"Russian Jet Crashes on Takeoff" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill  | 14 Sep 2022 12:56 a.m. PST |
…Ukraine's Ministry of Defense shared the clip on Twitter on Monday, writing in the accompanying post: "Sunday morning in Crimea. Another Su-25 is down. Incomplete at all levels."Weapons in the hands of the russians [sic] are the danger, first of all, to themselves."… NY Post: link |
| Bandolier | 14 Sep 2022 1:28 a.m. PST |
He got caught in the jet wash – like poor old Goose. |
| soledad | 14 Sep 2022 2:01 a.m. PST |
I guess he also banked too much and lost "lift". |
| Arjuna | 14 Sep 2022 3:23 a.m. PST |
Hopefully no one forgot a screwdriver bit in the jet engine during maintenance. A small carelessness and you're screwed… |
Heedless Horseman  | 14 Sep 2022 4:48 a.m. PST |
Incidentally, the F35 lost on take off from RN carrier a while back, had an air intake cover left in place. Oops! |
| HMS Exeter | 14 Sep 2022 7:46 p.m. PST |
I've seen a YouTube analysis thar suggested the wingtip clipped. The jet that crashed was shown with several feet of wing canted down 90°. It didn't look like it was enough to have compromised the aileron, but maybe control of it was lost. |
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