Flanker intercepts Poseidon

[Martin the Martian]

Nice to see the Russians maintaining their usual high standards of professional airmanship.

https://theaviationgeekclub.com/russian-su-35-buzzes-inverted-us-navy-p-8-within-25-feet-during-42-minutes-long-intercept/

[spitfirek5054]

Flanker pic has been reversed.

[ORAC]

So it was inverted but going the other way? :}

[Mogwi]

Was he giving them the bird?

[Asturias56]

and of course the RAF & USAF never intercept Russian military aircraft in international air space........ :p

[Out Of Trim]

and of course the RAF & USAF never intercept Russian military aircraft in international air space........ :p

Probably not inverted! :eek:

[Pontius Navigator]

Obviously a setting Sun illuminating from below.

Been closer to a May than that 🤣

[Martin the Martian]

and of course the RAF & USAF never intercept Russian military aircraft in international air space........ :p

Of course we do. However we tend not to behave like a Class 1 c0ckwomble when doing so.

[Ascend Charlie]

Oh yeah? Well I saw a documentary with an F-14 and a pilot with his mask off....he looked a bit like Tom Cruise... and he was a real cowboy clockwomble. The doco was called Top Gump or something like that.

[Soab]

Id like to see a video of it.

The photo of the Flanker appears to have up elevator at the time of the photo.

Looks more like it was flying past normally and the photo was posted inverted.

[Asturias56]

Of course we do. However we tend not to behave like a Class 1 c0ckwomble when doing so.

I've seen some interesting boasting posts on PPrune in the past that would suggest not everyone has behaved themselves............ we are talking Fighter Pilots here - people chosen for their sagacity, careful analysis of options and risk averse to the n-th degree - the sort of people who are Actuaries in the civilian world.

[dead_pan]

So it was inverted but going the other way? :}

No it was inverted going backwards using reverse thrust. Ballsyist manoeuvre I ever saw...

[Asturias56]

Another cunning Red trick................

[golder]

Oh yeah? Well I saw a documentary with an F-14 and a pilot with his mask off....he looked a bit like Tom Cruise... and he was a real cowboy clockwomble. The doco was called Top Gump or something like that.
That's true. I saw the photo he took, while waving to the bird.

[TEEEJ]

So far this is apparently the only footage released by the US Navy of the P-8 and Su-35 incidents

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From the video description.

April 19, 2019, Unsafe Russian intercept of 6th Fleet U.S. Navy P-8A in international airspace above the Mediterranean Sea. A Russian aircraft conducted high-speed, high-powered maneuvers within 25 feet of a U.S. P-8A, which put the crews of both aircraft in harm’s way. For the second time in four days, Russian pilots flew in an unsafe and unprofessional manner while intercepting a U.S. Navy P-8A Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft in U.S. Sixth Fleet, 19 April, 2020.

On April 19, 2020, a U.S. Navy P-8A aircraft flying in international airspace over the Mediterranean Sea was intercepted twice by a Russian SU-35 over a period of 100 minutes. The first intercept was deemed safe and professional. The second intercept was determined to be unsafe and unprofessional due to the SU-35 a conducting high-speed, high-powered maneuver that decreased aircraft separation to within 25 feet, directly in front of the P-8A, exposing the U.S. aircraft to wake turbulence and jet exhaust. In response, the P-8A, which was operating at a constant altitude and airspeed, descended to create separation and ensure safety of both aircraft.

The unnecessary actions of the Russian SU-35 pilot were inconsistent with good airmanship and international flight rules, seriously jeopardizing the safety of flight of both aircraft. While the Russian aircraft was operating in international airspace, this interaction was irresponsible. We expect them to behave within international standards set to ensure safety and to prevent incidents, including the 1972 Agreement for the Prevention of Incidents On and Over the High Seas (INCSEA). Unsafe actions increase the risk of miscalculation and potential for midair collisions. This incident follows the April 15, 2020 interaction over the same waters, where a Russian SU-35 flew inverted within 25 ft. of the U.S. P-8A. In both cases, the U.S. aircraft were operating consistent with international law and did not provoke this Russian activity.