Hauksbee 103 Posted January 31, 2012 Imagine having one of these bears on your six, or, trying to stay on his? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted January 31, 2012 I have seen a Sukhoi "Flanker" performing the famous "Cobra" manoeuvre on the ILA Exhibition, Berlin, 2005. The jet fighter performed a capital "Z" - beginning at the lower end! It was incredible to watch! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9tl8XBvmIQ&feature=related Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hauksbee 103 Posted January 31, 2012 .The jet fighter performed a capital "Z" - beginning at the lower end! It was incredible to watch! "Incredible" when watching from the ground. Even more so when looking out from your own canopy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UK_Widowmaker 571 Posted January 31, 2012 It's a shame that the former USSR was so paranoid about the West..that it's leaders chose to treat the population like animals, and spend all their money on (admitedly) superb, but generally useless hardware Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
itifonhom 6 Posted January 31, 2012 Never managed to get the point of all this, Cobra or not Cobra, air war is highly electronic by now and can´t imagine how those circus moves can help you when someone fires missiles at you and you can´t even see him. Maybe it´s a way to make it a bit more complicated for the missiles, I don´t know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NS13Jarhead 6 Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) How about one of these - may not be as fast, but it seems to be very maneuverable. It's supposed to replace the F/A-18 and AV-8 sometime in the future. Edited January 31, 2012 by NS13Jarhead Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonyo - legion 2 Posted February 2, 2012 (edited) We're meant to be getting them in the RAF at some time in the future too. Edited February 2, 2012 by Tonyo - legion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
