Su-30MKI crash at Paris Air Show Le Bourget 1999

In June 1999 the T10PMK-1 arrived at Paris-Le Bourget where it was to participate in the 43rd Paris airshow Le Bourget. Pilot Vyacheslav Aver'yanov and WSO Vladimir Shendrik made 3 demonstration flights and the Su-30MKI qualified for the flying display. Both aviation experts and "plain Joe public" visitors were looking forward to see the latest Sukhoi fighter flying at the show.

On 12th June 1999 Su-30MKI "01" Blue crashed during a training flight prior to the grand opening. While demonstrating a controlled spin, which was a part of the displaying programme, Aver'yanov initiated recovery too late, making one turn too many. As it pulled out of the dive, the fighter struck the ground in a tail-down altitude; the next moment it was climbing away, but with the starboard-engine's jetpipe broken by the impact and flames belching from the port-engine due to a ruptured fuel line. The damaged engine's nozzle was pointing 30 dregrees up, causing an uncontrollable pitch up. As Su-30MKI stood on its tail and the nose started falling through, Aver'yanov and Shendrik ejected. Seconds later the fighter pancaked out, beside the runway, and exploded - an eerie reminiscent of Anatoliy Kvochur's accident in a Mig-29 at the 1989 Paris Airshow

The crew was rushed to a hospital, but it was discharged the following day, as neither Aver'yanov nor Shendrik had suffered any injuries. The experts agreed that the crash was caused by pilot error, Aver'yanov said later that the disorientation caused by the sun affecting the pilot's perception of height, had been the cause of the accident.

The crew
-Pilot Vyacheslav Averyanov
http://www.testpilot.ru/russia/sukhoi...
-Co-pilot Vladimir Shendrik
http://www.testpilot.ru/russia/sukhoi...


Check out this scan
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Excerpt from video "Test pilots. Survive in an accident" (Летчики-испытатели. Выжить в катастрофе), created/produced by Wings of Russia Studio.
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Сухой Су-30МКИ.
http://www.testpilot.ru/review/isp/su...

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[EddietheHead7]

The Russian ejection seat demo is allways the best part of the show !

[Shubham Singh]

This isnt the MKI version. Sukhoi 30 MK-I is the customized and the most advanced 'active' Sukhoi variant ever produced considering the Sukhoi HAL T-50 PAK FA is still in development.SU-30MKI is in the service of the Indian Air Force ( the I in MKI stands for INDIA). Its integrated with Indian,Israeli and French Subsystems to add to its lethality to fit the extreme requirements of the IAF.

[TheBatMojo]

Fucking lucky pilots

[Ilias Cohen]

India is a shit country nobody cares about

[Strela47zd]

and every pilot is 3 to 4 times more expencive than machine

[fnadde42]

Apparently, the ejectors is the best constructed part on a russian aircraft.

[Shubham Singh]

Hahaha. What are u smoking ?? SU 30 MKI is a Muslim jet? Its made by Russia & India and neither of the 2 are muslim countries, apart from the fact that assigning religion to even technologies is the dumbest thing i have read in recent times. Get educated my friend.. hahahaha

[danahan01]

Translation: And here we have the brave Russian pilots being congratulated for trashing a perfectly good air show stunt plane so the United States doesn't have to shoot it down.

[danahan01]

Isn't having Israeli Subsystems on a muslim jet kind of like handing Muhammed a pulled pork sandwich and wishing him a nice day??

[alxcsb]

How do you explain writing-off a 35 million dollar piece of equipment?

[MrSrgj]

Fighter was in excellent condition.

The pilots made ​​a fatal mistake. Fortunately, the ejectors did not disappoint.

[TomPoole94]

what an absolute cock