The state of Russian aviation: the An-22 heavy transport plane was supposed to be retired a year ago. Desperate for heavy lift capacity the Russian Ministry of Defense kept flying them... and the other day the last one had a catastrophic mechanical failure and crashed, killing the entire crew. 😂 The stupid thing is this could have been achieved years ago with bombs rather than economic failure, saving literally tens of thousands of lives.

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There’s Likely No Way Back For Russia’s An-22 Turboprop Heavy Transports After Fatal Crash

The An-22 that crashed was reportedly the last airworthy example of what was once the world’s heaviest aircraft. The An-22 that crashed was repor...