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Video: Russian Tu-95 bomber exploding after left wing erupts in a ball of flame during take off
As we reported last year, the Russian Ministry of Defense suspended all the Russian Air Force Tu-95 Bear flights after a strategic bomber suffered an incident in Russia’s Far East on Jun. 8, 2015: the +60-year old Russian four-engine turboprop-powered strategic bomber and missile platform skidded off the runway and exploded after the left wing caught fire during the take off run at Ukrainka airfield. (theaviationist.com) Más...
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One Bear that won't be harassing NATO states and aircraft. Crew died in service to a dictator.
That is an interesting old aircraft, how odd. A manufacturer that has gotten counter rotating props in military use or anywhere? The only other place is at the Reno Air Races. Very complicated transmissions.
Counter rotating props on a 12,000HP turbine engine, times 4.
And these are the aircraft that Grand Putin is trying to scare the living lights out of the Western World with. BS.
It looked like there may have been a fuel leak around the left wing strobe and or faulty wiring to the unit. The explosion happened just as the left strobe fired in its sequence. I doubt that we will ever officially know what happened. RIP to those involved.
Uncontained engine failure? The wing fuel tanks were compromised almost immediately and there was nothing that could be done to save the crew. It is always a tragedy to see an iconic old bird destroyed and an even greater tragedy to have its crew perish while doing their duty - God rest the souls of those men and women in uniform.
