NOTCHED
11-18-2008, 09:42 AM
The U. S. has nothing comparable to the Russian SU-30 - Vectored Thrust with Canards.
As you watch this aircraft, look at the canards moving along side of, and just below the canopy rail. This is a video of an in-flight demonstration flown by the Russian SU-30 MK fighter aircraft. You may have a problem in believing what you are about to see.
The fighter can stall from high speed, stopping in less than a second. Then it demonstrates an ability to descend tail first without causing a compressor stall. It can also recover from a flat spin in less than a minute. These capabilities don't exist in any other aircraft in the world today.
Take a look at the video with the sound up.. This aircraft is of concern to U. S. and NATO planners. We don't know which nations will soon be flying the SU-30 MK, hopefully China isn't one of them.
http://i517.photobucket.com/albums/u337/ReefBlue_NOTCHED/th_RussianSU-30.jpg (http://s517.photobucket.com/albums/u337/ReefBlue_NOTCHED/?action=view¤t=RussianSU-30.flv)
As you watch this aircraft, look at the canards moving along side of, and just below the canopy rail. This is a video of an in-flight demonstration flown by the Russian SU-30 MK fighter aircraft. You may have a problem in believing what you are about to see.
The fighter can stall from high speed, stopping in less than a second. Then it demonstrates an ability to descend tail first without causing a compressor stall. It can also recover from a flat spin in less than a minute. These capabilities don't exist in any other aircraft in the world today.
Take a look at the video with the sound up.. This aircraft is of concern to U. S. and NATO planners. We don't know which nations will soon be flying the SU-30 MK, hopefully China isn't one of them.
http://i517.photobucket.com/albums/u337/ReefBlue_NOTCHED/th_RussianSU-30.jpg (http://s517.photobucket.com/albums/u337/ReefBlue_NOTCHED/?action=view¤t=RussianSU-30.flv)