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tblue37

(65,342 posts) Sat Jan 26, 2019, 11:30 PM Jan 2019

"Footage showing 22 Jan loss of #Russia Tu-22M3 "RF-94159" has apparently emerged"

Horrifying.

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"Footage showing 22 Jan loss of #Russia Tu-22M3 "RF-94159" has apparently emerged" (Original Post) tblue37 Jan 2019 OP

Longer version: dalton99a Jan 2019 #1

Omgosh. That's awful. Crutchez_CuiBono Jan 2019 #2

Apparently there were four crew on board and one survived. At least that is what I read on tblue37 Jan 2019 #3

That's grim. What do you see happening in the video... Crutchez_CuiBono Jan 2019 #4

The comments on the Twitter thread suggested metal fatigue combined with extremely cold weather, tblue37 Jan 2019 #6

That plane has a history of airframe issues. Codeine Jan 2019 #7

It looked like the nose snapped off on touchdown. denbot Jan 2019 #5

The plane landed so hard that the main landing gear collapsed into the fuselage. TheBlackAdder Jan 2019 #8

dalton99a

(81,485 posts)

1. Longer version:

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Sat Jan 26, 2019, 11:58 PM

Jan 2019

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)

2. Omgosh. That's awful.

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 27, 2019, 12:31 AM

Jan 2019

He hit hard. Looked like it snapped the fuselage. Horrible ending for that pilot.

tblue37

(65,342 posts)

3. Apparently there were four crew on board and one survived. At least that is what I read on

Reply to Crutchez_CuiBono (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 27, 2019, 02:14 AM

Jan 2019

that Twitter thread.

Crutchez_CuiBono

(7,725 posts)

4. That's grim. What do you see happening in the video...

Reply to tblue37 (Reply #3)

Sun Jan 27, 2019, 03:47 AM

Jan 2019

why the crash?

tblue37

(65,342 posts)

6. The comments on the Twitter thread suggested metal fatigue combined with extremely cold weather,

Reply to Crutchez_CuiBono (Reply #4)

Sun Jan 27, 2019, 09:32 AM

Jan 2019

and a too steep angle of approach.

Codeine

(25,586 posts)

7. That plane has a history of airframe issues.

Reply to Crutchez_CuiBono (Reply #4)

Sun Jan 27, 2019, 09:43 AM

Jan 2019

Development was rushed and the manufacturing quality was poor. They’re also quite old.

denbot

(9,899 posts)

5. It looked like the nose snapped off on touchdown.

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Sun Jan 27, 2019, 03:47 AM

Jan 2019

Then the main body seemed to drop on the forward section as it slid down the runway. I’m surprised anyone survived.

TheBlackAdder

(28,193 posts)

8. The plane landed so hard that the main landing gear collapsed into the fuselage.

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Sun Jan 27, 2019, 09:46 AM

Jan 2019

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