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TU-134A Samara Airlines

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And here is the most recent case. The Tu-134 was landing in Samara; the weather was getting worse before our eyes, it was close to a minimum, the crew entered the instruments almost without deviations ... the runway is about to open…

My God, there are so many such moments in the life of a pilot. Freeze, wait three seconds, and your eyes will catch on the lights. No, they started looking for the lane with the whole crew. How that stripe appeared in the captain's brain, I do not know, but a sharp turn to the right and down — and the masterful approach is destroyed. The plane left both the course and the glide path, and only in the last seconds did the captain realize that he had to leave. And I couldn't, I didn't have time to leave, I clung to the ground, the plane somersaulted… Six passengers were killed.

A classic, "school" disaster. There's nothing to talk about.

The crew survived. Now they will be judged.

And in the media, a chorus of voices: "the crew was caught off guard by the sharply deteriorating weather."

THE CREW SHOULD ALWAYS BE PREPARED FOR ANY DETERIORATION IN THE WEATHER!

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Tupolev TU-134A
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 108.9ft (33.2m)
  • Length 148.5ft (45.3m)
  • Height 42.1ft (12.8m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 69,999lbs (31,751kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.481
  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.007
  • Wing Loading 22.3lbs/ft2 (108.7kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 3,144.7ft2 (292.2m2)
  • Drag Points 19915

Parts

  • Number of Parts 354
  • Control Surfaces 9
  • Performance Cost 2,395