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FLIGHT #8/10 IL-14 147001640 ORLOVKA (UUTO) - ORLOVKA (UUTO), JUNE 12, 2016

This video has been remastered and significantly improved in Sight & Sound and replaces the initial version, published in 2016.

This video series shows the happy faces of 28 invited aviation enthusiasts from all over the world on their very first flight experience onboard Ilyushin 14 in 2016.

This flight is number eight of total 10 flights, and the first flight on the second flying day in adverse weather conditions, changing from tropical rain showers to bright sunshine within minutes offering unlimited challenge to the photographer and videographer.

Spending a whole weekend claiming the complete Orlovka Airfield, many of us experienced their most awesome experience in lifetime.

This whole weekend will remain in our memories forever.

We thank our most enthusiastic hosts, all friends and family members from Albatros Aero - the - IL-14 Restoration Team - with "Papa Andrey" and "Baby Mansur".

History of Ilyushin 14T Serial Number 147001640 “Penguin”

Airframe 147001640 was manufactured at the Engineering Plant 30 “Znamya Truda / Banner of Labour” in Moscow-Khodynka on September 27, 1957 and delivered to the Soviet Air Force with the Military Markings “23” Red.

In 1974, “23” was modified to operate as a flying laboratory for the Soviet Navy, where she served until 1984 and was retired 1987.

Her second life began, when Oleg Lyakishev, Igor Volk and Georgy Nikolaev started a restoration project in 1993, registering her 01114 ФЛА РФ (FLA RF).

By 1995, 147001640 was back in the air again, flying in the region of St. Petersburg.

In 2004, 147001640 was repainted with the characteristic red Polar livery and nicknamed “Penguin”.

The registration CCCP-91612 painted on the fuselage has been used in the film “Разрешите взлёт!" (Grant permission for take-off!) and is fake.

The owners failed to "legalize" 147001640 by registering her RA-1114K, because changes in the legislation took place.

147001640 was never registered in the Russian Civil Registry and was stored for seven years at Myachkovo Airfield without any flying activity, facing an uncertain future.

Her third life began, when a team headed by Andrey Ivanov and Vladimir Lisnyak concluded an agreement with the owners and started repair works in November, 2011 to be completed by the end of Summer, 2012.

Disputes with the management of Myachkovo Airfield forced the owners to remove “Penguin” from Myachkovo and transfer her to Stupino Airfield to complete the restoration.

After restoration, “Penguin” was relocated to Orlovka Airfield in the Tver region, North West of Moscow.

Andrey Ivanov and Vladimir Lisnyak shared the ownership of “Penguin” with the previous owners and fully own the 2nd IL-14 with the serial number 147001647, also known as “Blue Dream” and later “Dmitry Sukharev” in honor of the Pilot killed in a tragic accident, while performing a display flight of AN-2, RA-35171 on September 2, 2017 during an airshow in Chornoye, Moscow Region.

Ongoing disputes with the owner of Orlovka Airfield forced the team to relocate the entire fleet in 2018 to Oreshkovo Airfield, some 180 km South West of Moscow, close to the City of Kaluga.

Both IL-14 are reported grounded at Oreshkovo since 2019 and the team is working to solve the ongoing technical problems.

In Russia, the restoration of Historic Aircraft back to Airworthiness needs to be kept on a low profile to avoid legal consequences for the owners, because neither the State nor private institutions are interested to support a revival of Soviet Aviation History.

Despite these difficulties, the “IL-14 Restoration Team” and their supporters are driven by their dream to bring the IL-14 and other milestones of Soviet Aviation History back to life again.

This video is dedicated to the memory of Dmitry Evgenyevich Sukharev.

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Flight Details

Flight : Albatros Aero #8
Date : Saturday, June 12, 2016
Aircraft : IL-14T
Registration : None
Previous Registration :
- 23 red (Soviet Air Force)
- 01114 ФЛА РФ (FLA RF)
Identification : Serial Number 147001640
Built : 1957
From : Orlovka (UUTO)
To : Orlovka (UUTO)
Take off : 13.12 h (1012 UTC)
Touch down : 13.24 h (1024 UTC)
Flying time : 44 minutes
Flying distance : 49 km
Flight Captain : Sukharev, Dmitry Evgenyevich
First Officer : Ivanov, Andrey Dmitrievich
First Officer : Postnikov, Ivan
Flight Engineer : Berdnikov, Yuriy
Cabin Crew : Sycheva, Nadezhda

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