a minute or two wont drink the whole tank out !! thats what i think ... jet need afterburners only at take off which i don't think takes that long time to empty the internal fuel tanks ..... plz correct me if am wrong...
an 124 wud surely have muchlonger takeoff and landing distances(considering full payload ) that our current airstrips cannot offer , maybe thats why IAF didn't take it ......
i may be totally wrong !!!!