tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171175265245997391.post6731293585316011096..comments2024-03-02T23:32:19.314+13:00Comments on Seemorerocks: Initial investigations in to Tu-154 crashseemorerockshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09638172074263860001noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2171175265245997391.post-20107567581995511192016-12-26T22:04:52.401+13:002016-12-26T22:04:52.401+13:00A Tu-154 is of the same vintage as Boeing 727 jetl...A Tu-154 is of the same vintage as Boeing 727 jetliners are, which are still used by various foreign airlines and air-cargo operators worldwide. Even older Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8 aircraft are still used by air cargo operators and occasionally in charter service too. As-long as the aircraft in-question had been well-maintained I doubt that a catastrophic structural failure would be the cause of the crash.<br /><br />The problem could have been a catastrophic engine failure that ripped-open fuel lines and led to an explosion, or it could have perhaps been that one of the wing fuel caps was not properly-secured and jet fuel then reached the engine, causing an explosion in the wing. I wonder if the wrong fuel was used, as using gasoline rather than jet fuel would rapidly cause an engine runaway and then a big explosion on departure and climb-out too. <br /><br />Could it have been a bomb or a missile? Possibly. There is still a lot of anger at Russia and Syria over their recent victory in Aleppo, in Ukraine over Crimea and Eastern Ukraine, as well as over the recent Security Council condemnation of Israeli settlement building too. Guess we will have to wait until enough wreckage is recovered in order to know what exactly brought the plane down. <br /><br />A friend of mine commented earlier today that "This is such a tragedy, they are brilliant ambassadors of song". Let's hope that if this aircraft was brought down by a terrorist act that those guilty are caught and held responsible for their actions. Trucker Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04793035540508355818noreply@blogger.com