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Russia's military tests new aircraft - test flight ends fatally

2021-08-17T17:03:51.726Z


A fire breaks out on an engine of a new Russian military aircraft during a test flight. The machine crashes, the crew dies.


A fire breaks out on an engine of a new Russian military aircraft during a test flight.

The machine crashes, the crew dies.

Moscow - A military aircraft newly developed in Russia crashed on Tuesday while approaching the Kubinka airfield near Moscow.

The aircraft manufacturer OAK reports, according to the

Interfax

news

agency

, that there were two test pilots and an engineer on board the Ilyushin Il-112B.

State agencies reported that no one survived.

So there were no victims on the ground.

Three dead in the crash of a Russian military plane: flames erupt from the engine

A video shows how flames erupt from the right engine, causing the machine to lose height, tip over to one side and fall headlong into a forest.

The authorities opened an investigation into a possible violation of flight safety rules.

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When the Ilyushin Il-112B crashed, there were no survivors

© Dmitry Ovchinnikov / AP / dpa

According to the media, the Il-112B is the first military transport aircraft to be completely redeveloped in Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

It can therefore transport up to five tons of weapons, military equipment, cargo and personnel.

List of rubric lists: © Dmitry Ovchinnikov / Dmitry Ovchinnikov / AP / dpa

Source: merkur

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