Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Caspian Airlines Tu-154M Crashes

According to CNN and various other news reports, a Caspian Airlines Tupolev Tu-154M passenger airliner has crashed just outside of Tehran, Iran. All aboard are feared lost.

The Tupolev Tu-154M is a Russian-built tri-jet that appears to be quite similar to the Boeing 727. I've never seen one in person, as we get so few Russian-built airliners here in the U.S. Supposedly, they are ruggedized to withstand takeoffs and landings in very harsh, remote airfields in places like Siberia, which do not have paved airstrips.

Condolences to all those affected by this tragedy.

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