Interesting Mig display
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Rossian, I can't see the vid either now, but your description is very reminiscent of 'Fast Rod' IFF aerials. I'm probably wrong but hey who knows, maybe disinformation is still alive and well in the aerospace industry. If it is as you say they say then yeah some clever instruments inside to cope with various pressure source changes is impressive stuff.
Thanks to Conan, I've been able to watch this video - well worth waiting for.
I'm sure that that is the Su37 with fully vectoring nozzles - you can see that at various stages of the display they are definitely not pointing in the normal direction!
I thought at first that it might be 711, the aircraft that was displayed at both Farnborough and Paris Air Shows (and finished up as a smoking hole in the ground at the latter, giving a demonstration of the effectiveness of the ejection seats) but this is another aircraft.
The manoeuvre that the video does not show, as far as I can see, is the "back-flip" which continues the 120 degree pitch-up of the cobra through a complete 360 degrees.
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I'm sure that that is the Su37 with fully vectoring nozzles - you can see that at various stages of the display they are definitely not pointing in the normal direction!
I thought at first that it might be 711, the aircraft that was displayed at both Farnborough and Paris Air Shows (and finished up as a smoking hole in the ground at the latter, giving a demonstration of the effectiveness of the ejection seats) but this is another aircraft.
The manoeuvre that the video does not show, as far as I can see, is the "back-flip" which continues the 120 degree pitch-up of the cobra through a complete 360 degrees.
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I have no illusions about Russian Military capabilities since my visit to the Soviet Airbase at Kubinka (just outside Moscow) in 1989. The impresssive loop in box 4 formation immediately after take-off (and with the gear still retracting) dispelled any myths about "Western Superiority."
The warmth with which we were welcomed was outstanding. They remember 1941, when we were their only ally.
PS Yes, I was on duty, and flying an RAF aircraft.
The warmth with which we were welcomed was outstanding. They remember 1941, when we were their only ally.
PS Yes, I was on duty, and flying an RAF aircraft.
