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Tango01  | 26 Oct 2018 8:42 p.m. PST |
…spectacular stratospheric drills (VIDEO). "Russian pilots honed their skills in gaining air superiority in case of a surprise attack during the drills in southern Russia. Footage from cameras strapped to fighter jets has captured the simulated high-intensity air fight. A video released by the Russian Defense Ministry shows Su-30M2 and Su-27SM fighter jets being scrambled to repel an attack by a simulated enemy on the air fields in the southern Krasnodar Region. The video also shows the jets maneuvering at various altitudes and even flying upside-down at one point….."
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| bsrlee | 27 Oct 2018 3:30 a.m. PST |
The 'old' SPECAT Jaguar had this trick decades ago – they put missile launch rails on top of the wing fences – no need to fly inverted, the air-to-air missiles could launch -inside- the tightest turn the airframe (and pilot) was capable of, while ground attack munitions were carried on the conventional pylons under the wings and fuselage. |
| Striker | 27 Oct 2018 4:20 a.m. PST |
So is this the air version of Russian SOF flipping in the air and throwing hatchets? |
| Tango01 | 27 Oct 2018 10:50 a.m. PST |
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| Thresher01 | 29 Oct 2018 12:49 p.m. PST |
"Fighters" can fly upside down? Don't tell others. Who knew? |
| Ghostrunner | 30 Oct 2018 11:59 a.m. PST |
Russians love their planes to do aerobatics. I think it was one of the Su-27 variants that had 2D independent thrust vectoring, and could pivot in place while hovering on it's tail. Very impressive at airshows. Effectively useless in combat. |
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