Smudger,
Tupolevs at least don't disintegrate in midair like . .Airbuses ( flight fivehundredsomething few month ago). .or Boeings (737 cabrio of Hawai years ago or Lauda 767).One has to fly them into something hard to kill. .them.And as Malev crew proved in Tessaloniki year or two ago even that may not be suficient. 154 touched. .down with gear retracted,took-off,extended the gear. .and landed with no injures on board.Try it with some. .of the Western aircraft.