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Wild Video Captures Russian Pilot’s Valiant Effort to Control Jetliner
- Posted on May 1, 2011 at 7:25am by
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Now, caught on camera…A pilot struggles to regain control of his aircraft.
This footage shot by a plane spotter at an airport in the Moscow region shows a Tupolev-154 appartently going out of control shortly after take off.
No passengers were onboard the Ministry of defense plane at the time.
The film released on the Internet has bloggers praising the skills of the pilot as he manages to regain control and land safely. Aviation authorities are investigating the incident.
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Comments (100)
tom
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 10:06amThis is called “dutch roll”. This happens with swept wing aircraft when the yaw damper system associated with the rudder is inoperative.
Report Post »C. Schwehr
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 10:33amAh, thank you. I suspected it was a rudder problem…
Report Post »clinker
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 10:05amThat flight was as stable as our economy!
Report Post »trooper
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 10:16amYes it was and it’s going to get worse before it gets better and may crash killing all on board, let’s hope the only passengers are from the current libtarded administration.
Report Post »SICKANTIRED
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 10:01amMust have spilled his Drink..haha
Report Post »CowboyExpat
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 9:56amYawn…anyone seen Bob Hoover lately? This is his routine….
Report Post »C. Schwehr
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 10:41amSadly, Bob isn’t flying anymore….
Report Post »hempstead1944
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 9:56amUntil you sit in the left seat and fly a fire breathing dragon that is out of control……limit your remarks to what you know…….
Report Post »TheGreyPiper
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 1:27pm“….Gate 17……Gate 18…”
Report Post »TSMartin
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 9:53amI’m wondering about the different camera angles. If this was only one “spotter” how could they have shot this from differing positions?
TS
Report Post »zman173rd
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 10:43amAt the last shot I saw the fire and rescue team at the ready on the tarmac
Report Post »usmc1063
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 9:53amStick rudder pitch throttle “HIC” oopsie! Stick rudder yaw pitch thottle oopsie “HIC”!
Report Post »trooper
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 9:46amOnly an aircraft the size of a fighter and with the power of a fighter could go into flat spin, an aircraft like this transport would do a “wing over” if it lost airspeed in stall. By the way I am a FAA licensed airframe and power plant mechanic (Current) with hundreds of hours flying “left seat” in single engine warriors and twin engine Aztecs. I realize the are not the size of transport but the dynamics are unchanging, fighter jets are a whole different animal.
Report Post »C. Schwehr
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 10:39amAnd today’s fighter aircraft are NOT designed with any degree of stability in flight. The fly-by-wire computer system is the only thing keeping a modern fighter pointed in the right direction, the F-16 Falcon being an excellent example. It is said that if the computer system on an F-16 goes away, the only alternative is for the pilot to eject because the aircraft will become a spinning, rolling, rock within 3 seconds.
Report Post »thejackal
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 9:30amIt like a total aileron and rudder hydraulic failure, looks like he was trying steer with engine thrust, by altering the thrust ratio’s between the port and starboard turbines. That’s an incredibly difficult manuver to land like that, it can’t be practiced other than in simulators and it ususally ends badly. I belive an American commerical pilot attempted it in a DC-10 in a corn field a couple of decades ago, he died as well as many passengers but he pulled off a miracle really.
Report Post »C. Schwehr
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 10:32amFrom the looks of it, he either had a loss of rudder control or possibly the controls were reversed. The Tu-154 is a Russian copy of the Boeing 727, with the outboard engines in close to the tail. Steering with the engines is ineffectual because they are too close to the centerline of the fuselage.
Report Post »As for the DC-10 accident in Iowa, the centerline engine in the tail of the aircraft had a catastrophic compressor failure which cut the main and backup hydralic control lines. The two outboard engines on the wings were able to do the trick until the pilot stalled out at the end of the runway, sending the airliner into a corn field…The flight crew survived the crash and the pilot was rightly hailed as a hero for getting as many survivors down in a “no win” situation. I believe there were over 100 survivors of the resulting crash when a lesser pilot would have lost the whole thing!
BOMUSTGO
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 10:45amThe pilot survived that crash.There was an extra pilot on board that plane and he controlled the throttles for stearing.Sadly, many people did not survive even though it was a great show of airmanship to get such a crippled aircraft back on the ground with nothing but engine thrust to provide Pitch and yaw.
Report Post »TheGreyPiper
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 1:26pm“…Gate 15….Gate 16…”
Report Post »Tony
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 8:47amWe look forward to the day His wizardness Obama puts all workers under the banner of “Workers of the World United” led by SEIU and ACORN so we too will have the same maintenance excellence of Russia where the cry, “workers of the world united” originated.
Pray we can survive until the next election and a couple of months longer to undo all the harm done.
Report Post »BOMUSTGO
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 9:00amThe good ole Communist Manifesto! The Russians seem to go to international air shows to display their ejection seat systems. What a way to try to sell your product!
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 8:39amMCrosky : Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing
Report Post »glue. ( inhales some glue and falls over )
Striker : There it is.
Kramer : There he is. Striker, you’re coming in too fast . . .
Striker : I know, I know.
Elaine : He knows, he knows.
Airdude : Getting below 700 now, still going down. 675, 650, 625,
he’s holding. . .no, no he’s down, he’s down.
Kramer : Sound your alarm bell, now.
Attendnt: Alright now everybody, get in crash positions ( The
passengers arrange themselves as if they just crash-
ed. )
Kramer : Put down 30 degrees of flap. Striker now listen to me
Remember your breaks and switches, get ready to fly it
out . . .
Airdude : He’s all over the place, 900 feet, up to 1300 feet . . .
what an *******.
Kramer : More mast rudder, put down more flap . . .
Johnny : ( Unplugs runway lights ) Just kidding.
Kramer : Striker, lift your nose, straighten your wings. You’re
coming in too fast, watch your speed.
MCrosky : He’s coming right at us . . . ( jumps through a window )
Kramer : You’re coming in too hot. Ease up on the throttle.
Watch for that crosswind. Aim for the numbers, you’ll
have to dip your left wing. You’re drifting, keep your
eyes on the far end of the runway. You’re too low
damnit! Watch your stall speed. Ease her down, down.
The break . . . pull the red handle.
momandpopvapourshop
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 10:30amlol that was awsome
Report Post »TheGreyPiper
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 1:26pm“TU-154 now arriving Gate 11….Gate 12….Gate 13…..Gate 14.”
Report Post »Salamander
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 8:36amPilot was playing one of those marble-in-the maze game that had been sitting in a back closet too long. The controls were stuck and he had to improvise with the aircraft attitude controls! Looks like he got the marble from strart to finish–did ya hear the clapping! Gosh, I’ll bet he drops ALL his change from the laundromat in The Plate this Sunday! Reminds me of the Alaska Air flight that had a jackscrew problem with their elevator control. Unfortunately, that WAS a passenger flight, and it went down off the coast of California with all souls on board after a valiant effort by the crew to bring the situation under control!
Report Post »Salamander
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 8:31amIt was a passenger flight, they were testing a new brand of Chinese carry-out boxes? (Also known as airsick bags!)
Report Post »trooper
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 8:30amFor those of you who are unaware of aircraft design, allow me to explain. All aircraft are designed to have what is called “dynamic stability” that means “the aircraft should fly straight and level with hands off controls, if properly trimmed”. Unless, the aircraft had a flight control failure, hydraulic, flight control surface or high force crosswinds, this should not happen. I think they where testing something related to the flight controls or just fooling around.
Report Post »BOMUSTGO
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 8:41amIn a stall, hands off flight is unrecoverable and could result in a flat spin. In many soviet jet fighters, there is a white line painted on the cockpit. In a stall, the pilot is to line up his joystick with the white line.In a stall,you don’t want to use your ailerons as they may induce adverse yaw and more drag .You can use your rudder for YAW control until you get sufficient airspeed.
Report Post »Entropy
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 11:09amTrooper. I suggest you change you name to “Starship Trooper”. Good knowledge of aircraft their partner.
Report Post »Deborah
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 7:35pmMy husband–a pilot and airframe and power plant mechanic–says you are right.
Report Post »westy98530
Posted on May 2, 2011 at 2:20amI wouldn’t say ALL aircraft… helos certainly aren’t – they’re made stable through extra stability augmentation systems. Neither are modern fighters, which are so unstable they require constant corrections by a computer to fly straight and level. That said, this thing certainly should be straight and level.
My guess is it that a stability or trim type of system on this aircraft had one of the channels reversed. That would mean the system would be constantly making control inputs opposite what it should in order to fly stable.
Report Post »Ialmostforgot
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 8:24amSee how Russian planes just float to the ground like a leaf!
Report Post »FAXXON
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 7:57amVodka and piloting equals bad ride.
Report Post »steve-in-pa
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 7:52amI bet he gets a few job offers to become a private pilot for some VIP. He is worth what ever he wants to charge…wow.
Report Post »chiefparker
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 7:50amThe Ministry of Defense should take cabs for a while, it looks like someone has designs on their job.
Report Post »About a year ago, I think it was the Polish Leadership (Pres,Vice Pres, and cabinet in a single plane) went down in flames over Russian territory. A tragic accident of course…
trooper
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 7:45amYou would have to be pulling back and forth on the yoke while twisting it to the left and right while working the rubber pedals at the same time, you would have to be blind drunk or performing a controlled emergency recovery flight plan. I’ll will go with the latter.
Report Post »BOMUSTGO
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 8:30amFrom the footage, it looks like he flew the plane below the minimum flying speed which caused a stall (Lack of sufficient lift over the wings) To recover, you have to push the yoke forward and increase thrust. Good thing he had sufficient altitude to do this, otherwise, he would have ran out of airspeed,altitude, and ideas!
Report Post »trooper
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 9:33amThere are two systems that warn once with a tone, once with an alarm and a voice telling you to increase power, the tone happens @ 30% of minimum airspeed and the alarm sounds @ 15% of minimum airspeed relative to the angle of attack of the flight surfaces, the pilot should have had time to correct. The video does not show his aircraft was in stall.
Report Post »pavnvet
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 10:11am@TROOP At first, I thought this no more then pilot controlled, but looking at it again, he would have to be either crazy or drunk (or both) to purposely be yanking on the controls in such a manner. The yaw and pitch were definitely near critical limits of a stall. Now what I don’t understand is what would have caused the aircraft to behave like that.
Report Post »Entropy
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 11:06amMore than likely is was an onboard computer or software glitch. Probably a fly by wire system. Most new aircraft are. And, please with the drunk pilot stuff. No drunk guy could have pulled that off.
Report Post »bigtruck1956
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 7:45amAnd these are the folks that are kicking our but now thanks to the idiots in the white house. Andy better rush over there and form a union to prevent this kind of thing from going on again.
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steve-in-pa
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 7:45amWow.
Report Post »freightliner1160
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 7:42amOk. Stu screwing with Glenn.
Report Post »freightliner1160
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 7:39amI said the pilots from Air Plane would be back. Can’t stop a pilot with a small drinking problem.
Report Post »BOMUSTGO
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 8:17amVodka and jet fuel don’t mix.
Report Post »drago
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 8:58am@bomustgo
Report Post »In Russia, vodka is jet fuel ;p
BOMUSTGO
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 9:14amIf any of you read the book,”MIG PILOT?” It is about the Mig-25 pilot that defected by flying his jet to Japan. It gives a few insights as to how Communism worked (or did not work) in Russia. Anyway, since the radar used old vacuum tubes it used a drinkable alchohol for cooling it.The defecting pilot said that the mechanics would go from plane to plane,staggering, with a cup as they would drain some coolent from the planes on the ramp.
Report Post »TheGreyPiper
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 1:23pmLooks like I picked the wrong week to quit drinking.
Report Post »GEW
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 1:51pmI like a little vodka with my olives…:)
Report Post »Tomfang
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 7:39amYee Haw ! What a ride. I hope the pilot was wearing diapers.
Report Post »What a fabulous job. It’s hard to believe he made back down ok.
Entropy
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 10:57amDiaper jokes aside, the guy did a good job of saving his own ass, let alone the plane. Give the guy some credit.
Report Post »Aqualung1000
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 4:35pmHe did one H3LL of a job! He had to handle changes in attitude, yaw, altitude as well as direction changes all at once, and this happened at least 4 times that I counted, Fantastic job. Some one hire this man when he is released from duty.
Report Post »Suchy
Posted on May 2, 2011 at 5:01pmChuck Yeager would be proud.
Report Post »QC Ghost
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 7:33am“Hello? Tower? Tower? Radio to tower, tower? Yo, tower!?!
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BIGJAYINPA
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 8:00amNo passengers on board. Sounds like a post-maintainence check flight. Looks like some vodka soaked mechanic missed a few items on the checklist. Better call in the shop steward and have a little chat. After the pilot changes his underwear of course.
Report Post »Issachar Crust
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 8:40amCan you say crayon pants!
Report Post »LOOKING_BOTH_WAYS
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 8:45amit looked like a …. F..W..I…….. i bet he blew a .189 …….vodka good
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 9:20amIt looks like the Air traffic Controller wasnt asleep…the Pilot was.
Report Post »afishfarted
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 10:06amwell if ya look at the ramp, it‘s full of 154’s. Looks like they just came outta production. now can you see a flight of 50 of them inferior products doin the same thing in unison?
Report Post »Yeah, I’d be doin the vodka thing.
swoods08
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 12:43pmROFL! Thanks, your comment made my day!
Report Post »The Big Pickle
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 2:20pmThe fact that nobody was on board except a pilot and emergency crew preset on the runway is all anybody needs to know to determine this was a test pilot doing a test run.
Report Post »DER OPIATE
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 4:32pmIn mother Russia, you don’t fly plane – plane fly you!
Report Post »Armed Patriot
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 5:51pmSee what happens when you dont have union mechanics…
Report Post »John 1776
Posted on May 1, 2011 at 7:05pmAnd with the shuttle fleet retiring, we now have to hitch rides with the Russians to get to the spacr station. My, how far we have fallen. What does NASA do these days, Muslim outreach?
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