Massive Tu-95 explosion during take-off video
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Massive Tu-95 explosion during take-off video
All this happened June 2015. A video has been released.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtqYAv5xyTg
Engine fire was the cause behind the accident
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtqYAv5xyTg
Engine fire was the cause behind the accident
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Blimey, at that height did they get out? as the explosion seems to have been on the outer wing and you lose sight of the fuselage as it spins around the back of the fireball. 
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From a Russian forum:
06/08/2015 - Board number RF-94181/05 red - Commander n / a n Gorshnev SY 6952 Guards airbase, Ukrainka. Tu-95MS aircraft number 05, there was an explosion on takeoff damper stabilizing the left landing gear plane skidded off the runway, caught fire and collapsed. Second mate died Fedoseyev, August 4, 2015 after receiving severe burns has died in hospital commander.
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I am with Wageslave at post#3.
I would believe it if the Russians were to admit that an explosive device had detonated.
Failing that I would guess at a fuel-air explosion. That might have been a secondary result of an engine break-up of course.
It is not clear to me if the explosion or the departure from the runway came first.
If runway departure came first, the wing (and therefore fuel tanks or fuel lines) might have been disrupted by the collapse of the port undercarriage. However the wings can be seen (at 27 secs elapsed) in the light of the explosion to be absolutely level.
The port wing is completely broken, up not backwards, by the explosion. It is almost inconceivable that the aircraft design would allow a powerplant failure to have that effect.
I would believe it if the Russians were to admit that an explosive device had detonated.
Failing that I would guess at a fuel-air explosion. That might have been a secondary result of an engine break-up of course.
It is not clear to me if the explosion or the departure from the runway came first.
If runway departure came first, the wing (and therefore fuel tanks or fuel lines) might have been disrupted by the collapse of the port undercarriage. However the wings can be seen (at 27 secs elapsed) in the light of the explosion to be absolutely level.
The port wing is completely broken, up not backwards, by the explosion. It is almost inconceivable that the aircraft design would allow a powerplant failure to have that effect.
Wow thats a big one...
Looks like the left wing completely collapses as the aircraft starts to twist to the left. Not sure if just due to massive and sudden differential thrust, or if other problems adding to it, such as undercarriage problem or wing digging in
Looks like the left wing completely collapses as the aircraft starts to twist to the left. Not sure if just due to massive and sudden differential thrust, or if other problems adding to it, such as undercarriage problem or wing digging in
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Looks like an uncontained engine failure to me. There are now quite a few famous examples of hp parts vacating via fuel tanks but I'd wager few of them were carrying more fuel than this little bear on her 8000nm foray into the woods.
Before entering service in 1956, Soviets designing the engine and fuel tanks might have taken a similar view to that of English Electric on Vmcg just 10 years before.
Afternoon Mr B!
Before entering service in 1956, Soviets designing the engine and fuel tanks might have taken a similar view to that of English Electric on Vmcg just 10 years before.
Afternoon Mr B!
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Two explosions
If you pause the video at 26 seconds and then set replay speed to 0.25 and continue playing there is an initial explosion in the area of the number two engine which rapidly decays and then a secondary, much larger explosion. Up until the second explosion the aircraft appears S&L.
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I thought it looked like an uncontainable failure rupturing the tank and causing the explosion, you see something fly off / up prior to the explosion. I thought it looked like it was coming from the outboard engine area.
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Looks like an uncontained engine failure on one of the engine on the left wing, which penetrated the left wing fuel tank. Not much the crew could do with that, other than hang on or eject. Sad RIP to the guys who lost their lives...
