{"id":138008,"date":"2023-03-06T06:00:16","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T11:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=138008"},"modified":"2023-03-03T19:06:26","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T00:06:26","slug":"russians-blow-up-own-plane-kill-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=138008","title":{"rendered":"Russians blow up own plane, kill one"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Russia’s military was pressure-testing the sealing of the fuselage of an IL-76MD-90A , the updated model of the venerable IL-76, when something let go, killing one worker and injuring several others.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt one of the assembly stages, the hermetic seal of the fuselage is checked by pumping excess pressure into the compartments,\u201d said the plane\u2019s manufacturer, United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), in a statement. \u201cDuring these tests, a tragic incident occurred.\u201d<\/p>\n

The IL-76MD-90A is an upgraded version of the iconic, Soviet-designed Il-76, one of the biggest planes in the world<\/a>. It\u2019s got an improved wing structure and glass cockpit. The PS-90A-76 turbofan engines boost performance and payload while offering a more extended flight range and slashing fuel consumption.<\/p>\n

Russia hopes to sell<\/u><\/a> the new cargo plane to the Indian Air Force. India owns older models of the Il-76, which have been plagued by maintenance issues.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Popular Mechanics<\/a><\/p>\n

Safe to say, this specific plane probably did not pass this particular test. You just know the Indians (dot, not feather) are impressed. Great sales tool: “Okay, maybe the old ones broke down a lot. But our news ones blow up in low pressure by themselves<\/em>! No maintenance intervention needed!”*<\/p>\n

* if you think I am kidding, you have never seen a great salesman at work.<\/p>\n

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Russia’s military was pressure-testing the sealing of the fuselage of an IL-76MD-90A , the updated model of the venerable IL-76, when something let go, killing one worker and injuring several others. \u201cAt one of the assembly stages, the hermetic seal of the fuselage is checked by pumping excess pressure into the compartments,\u201d said the plane\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":668,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[387,384],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-138008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international-affairs","category-russia"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4ozh1-zTW","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/668"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=138008"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138008\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=138008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=138008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=138008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}