La Fuerza Aérea Rusa ha paralizado toda la flota de aviones de transporte Antonov An-22 y bombarderos Tupolev Tu-95MS tras el accidente sufrido por un An-22.
El cese de operaciones de ambos tipos sugiere que la causa del problema está en el motor, que ambos modelos comparten, el Kuznetsov NK-12. El An-22 es el mayor turbohélice en servicio en el mundo, con 45 unidades en la Fuerza Aérea Rusa, y prestando servicio por unos 40 años.
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The Russian Air Force command has grounded the entire fleet of its Antonov An-22 transports and Tupolev Tu-95MS bombers after an An-22 crash yesterday killing all twelve crew on board.
The grounding of both types of aircraft suggests the Air Force suspects the cause of the problem was in the engine – both aircraft types share the Kuznetsov NK-12 turboprop. The An-22 remains the largest turboprop powered aircraft in the world. Around 45 remain in service with the Russian Air Force and most are over 40 years old.
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