Co-pilot of doomed Russian jet had doubts about plane’s safety, wife says>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Well nothing new there, every pilot flying that clunky Russian
non military airware feels the same.
It was an AIRBUS for crying out loud! Sure, castigate the possibilities of shoddy maintenance all day long, that is not the fault of the aircraft.
My number one rule in relating the mechanical design philosophy to my design employees is to remember always that anything and everything mechanical will, eventually, break or wear out. If not maintained, the best machine in the world becomes useless.
Think back to the early 50’s before tactics became a big training issue for our pilots over Korea. Those crappy MIG’s were crawling all over our guys and shooting them out of the sky. I’m sure the last thing our guys were considering was the crappy construction or maintenance of those very fast and maneuverable tin cans.