Rio de Janeiro will have a special visitor in the next few hours, this is the Ilyushin IL-62 of the company Rada Airlines, from Belarus. The Soviet aircraft will land at Galeão Airport, on a flight from Tripoli, Libya.
The IL-62 took off today at 14:00 pm operating flight RDA-1532, which will land at Galeão Airport at 02:00 am on September 02nd. The aircraft will make its return flight from Galeão at 09:00 am to Banjul, Gambia, where it will land at 15:30 pm.
As the plane is currently fully freighter, the flight will logically transport cargo, which will be weapons produced in Brazil for Sudan. The Soviet-designed aircraft is known for its unusual look for today's times, with four Soviet-era engines located in the tail, which has a basic T-shape.
You will be able to follow the arrival of this flight, as well as the departure, on the Youtube channel Aviation.Tv, which broadcasts live aircraft traffic at Galeão Airport.
Follow along in the video below:
Specifications of the Ilyushin IL-62MF
- Total payload: 40.000 kg
- Maximum volume: 190 m³
- Main cargo port: 345×200 cm
- Cargo hold size: 2680x320x195 cm
- Range with maximum payload: 5500 km
- Maximum range in flight without load: 10500 km
- Average cruising speed: 830 km/h
