga?

Where was that JFK one taken?

How does that thing sound???

we could probably see this aircraft in Sept. at the U.N. council

Awesome shots, Senga!

I've seen two Aeroflot IL-96 takeoffs in my life and the first was pretty spectacular. I was waiting for my Delta flight back to JFK from Havana and I watched the Aeroflot IL-96 take off and it took up so much runway that it looked like just as it lifted off it would take out the trees at the end of the runway!

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Originally Posted by AirtrafficController

we could probably see this aircraft in Sept. at the U.N. council

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Putin generally comes in with two IL-62s.

Sweet!! With a catch like that, nobody cares if the light doesn't cooperate :)

That isn't a bad-looking plane, for an Ilushin...

What was Putin doing in Jacksonville?

Putin usually brings the IL-96 actually.

We see the IL-62s for other staff & dignitaries. Putin himself does not attend every year and the last time he did, the IL-96s had been grounded, so he did indeed arrive on one of the IL-62s on that occasion.

Tom

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Originally Posted by Iberia A340-600

Awesome shots, Senga!

I've seen two Aeroflot IL-96 takeoffs in my life and the first was pretty spectacular. I was waiting for my Delta flight back to JFK from Havana and I watched the Aeroflot IL-96 take off and it took up so much runway that it looked like just as it lifted off it would take out the trees at the end of the runway!

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Originally Posted by AirtrafficController

we could probably see this aircraft in Sept. at the U.N. council

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Putin generally comes in with two IL-62s.

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Thanks again guys,

Greeney, Mario,
To me the IL-98 sounds similar to CFM56-2 engines (UPS DC-8s have them)

Phil, It was taken on the Tower Air Ramp looking shoting west.

Tom is right,
Its usually the IL-96
The Presidential aircraft have the russian flag on the tail with a gold border like you see in the IL-96 image above. He also can be seen in a IL-62 (Back up aircraft) that is also with the same tail logo as the IL-96. Its different from the usual coat of arms that we see on the normal SDM IL-62s

I wish they would bring a TU-204 or a TU-154 for once.
Senga

Nice shots! Really like them, never got to see any Russian aircraft ever, and probably wont... There is no reason for the Russians to come to DTW.

They are a sigh to see I have always been a big fan of Russian aviation.

No Russian planes into Detroit?
Heres 2 over the last 6 months I found.

VDA9166 IL-76 BIKF DTW 23:10 02-09-2007
VDA2326 AN-124 TUL 00:36 DTW 02:31 06-27-2007


Senga