ryoder 1,381 #1 Posted January 27, 2019 http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/26178/dramatic-video-of-russian-tu-22m3-crash-landing-in-bad-weather-emerges <SEAN_CONNERY_VOICE> "Most bombers don't react too well to carrier landings." </SEAN_CONNERY_VOICE> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,340 #2 January 31, 2019 Ouch. It almost looks like they never saw the ground and didn't flare. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phil1111 908 #3 February 5, 2019 (edited) Save rubles by not clearing the runway. Save rubles by not turning on the runway lights.Save rubles by not upgrading to HUD, EVS, or modern avionics. Russia’s Upgraded Tu-22M3M Long-Range Bomber to Make Maiden Flight in August “Under this deep upgrade, the aircraft will be fitted with digital radio-navigation equipment, a new communications suite, and an updated weapon control system,” the source told Jane’s. ... the Tu-22 M3M, a supersonic variable-sweep wing bomber with earlier variants first introduced into service with the Soviet Air Force and Soviet Naval Aviation in the 1970s, ... There are currently a little over sixty Tu-22M3M in service with the Russian Air Force, although the serviceability rate of the aircraft is around fifty percent or lower. " Cockpit -ceiling 90 meters at time of accident,7.1 g impact on landing, three of four onboard killed, 33 year old aircraft. Edited February 5, 2019 by Phil1111 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
