Aeroflot deactivates brakes on nine aircraft, relies solely on reverse thrust
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#2Luckily planes never have to land with an engine out. Oh, wait...
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#3How in the world would any common Russian trust an airplane in this current sanctioned state in Russia and fly in one?!
Are people that brainwashed to trust their leader to get on a plane that doesn’t have brakes?!
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#4Has the author got the year wrong? It's August 2023 not 2022.
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#6How in the world would any common Russian trust an airplane in this current sanctioned state in Russia and fly in one?! Are people that brainwashed to trust their leader to get on a plane that doesn’t have brakes?!
I think it's simply normalisation of deviance.
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I don't think we need that kind of response here.
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(Replying to a comment saying that western sanctions will cause deaths of Russian civilians.)
No, the blame will lie with Russian regulators and airlines.
Russian civilians can take the bus.
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#10How in the world would any common Russian trust an airplane in this current sanctioned state in Russia and fly in one?! Are people that brainwashed to trust their leader to get on a plane that doesn’t have brakes?!
Story from a friend. Once, flying on a Russian domestic airline flight, they noticed something like a little shrine at the back. Some black and white photos, flowers, mementos. They asked the cabin crew about it.
Response was, well, the plane had crashed once, killing some people on board, including some staff. So they are commemorated here. But the plane is fine.
Anecdote aside, it's fair to say Russia has a somewhat laissez-faire attitude to safety.