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Forum: Rumours & News
11th May 2017, 05:43
Replies: 484
Views: 592,067
Posted By andrasz

Ah, I did forget about that... Very...

Ah, I did forget about that...



Very difficult to achieve with the kown loads. I remember that even if you had the rear cabin full (~100 pax) and loaded all the bags that could fit in the rear...
Forum: Rumours & News
8th May 2017, 14:45
Replies: 484
Views: 592,067
Posted By andrasz

To lay all these overweight rumors to rest, I...

To lay all these overweight rumors to rest, I checked my old notes (all figures metric tons, for TU5 B-2 model):


OEW ~51.5 tons (depending on cabin configuretion, number of crew, etc.)
MAX FUEL...
Forum: Rumours & News
4th May 2017, 18:24
Replies: 484
Views: 592,067
Posted By andrasz

Yes, certified MTOW of the B-2 is 98t (the newer...

Yes, certified MTOW of the B-2 is 98t (the newer M had it increased to 102)
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Apr 2017, 05:40
Replies: 484
Views: 592,067
Posted By andrasz

Expected so, 24 tons for 83 pax would translate...

Expected so, 24 tons for 83 pax would translate into nearly 300kg per pax, you'd need all the empty seats filled with bags to achieve this.
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Apr 2017, 10:25
Replies: 484
Views: 592,067
Posted By andrasz

@Herod With some insights into soviet and...

@Herod
With some insights into soviet and post-soviet aviation, I would not assume wilful falsification, simply a math error or ommission that went unnoticed by the crew. Probably the LS was done...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Apr 2017, 09:08
Replies: 484
Views: 592,067
Posted By andrasz

@Prober, IF the claim has any relation to the...

@Prober,
IF the claim has any relation to the truth, one would presume that the LS prepared & presented to the crew did not reflect the correct payload.

While the TU5 is a forgiving bird with a...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Jan 2017, 12:30
Replies: 484
Views: 592,067
Posted By andrasz

Someone more current please correct me if I'm...

Someone more current please correct me if I'm wrong, but according to my memory of many jump-seat rides in TU5 with 3 crew cockpit it is the PF who selects the flaps on callout from PM (speed check),...
Forum: Rumours & News
3rd Jan 2017, 05:47
Replies: 484
Views: 592,067
Posted By andrasz

Completely agree. However there is one more...

Completely agree. However there is one more mental trap that could hav been the case:
If they were taking off with Flaps 15 due to the relatively light load, but the mental picture of the PF was...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Dec 2016, 10:24
Replies: 484
Views: 592,067
Posted By andrasz

That is a compressor disc, the damage is...

That is a compressor disc, the damage is consistent with the engine producing power at a high setting at time of impact. The damage was caused by fragments of earlier stages and possibly other...
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Dec 2016, 15:03
Replies: 484
Views: 592,067
Posted By andrasz

The BBC report looks credible and clearly refers...

The BBC report looks credible and clearly refers to the FDR readout (NOT CVR), and clearly mentions "flaps not movng together". Sounds like flaps assymetry induced LOC.
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Dec 2016, 16:18
Replies: 484
Views: 592,067
Posted By andrasz

Several posters above confrmed that the video...

Several posters above confrmed that the video shows the flare of a lighthouse, NOT anything related to the aircraft.

Same source which peviously suggested FOD in engines now suggests fuel pump...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Dec 2016, 14:32
Replies: 484
Views: 592,067
Posted By andrasz

No it is not. Back in a previous era I used to do...

No it is not. Back in a previous era I used to do load control on TU5s, I can say with 100% certainty. No Soviet era aircraft had any active fuel trimming system, the first a/c I'm aware of to have...
Forum: Rumours & News
27th Dec 2016, 08:10
Replies: 484
Views: 592,067
Posted By andrasz

TASS reporting this morning quoting unnamed...

TASS reporting this morning quoting unnamed sorces (quoted by another source, for all that's worth..) that the FDR has been found, and that the most favored theory at present is 'engines ingested...
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