Videos, gifs, articles, or aftermath photos of machinery, structures, or devices that have failed catastrophically during operation, destructive testing, and other disasters.Catastrophic Failure refers to the sudden and complete destruction of an object or structure, from massive bridges and cranes, all the way down to small objects being destructively tested or breaking. I live in the Middle East and unfortunately, it's not a coincidence. Institutions are run so inefficiently and incompetently on a routine basis here, I am entirely unsurprised they had new equipment just languishing there, not even begun to be installed, 2 weeks after its projected operational date.That kind of shit happens all the time on this side of the world and it drives me mad.
Poor communication, terrible resource management, downright incompetent managers/professionals and absolutely mind-numbingly senseless red tape make everything run so slow here. And when it does get done, half the time it gets done wrong and behind schedule. Russia is a big one; they've gotten a lot better but the safety culture isn't all there yet, even if the infrastructure usually is. (Siberia has issues especially.) The other main place that lags is Africa. Asia is for the most part doing better, though Indonesia has had its fair share of troubles due to the rapid growth of its airline industry beyond its capability to maintain robust standards. But without a doubt, since 1996 everywhere has improved drastically, the US included.
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And I don't know of any major aviation disasters in Vietnam since the war. There are pros and cons to both high- and low- wing designs.One benefit to a high-wing design is that it elevates the engines, keeping them higher off the ground while taxiing and taking off. This makes them less prone to suffering, which is important since the Russian militaryA downside to a high-wing design is increased weight and mechanical complexity, as the high-wing requires additional components (these being mostly related to the landing gear); the high-wing also necessitates the use of a design, which also adds weight and complexity.