Russian military Tu-154 down

[bentwaters81tfw]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4064628/Russian-Tu-154-plane-carrying-100-people-flying-form-Sochi-Syria-disappears-radar-just-moments-off.html

[Julien]

Not good.

 

RIP Guys.

[Snitok1983]

That's is a really wery sad news! There was an entire composition of the Aleksandrov's ensamble,press and famos pediator Elizabeth Glinka(aka Dr. Lisa)- the doctor who has brings back to the life a thousands chidren at war zones ower the world on board. R.I.P. 

Edited December 25, 2016 by Snitok1983

[Jure Miljevic]

One of the FDR found. R.I.P. to all aboard

Jure

[roys]

Faulty flaps,apparently.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38449058

Unusual fault?

Interesting, checking the TU-154 out on wiki, as it has anhedral & poor lateral control.

 

Edited December 28, 2016 by roys

[Jure Miljevic]

Anhedral should improve plane's initial response to ailerons. Apparently that is not enough. Any mentioning of a roll rate? Cheers

Jure

[Vickers McFunbus]

3 hours ago, roys said:

Faulty flaps,apparently.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38449058

Unusual fault?

Interesting, checking the TU-154 out on wiki, as it has anhedral & poor lateral control.

 

 

Tupolev always seemed rather fond of anhedral whilst the rest of the world preferred dihedral (on low wing airliners at least). If, as suggested, it was an asymmetrical retraction of the flap or slats, that could easily be fairly terminal, fairly quickly if not spotted and isolated in some fashion. Even an early, unintended, retraction of either flap or slats could/would again be fatal if at too low a speed.

 

Mind you, an answer within two days, particularly when the day before it was the pilot's (Captain's) fault, has to be taken with a ginormous pinch of salt.