Tu-160 just crashed near Saratov

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"Thomas Schoene" wrote in message
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"Christians for Cheeseburgers." wrote in

In the US we ground test engines after they are replaced. We find
it's much easier to shut down than from 30,000 feet.

A remarkably tasteless comment.

And that assumes the crash was even related to the engine change. No
guarantee that it was. And even if it was, there's no reason to believe
that they didn't ground test it first. Even in the US, we'd do a
maintenance check flight after major maintenance. Ground test first,
but
flying the plane will find things that no ground test ever will.


Indeed. The RAF lost a Nimrod MR, in what sounds like a very similar
situation some six or seven years ago (engine fire on a test flight).
Thankfully on this occasion there were no lives lost or serious injury.



It's amazing how Russian aircraft always end up looking like previously
designed US aircraft. The 160 bears a striking resemblance to the US B-1
bomber. Like the space shuttle and Buran, there is a long list of Russian
aircraft that look amazingly similar to US aircraft. I guess the Russians
just never come up with any original ideas.

Anyway, the Russians are well known for sloppy engine testing. On the N-1
rocket, they only tested every fourth engine. Incidentally and perhaps
coincidentally, there were never any successful N-1 flights. They did make
outstanding fireworks displays though.