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  1. oldlegodad

    oldlegodadGenius_badge said, 4 months ago

    It was a TUPOLEV not a Boeing. More people die in Russian built aircraft than even Airbus.

  2. parkersinthehouse

    parkersinthehouse said, 4 months ago

    It’s a really strong drawing though.

  3. 4uk4ata

    4uk4ata said, 4 months ago

    Yeah, it is. A lot of people died there, may they rest in peace.

    @Oldlego - it makes sense. Usually the companies that run Tu’s are short on money, so their aircraft are older and less maintained. That said though… accidents aren’t THAT much more frequent, at least if we can trust Wikipedia with the stats. The Tu 154 has had 63 serious incidents, 36 hull losses for approximately 1000 produced, the Boeing 737 has 295 (144 hull losses) for around 6000.

    Mind you, I personally would prefer the Boeing anyway.

  4. parkersinthehouse

    parkersinthehouse said, 4 months ago

    thanks you two for the information because so few of us know those things.

  5. big G 3469

    big G 3469Genius_badge said, 4 months ago

    Oldie”s right! It was a old Soviet built TU airliner that crashed & claimed the lives of 168 lives including 10 members of the Iranian Judo Squad & two of thier coaches & not a Boeing 747 as illustrated here!

  6. omQ R

    omQ RGenius_badge said, 4 months ago

    Well spotted OldLego.