We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
During the takeoff roll, at a speed of 135 km/h, the pilot-in-command slowly started the rotation and the nose gear lifted off. Then, at a speed of 165 km/h, he lifted off more vigorously when the flight engineer retracted the landing gear. At a speed of 190 km/h, the aircraft sank back on the runway on its belly (the landing gears were partially retracted), causing both propellers to struck the ground. The aircraft slid for about 740 metres when eight seconds later, the flight engineer shut dow
Antonov AN-24