Unsafe Russian intercept of B-52 on 28th Aug
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My sarcasm was too subtle, obviously. Russian interception protocol seems to have nothing to do with safe flying and airmanship, but plenty to do with being absolute cockwombles.
Thank you for enhancing my Canadian vocabulary with a new, fantastic word!
Fully agree, you can get the same point across without being a tool. Didn't they used to do this kind of stuff regularly during the Cold War at slightly farther distances (or was it always like this?)
Fully agree, you can get the same point across without being a tool. Didn't they used to do this kind of stuff regularly during the Cold War at slightly farther distances (or was it always like this?)
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I have read the tire brand of an airplane that flew over me in the classic high wing low wing hard too see event , I have had ropes from a float plane go past my window in cloud . Those guys had loads of room . Whiners . Those military formation flyers get way closer than that .
The thing that would worry me in that B52 is where is the Russian wing man . My guess would be high six or five o clock . I thought the interdiction teams hunted in pairs , highly unlikely he was up there all alone .
oops watched the video again spoted one of the wingmen
The thing that would worry me in that B52 is where is the Russian wing man . My guess would be high six or five o clock . I thought the interdiction teams hunted in pairs , highly unlikely he was up there all alone .
oops watched the video again spoted one of the wingmen
If you look closely he's hiding behind the port outer engine I think - big blind spot there
Where were the Mustangs
Daylight No Mustang cover what do you expect !!! You would think the Ruskies could find some 50 year old machines to intercept them !!!!
The Russian fighter violated danish airspace overhead Bornholm island while doing his maneuvers the US claim. The Danes sent interceptors but the Su had turned back to Kaliningrad before they could reach it.
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Imagine Tu-160 or -95 in the Gulf of Mexico near the US waters.
Imagine Tu-160 or -95 in the Gulf of Mexico near the US waters.
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Absolutely no need for the air thumping manoeuvre when the B-52 was in international airspace. Sadly it is going to take a collision or an in-flight emergency to stop such non-sense.
All this was meant to have been sorted out way back in the 1970s and re-agreed in the late 1990s. Both sides realised that it was getting out of hand and put in place procedures to try and prevent such incidents.
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See following for 1998 agreements.
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It seems to be a fairly regular occurence. The US Navy brought up the agreement for an incident back in May this year where two Russian Su-35s were used to restrict the movement of a P-8 Poseidon over the Mediterranean in international airspace.
For the third time in two months, Russian pilots flew in an unsafe and unprofessional manner while intercepting a U.S. Navy P-8A Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft in the U.S. 6th Fleet, May 26, 2020.
On May 26, 2020, a U.S. Navy P-8A aircraft was flying in the Eastern Mediterranean over international waters and was intercepted by two Russian Su-35 aircraft over a period of 65 minutes. The intercept was determined to be unsafe and unprofessional due to the Russian pilots taking close station on each wing of the P-8A simultaneously, restricting the P-8A’s ability to safely maneuver.
The unnecessary actions of the Russian Su-35 pilots were inconsistent with good airmanship and international flight rules, and jeopardized the safety of flight of both aircraft.
While the Russian aircraft was operating in international airspace, this interaction was irresponsible. We expect them to operate 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). Actions like these increase the potential for midair collisions.
This incident follows two unsafe interactions in April, over the same waters. In all cases, the U.S. aircraft were operating in international airspace, consistent with international law, with due regard for safety of flight, and did not provoke this Russian activity.
On May 26, 2020, a U.S. Navy P-8A aircraft was flying in the Eastern Mediterranean over international waters and was intercepted by two Russian Su-35 aircraft over a period of 65 minutes. The intercept was determined to be unsafe and unprofessional due to the Russian pilots taking close station on each wing of the P-8A simultaneously, restricting the P-8A’s ability to safely maneuver.
The unnecessary actions of the Russian Su-35 pilots were inconsistent with good airmanship and international flight rules, and jeopardized the safety of flight of both aircraft.
While the Russian aircraft was operating in international airspace, this interaction was irresponsible. We expect them to operate 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). Actions like these increase the potential for midair collisions.
This incident follows two unsafe interactions in April, over the same waters. In all cases, the U.S. aircraft were operating in international airspace, consistent with international law, with due regard for safety of flight, and did not provoke this Russian activity.
If you sign a treaty agreeing to do one thing but do the opposite instead does not make a country tough. It makes it stupid.
Stupid state leadership, with a stupid air force, doing stupid things.
Being stupid is easy.
Stupid state leadership, with a stupid air force, doing stupid things.
Being stupid is easy.