damn, it didn't sink into the mud!!!
Posted on 06/01/2013 7:52:41 PM PDT by lbryce
>>>Riding in any Russian aircraft is a blind roll of the dice.<<<
In fact statistics is not about to back your statement.
The problem with Russian aircraft is it often used by 3rd rate 3rd world operators and most are crashing for a reasons of lack of maintenance of pilot error.
Most their airliners are built after military platforms with most critical systems dubbed. Their structural integrity standards for airliners are higher too and it is pretty common to walk from a Russian planewreck alive.
If all these savage carriers could put a hand on Boeings and Airbuses it could be all the same disastrous or worse.
damn, it didn't sink into the mud!!!
This is new news” That plane first flew in 1988. It’s not new! The Ruskies now use them to fly outsized cargo around the world. It’s just a scaled up C5 with a couple more engines to keep it up in the sky!
The tails were intentionally designed that way to accommodate external payloads like the Buran.
Got to see this up close several years ago when it was moving some equipment for Eli Lilly.
Looks great, but it really was a complete pig. Pilot seats mounted on wooden blocks, Dollar Store electric fans mounted on the dash, due to no Air Conditioning, many nearly bald tires showing thread, numerous missing rivets, etc.
The ATA mechanics worked on this thing for free, just to have it in their log books.
Was on the ground here for nearly two weeks, waiting on a part.
A380 maiden arrival at SFO.
We could be seeing on of these in the not too distant future landing in Syria with some S-300 systems aboard...
The Russians have always and still are greatly enamored of “big” projects. Google “Maxim Gorky” and you can see that their love for big planes goes way back.
That is an amazing main bogie.
Beautiful graphic.
It is included in the flyer they hand you when you go visit the Evergreen museum in McMinnville. In addition to the Spruce Goose, they have an SR-71, a B-17, a Spitfire, an ME-262, and tons of other significant aircraft. They even have a Thunderchief!
Ever been to the Commemorative Air Force museum in Midland, TX? Their stuff flies!
They have the only B-29 Superfortress, Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, and Bell P-39 Airacobra fighter. Then there are the Consolidated B-24A Liberator Diamond Lil', Bell P-63 Kingcobra fighter, Douglas SBD Dauntless and North American P-51D Mustang Red Nose, all of which are one of only two or three of that type still flying today. Rare Axis aircraft operated by the CAF include an original Japanese Mitsubishi A6M3 "Zero" carrier-based fighter and a German Ju-52. These aircraft are all flown regularly in support of the CAF mission.
“Russian flying garbage can” is a little unfair if they haven’t actually claimed that it can fly. ;’)
Thanks for the link. That’s pretty impressive.
bttt
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