Tag: High-Altitude Stall
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Pulkovo Flight 612 Climbed To 39,000 Feet To Escape A Thunderstorm – Then Entered A Deep Stall No One Could Recover From, 170 Souls Perished
On this day in history… On August 22, 2006, Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612 was flying from Anapa, Russia, to Saint Petersburg when a routine passenger flight turned into one of the deadliest aviation disasters of the year. The Tupolev Tu-154M, registration RA-85185, was carrying 160 passengers and 10 crew members. None survived. The aircraft…
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