18may2018 pics: MiG-31 mishap on runway in Perm region...

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18may2018 pics: MiG-31 mishap on runway in Perm region...

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https://sputniknews.com/russia/20180518 ... re-russia/
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http://weaponews.com/news/28848-the-inc ... egion.html

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Right engine located on the runway of the mig-31 caught fire on friday at the airport in perm krai, the press service of the central military district. May 18, about 17: 30 gmt at the airport in the perm region when moving along the runway caught fire right engine of the plane mig-31. The crew carried out the emergency brake, the engine extinguished by staff fire brigade – said the press service of the central military district according to the agency, the eyewitness of incident, the fire occurred on the runway during the movement of the aircraft. Then the plane stopped and then everything started to tighten black smoke - said the agency interlocutor. According to a source familiar with the situation, the plane caught fire due to short circuit. The pilots were preparing to conduct a training flight, but when leaving the runway, according to preliminary data, the engines of the aircraft there is a short circuit and a fire started - said the source. The plane was extinguished by the rescue fire engine, both pilots were evacuated and were not injured. The plane was without ammunition.

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