The incident has been reported by the plane's developer United Aircraft Corporation, which has not confirmed the fatalities so far.
According to a source for TASS, there were three people on board, including Honored Test pilot Nikolay Kuimov, who holds the status of Hero of Russia. Before the plane crashed, the aircraft's right engine went on fire, causing the Il-112V to tilt to the right side. The aircraft began to lose speed before flipping over and falling to the ground, the news agency reports.
It is not yet known what caused the crash. Rostec, the parent company of the United Aircraft Corporation, revealed it would create a commission to investigate the accident, noting that it is still in its experimental stage.
The IL-112V is a new generation light transport aircraft built at the Voronezh Aviation Plant, around 500km south of Moscow. The plane is designed to transport military personnel, weapons, and other equipment, up to a maximum of five tons. It was initially manufactured as a passenger aircraft, before the military variant was created to transport troops.
The plane in question arrived in Moscow last week to participate in the Army 2021 exposition, an annual show of Russian military technology.
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Seems I'm lacking quite a bit of drug experiences, though ...
RC
C83 infra: Which was blocked? Hicks on religion: [Link] Or surfing? [Link] I'm gonna guess the former.
rc
Once its wings crossed 90 degrees, all lift is effectively gone it was all over but the
shoutingscreaming. (Compare: [Link] great comments there.)RIP
R.C.
When that crash happened, I was here - but I was instantly worried for one of my SoCal GF's who lived right by there in Cypress. She was OK.
That image was absolutely petrifying. I've read about it before - but the thing that I remember most was that picture in the newspaper.
They've got a memorial about it. [Link]
They've also got a memorial in S.D. for/from where/when scumbag Huberty shot up that McDonalds. (84 I think; yup. 7/18/84.) I'd been at that McDonalds with my brother and friends ~ a week earlier. (My brother's out there surfing right now and just texted me. Gotta go.)
RC
To give you an idea on how behind the times I've been on S. America and the US/CIA, this 1980 documentary is teaching me stuff I should have known but did not. Inside The CIA - On Company Business (1980) [COMPLETE] [Link] RC
When I first saw the crash, if I'm honest I equated it to woman driving*
Cue the hate haha 😄
Given that you like AA, that means you're also a fan of dark humor, irony, and yes, even tacky jokes - the more over the top the better.** Thus, I'm pretty confident you'll appreciate this. Growing up, my father would laugh at everything worth laughing at. My brother and I still talk about how it's helped us and helps us. Life NEEDS humor.
*My guess is those places were uptight Catholic areas - or thoroughly (I don't know religion) Calvinist? Hell, I don't know. Whatever, raised to be uptight by uptight parents in an uptight church. I never saw the inside of one except (you've heard this before) the inside of 'The Church Of The Atlantic.' (It was a lot like this - the proverbial green room as it's called.) Florida's a lot like this from 8/13/2021.: [Link] - not.
*BH says it somewhere in there about how these puritanical idiots have (no surprises here) no sense of irony, no sense of humor. The more things change . . .
RC
I bet I would have liked it as well!
woman who flies upside down will have crack up.