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Mig-29 Crash at RIAT RAF Fairford 1993

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On 24 July 1993 at 15:17 hrs (local time), a pair of Mig-29 of the Russian Flight Research Institute took off in close formation to commence their flight display at the RAF Fairford International Air Tattoo. The cloud was scattered at 3000ft (914m), visibility was excellent & surface-wind was down-runway 8kts (4m/sec). The display was going smoothly until the final maneuvre, which was simultaneous loops commenced from long line astern , prior to break to the land.

The leader, who pulled up first, carried out a normal loop. The aircraft entered the cloud at the top. Number 2 commenced his loop afterwards, executed a tighter loop and experienced difficulties with the cloud. At some stage during the maneuvre, both pilots lost visual contact with each other & called it. As a result of Number 2's tighter loop, the leader was lower and not far enough from Number 2 (as he expected he would be). The Leader decided to carry out his break to downwind , believing that this way it would take him out of the flight-path of Number 2. Shortly after commencing his break, the left wing of the Leader impacted the fuselage of Number 2. Both aicrafts became uncontrollable. Both Pilots ejected successfully and landed uninjured.

One aircraft impacted to the North-East of the airfield, 700m (2,300ft) away from the crowd line, while the other one crashed on the perimeter fence. Remarkably, only one person on the ground received minor injuries. A Belgian C-130, an Italian G-222 and a French Alpha Jet were slightly damaged.

Pilot Sergey Tresvyatskiy was flying Mig-29 529 Black
http://www.testpilot.ru/review/isplii/pilot/80/tresvyatsky.htm

Pilot Alexander Beschastnov was flying Mig-29 925 Black.
http://www.testpilot.ru/review/isplii/pilot/80/beschastnov.htm

Check this scan out
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u197/Aggelos_05/248-mig29p.jpg


Excerpt from video "Test pilots. Survive in an accident" (Летчики-испытатели. Выжить в катастрофе), by Wings of Russia Studio.
Микоян МиГ-29

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Mig-29 Crash at RIAT RAF Fairford 1993

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  • wow, we (air cadets ...

    wow, we (air cadets) take part in the disaster exercise, for when that kind of accident happens at RIAT

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  • And you aren't even ...

    And you aren't even muslim; you're just a F**king street N****r .

    By toober52 [Affiliate User] 1217199293 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Can't even spell or ...

    Can't even spell or use grammar correctly. So typical for a sand N****r You probably aren't even muslim...figures.

    Moron.

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  • yo pussi ur just a ...

    yo pussi ur just a utube warrior even our muslim babies have more gutz dan ur adults we r the real freedom warriorz lmao

    By ISLAMICMILLITANT [Affiliate User] 1217183289 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Go back to S**king ...

    Go back to S**king camel dick, you raghead woman-abusing, little boy F**king , F****t .

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  • This vidio is great ...

    This vidio is great, this shows how bad you are at controlling these planes, i have enjoyed watching this vidio ahahah

    By ISLAMICMILLITANT [Affiliate User] 1216577550 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • its a shame you ...

    its a shame you infedels cant handle planes, you need further training before you come to VS us natural born millitants lmaoooo!

    By ISLAMICMILLITANT [Affiliate User] 1216577497 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Hello, How can I ...

    Hello, How can I aquire a copy of this clip. It is an excellent example of the consequnces of not following SOP.. I'd like to use it for a learning exercise.

    By onequietkiwibloke [Affiliate User] 1215915637 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • And @ the stupid ...

    And @ the stupid ignorant religious fanatics: The cause of the crash is mentiond in the info box. So read that first before you go and bullshit on other people.

    The MiG29 was one of the best fighters of its day, and this is a mere error which can happen to any pilot.

    We "infidels" may not insult Islam, but Islam may insult our values and the things WE like. Pretty much hypocrisy.

    By janadal86 [Affiliate User] 1214287374 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Wasn't this the ...

    Wasn't this the incident where one pilot punched the other in the face as soon as they were both on the ground? :)

    By janadal86 [Affiliate User] 1214287118 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • The Mig-29 downed ...

    The Mig-29 downed more Jap Zeros in the Pacific theater during WW11 than any other aircraft built..............

    By GenLeehero [Affiliate User] 1213981263 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Is this the best ...

    Is this the best thing that an old fart can come up with? On some muslims huh? while you stupid christians can not control only 2 planes, just go and see Turkish stars videos and see how muslims perform shows with 8 supersonic jets making them the best aerobatic team. As long as you are talentless like this and idiots like you exist in your countries these crashes are inevitable. BTW, I am so happy that pilots could survive this accident no matter what religion they are from

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  • The whole thing is ...

    The whole thing is very disturbing, because I'm a pilot myself (well not like these guys, of course) but just imagining myself in this situation...

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  • me too, what a ...

    me too, what a great spectacle, shame the wreckage didn't land on some muslims!!!

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  • I can't imagine ...

    I can't imagine what a sight was it...

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