long-range bomber took off from the military base in the Kaluga region and was seriously damaged. However, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation asserts that the plane remained in the ranks, while the shots that were at the disposal of Komsomolskaya Pravda and photographs were taken on-site say that the aircraft will only be able to climb to the sky after a long repair.
The incident occurred in the morning of September 14 at the base in Shaikivka, but the video appeared only today. On the shots, you can see how the missile carrier starts the take-off, but after about 30 seconds, after gaining a decent speed releases a brake parachute. The plane overcame about 100 meters along the runway, and then rolled out beyond it, but stopped only closer to the forest, having lost the chassis and wings along the way.
"The aircraft was not damaged, the aircraft will continue to carry out the assigned tasks after the scheduled maintenance," the Department of Information and Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation said the next day.
The investigation into the incident is carried out by a specially created commission of the Air and Space Forces. According to preliminary data, the crew decided to interrupt the take-off because of the failed speed sensors.
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