Hmm, i see, yeah the chances of accident happening on oneself is
so little, and aviation travel is almost 'safer than walking on an
everyday street'.
But what I admire the Soviets and Tupolev is the fact they went
through much more than out well known Western countries. The amount
of sweat, toil, blood and materials outnumber much of the Western
counterparts' monetary values, and neither of that turned out with
much products, they suffered more casualties than the West. All
this is in reference to the Soviet era.
Come the new 21st Century, i think Tupelov and other Russian
companies came up with something practical, no more of the tough
race with west, but a better and conducive environment, but
nevertheless they are still underfund and not really much
investment. I have certain faith in the Russian planes, and
although they will not excel much in the come decade, they are
definitely rising...
Cheers!
