"Tiny Plane With Killer Arms: UK Press Abuzz Over" Topic
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| Tango01 | 11 Jun 2015 11:22 p.m. PST |
… Russian Yak-130. "Russia's tiny Yak-130 trainer-fighter can efficiently conduct counter-insurgency operations. Soon, the pilots of Russian T-50s and US F-35s may train with this very aircraft.
Russia's Sukhoi T-50 PAK FA fifth-generation fighter has been stealing the show in aviation. However, Russia has another military plane that could well be an object of envy for other countries, Britain's THE WEEK reported. The Yakovlev Yak-130 is an advanced pilot training aircraft that replicates the characteristics of 4+ generation fighters, such as the Su-30, MiG-29, Eurofighter Typhoon, Rafale, F-22, and the F-35. The plane made its maiden flight in 1996 and entered service in 2010…"
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| Jemima Fawr | 12 Jun 2015 3:36 a.m. PST |
'UK Press Abuzz' = A blogger (probably Russian writing under a pseudonym) writes a knicker-gushing article for War is Boring which is then repeated in a magazine that nobody reads… |
Tgerritsen  | 12 Jun 2015 6:21 a.m. PST |
Who would have thunk an article on a Russian website aimed at Western audiences would make such claims about a Russian aircraft. Astounding! |
| Cyrus the Great | 12 Jun 2015 8:00 a.m. PST |
This was a comedic sketch for a show that someone thought was real…right? |
| Mako11 | 12 Jun 2015 8:15 a.m. PST |
Well, it does look like a neat little jet. Certainly better than that Super Tucano some are looking at, though I agree the over the top rhetoric about it, as for the Super Tucan, is a bit much. |
 20thmaine | 12 Jun 2015 11:52 a.m. PST |
Agree – if you want jet powered COIN then this has got to be worth a look. Not everyone has £70.00 GBPmillion to spend on a combat aircraft – and not everyone needs to. |
| Tango01 | 12 Jun 2015 11:55 a.m. PST |
Agree with you my friend. Amicalement
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| Lion in the Stars | 12 Jun 2015 9:12 p.m. PST |
Jet powered COIN does have one advantage over prop-jobs: no props blocking pylons to missile fire. |
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