• The Russian Ilyushin IL-76 - otherwise known as "The Beast".
    The Russian Ilyushin IL-76 - otherwise known as "The Beast".
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Incredible footage of a massive, heavily loaded Russian Ilyushin IL-76 cargo plane using the entire length of the runway to get off the ground at Canberra Airport.

As the Russian behemoth, loaded to the max and likely even beyond, struggles to reach rotate speed as the runway beneath its wheels gets closer and closer to running out, someone in the air traffic control tower shot this amateur footage in awe.

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