Sad Russian Aircraft Story . . .

[Dan]

Story here -- http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/05/09/plane.deaths/index.html

It seems an IL-76 (Soviet designed and built) lost its rear door in flight and the accompanying rapid decompression sucked as many as 100 (or more) people from the plane to their deaths.

Sad story and an important reminder of the general caliber of equipment produced by the Soviet system.

Just FYI

- Dan

[wsbill]

... in response to Sad Russian Aircraft Story . . ., posted by Dan on May 9, 2003

The TN air guard in Memphis 2 years ago when they forgot to take out pressurizing plugs (looking for fuel leaks).

A fuel truck hooks up and began putting fuel onboard, which  over pressurized a wings and the wing broke off.  Spilling fuel all over the place.

Wing shouldn't have broken off... just a old bird.

[vagn]

... in response to Sad Russian Aircraft Story . . ., posted by Dan on May 9, 2003

=== ... reminder of the general caliber of equipment
=== produced by the Soviet system.

Or it could have been improperly secured,
badly maintained, or some bored numbnuts could
have been playing with it in flight.

They don't even know how many people were on the plane!
Blaming the equipment is easy.  Do they have anything
like the NTSB in Congo?  Not likely. So... everythings
fine, just a little equipment failure, only 7 injured,
nothing to see, move along, oooh look, flamingos!

[wsbill]

... in response to huh?, posted by vagn on May 9, 2003

Your talking about a 3rd world country flying old worn out aircraft which the russian probably sold them after years of service.

I'll bet Congo won't even pony up money for pine boxes.

This is the way we ought to get rid of all those Al Queda folks in Gitmo.

Blame it all on mechanical failure...will work like a charm.   Ukraine has a few of them on their flt line.