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originally posted by: Blackfinger
a reply to: anzha
Skipper,uuuummm skipper excuse me I think somethings wrong up back...
Heres what happens when your camera breaks on a Recon flight and you have to use MkI eyeball
originally posted by: Zaphod58
The circumstances behind this three part video aren't clear. It was shot in 2011, and pretty much speaks for itself.
YaropolkMSK4 years ago
+malyy5 @malyy5 The plane was made in 1982. Was in operation until 2005. 29th april 2011 the pilots were ordered to fly it to Samara for repairs. Due to imidiate breakage of automatic control system (АБСУ) right after the take-off the plane lost almost all controls. Pilots had to use the engines in order to make right or left turns. They are true professionals. My bow to them!
Аркадий Флитман4 years ago
+Аркадий Флитман @arflit Pilots are Heroes. First pilot - the commander of a squadron Juriy Rodionov - maked a miracle, he injected plane to the Runway and has landed, use only direction wheel and management of capacity of engines.
Excuse me for my English.
Аркадий Флитман4 years ago
+malyy5 @malyy5
There plane (Tupolev 154 reg. number RA-85563) didn't flying from 1999.
There vas first flight before 11 years on parking.
It is russian army. Command has ordered overtake the plane on factory for repair.
in the flight, autopilot has got out of hand, and pilots couldn't use ailerons and elevator.