![]() 05/05/2019 at 21:10 • Filed to: SUKHOI | ![]() | ![]() |
“ ’ The Sukhoi superjet is a state-of-the-art craft that is safe to use’ Wait, are they gone? If I can’t see them they can’t see me!”
![]() 05/05/2019 at 21:29 |
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At least forty-one persons died at Sheremetyevo airport today...
![]() 05/05/2019 at 23:00 |
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Russian news reports suggest a lighting strike on the aircraft caused electronic systems to fail...on a fly-by-wire airplane.
The only reason this is not far, far worse than the 737 MAX debacle is we already assume Russian jets are relatively death machines.
![]() 05/05/2019 at 23:09 |
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I thought the fuselage acted like a faraday cage... how could that possibly be the cause?
![]() 05/05/2019 at 23:27 |
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It’s going to be interesting to see what happened here. AV Web has this video of the plane coming in really hot and taking a BIG bounce before the right engine strikes and catches fire. So it was n’t on fire when it landed.
![]() 05/05/2019 at 23:29 |
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Malfunctioning flaps?
![]() 05/05/2019 at 23:32 |
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That’s my first guess. Or some sort of hydraulic issue.
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Worst case it has to do with the Fly by Wire
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Its supposed to, if you build it right. The Superjet may not be built right.
![]() 05/05/2019 at 23:43 |
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I don’t know if anyone has tested how a half-shorted fly-by-wire system works. If my experiences with malfunctions in car wiring harnesses are a clue, I see the similarities.
Also, this jet is a pride project for the Russian Federation. The investigation will be interesting. Maybe they can claim Ukraine shot it down.
![]() 05/05/2019 at 23:57 |
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I suppose they’re gonna blame it on the American parts of the jet, namely the avionics or something of the sort
![]() 05/06/2019 at 00:14 |
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I’ve been on a 737 with flaps that wouldn’t extend. If the captain hadn’t warned us about it, I’m not sure I would have even noticed anything different. He announced it because they did roll the fire trucks for us ( concern over high touchdown speed that could blow a tire probably)