RAF intercepts Russian aircraft over Baltic
 

Story on RAF web with nice pics of fully armed Flankers: Baltic Air Policing

When these encounters take place are there any radio exchanges or is it all visual?

"Outwards turn for combat, GO":\

Dirty,

And hopefully you remember that as soon as they turn out, you turn in!

You have been reading Keith Holland's 'Art of Coarse Combat'?

Ah, the Raynham Split......:ok:

Again, it makes you realise just how big an aircraft the Flanker is.

And how small the Russian Air Force's budget for aircraft washes is!

"Again, it makes you realise just how big an aircraft the Flanker is."

Cocky IntO... "Problem with a FLANKER is range - it can only carry 11 tonnes of fuel internally*"

QWI "Err, right. So exactly how much fuel do you define as "a little"?"

:ugh:

(Sukhoi Su-35 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, before anyone gets concerned)

The Times had a nice picture today but the caption, referring to an "SU-25 Flanker" spoiled their credibility.

My father's Daily Express got it right but spoiled it by having to circle the Typhoon so that we could tell which was which!!