An IAF MiG-29 fighter jet was seen in a flat spin earlier than it crashed
New Delhi:
A video exhibiting an Indian Air Drive (IAF) MiG-29 fighter jet hurtling in direction of the bottom in a flat spin has gone viral.
The fighter jet crashed in a discipline close to Uttar Pradesh’s Agra earlier as we speak. The IAF has mentioned the MiG-29 encountered a “system malfunction” earlier than it crashed. The pilot ejected safely after taking the crippled fighter jet to a course the place there could be no injury or casualties on the bottom.
Within the video, the MiG-29 is seen falling quick in a flat spin earlier than it hits the bottom.
A flat spin happens when an plane enters an uncontrolled spinning movement. It’s a harmful and doubtlessly a life-threatening flight situation.
The IAF mentioned it has ordered an enquiry to determine the reason for the accident.
Earlier than as we speak’s accident, the final crash of a MiG-29 fighter jet occurred on September 2 in Rajasthan’s Barmer. A “essential technical snag” was cited for the accident then. The pilot had ejected safely.
The erstwhile USSR constructed the primary MiG-29 in 1983. India purchased them in 1987 and inducted them the identical yr. Since then the fighter jet has been upgraded to maintain up with new applied sciences.