PhilDernerJr
2007-11-24, 04:53 PM
As some of you know, I've traveled to many strange places for work this past year. Many places I was not able/allowed to take photos, and I've not shared much of what I was able to get photo-wise, and I thought that over the next few weeks I'd make a few photo-reports to share.
One of my favorite places that I was able to take photos at, was certainly Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (FRU). If you've never heard of it, it's southwest of China. I've been there three times this year I think.
Bishkek has a lot of Russian planes, to put it mildly. Here are some of what I saw there. Please keep in mind I took these with a point and shoot!
Itek Air 737-200. This aircraft is now fully painted in Itek colors.
http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/fru1.jpg
IL-76
http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/fru2.jpg
Daalo Airlines IL-18. There are a couple here, and I'd never seen these before. Well, I've never seen most of these planes before.
http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/fru3.jpg
Johnsons Air 707. This aircraft was caught not long before this being used to smuggle arms to Somalia. how nice!
http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/fru4.jpg
A gem for me, an Air Central Asia IL-62
http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/fru6.jpg
Here is a photo looking back at the back ramp of the airport. You can see that this apron is packed full of crazy Russian planes. I wish I could have gotten close to see them.
http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/fru5.jpg
And here is a video from inside the plane of my arrival. You can see some of the above aircraft, here set up almost as though it was an assembly line of amazing aircraft lined up for me. Behind the 707, you see another Itek 732, and behind that is a gold Daalo IL-18.
[youtubetp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArkQ610mZoQ[/youtubeFeel free to ask questions, but please understand there may be some things that I cannot divulge.
Hope you enjoy!
One of my favorite places that I was able to take photos at, was certainly Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (FRU). If you've never heard of it, it's southwest of China. I've been there three times this year I think.
Bishkek has a lot of Russian planes, to put it mildly. Here are some of what I saw there. Please keep in mind I took these with a point and shoot!
Itek Air 737-200. This aircraft is now fully painted in Itek colors.
http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/fru1.jpg
IL-76
http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/fru2.jpg
Daalo Airlines IL-18. There are a couple here, and I'd never seen these before. Well, I've never seen most of these planes before.
http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/fru3.jpg
Johnsons Air 707. This aircraft was caught not long before this being used to smuggle arms to Somalia. how nice!
http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/fru4.jpg
A gem for me, an Air Central Asia IL-62
http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/fru6.jpg
Here is a photo looking back at the back ramp of the airport. You can see that this apron is packed full of crazy Russian planes. I wish I could have gotten close to see them.
http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/fru5.jpg
And here is a video from inside the plane of my arrival. You can see some of the above aircraft, here set up almost as though it was an assembly line of amazing aircraft lined up for me. Behind the 707, you see another Itek 732, and behind that is a gold Daalo IL-18.
[youtubetp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArkQ610mZoQ[/youtubeFeel free to ask questions, but please understand there may be some things that I cannot divulge.
Hope you enjoy!