An Su-25 attack aircraft crashed in Primorsky Krai while performing a scheduled training flight, the pilot ejected. This was reported by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
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The flight was performed without ammunition, the plane crashed in a deserted area, there was no destruction on the ground. The military was evacuated from the landing site by the search and rescue team. There is no threat to life or health.
According to preliminary information, the cause of the incident was a technical malfunction. A commission from the Russian Aerospace Forces flew to the crash site.
Telegram channels «Воевода вещает» and Fighterbomber clarified that the cause of the emergency could be the failure of R-195 turbojet engines.
The engine is a simplified version of the R-13 turbojet engine for installation on Su-25 aircraft of various modifications and Su-28. Due to the fact that the engine is designed for installation on an attack aircraft, its design has been reinforced. The Р-195-300 can withstand a projectile hit of up to 23 mm and continue to function with minor damage in eight places. It is produced at the Ufa UMPO. The engine life is 500 hours.
Su-25 (NATO codification - Frogfoot) is an armored subsonic all-weather turbojet attack aircraft. It is designed to support ground forces over the battlefield, destroy ground targets and low-speed air targets.
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