Sukhoi Su-27/30/33/35/37 Flanker series & Su-34 Fullback - History, Design, Performance & Dissection (Part 1)

They sure did! We need this Mig. But it did not hold weapons iirc? Correct?

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Уголок неба ¦ Микоян, Гуревич Е-8 (airwar.ru)

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No kill is an easy kill against an experienced Flanker.

First game of the day, warming up & I was caught slipping with full fuel & rack of R-27ERs by a M2k 5F who started off with an energy advantage & at my 6 o’clock.
(Was not able to drop the ERs as I was scanning for additional opponents coming in as this dude was chasing me.)

Thought it was a funny engagement, enjoy.

Opponent’s PoV.

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Interesting, that similarity never occurred to me.
I know the ws-300, the resemblance to the MiG 25 is great. I was giving the WS-300 as an example that the F-15 is not a copy of the MiG 25.
At the time, North American was one of the top aircraft manufacturing companies.

Funny :D

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lmao that was crazy, his missile in 0:14 tho, scary shit.

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Every thread I read includes you and MiG-23M in some back and forth tit for tat. It is to the point that if one of y’all isn’t active in the thread, its probably not worth reading the info included in it.

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My preflare that was because of some Gripen behind is what saved me from that Magic II. We got straight up ambushed lol.

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My apologies I misunderstood you & got defensive.

Yeah, I just do not like the intentional negativity when I am trying to be positive though.

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I figured too be honest. I use the forums for casual conversations and good reading material about vehicle details, so Its usually a good sign when you and other “active document posters” are in it.

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1 in zillion chance manages to decoy the first missile only to watch the noob Mirage pilot either black out or compress and lose optimal position immediately. All his mistakes.

Proceeds to miss the easiest lineup in the world and rams you as you flat spin… Really showed us how useful it was dying to a inferior aircraft with a novice at the wheel.

Roflmao

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Can you just enjoy fun positive content on the forum without being miserable & cynical about it? Are you capable?

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You don’t even play top tier… All you do is GE new aircraft, play 10 games & give up…

None of the new fighters to come out the last 4 updates have been played at all…

You have like 20 games in a Golden Eagled Su-27 at its release…
You have like 20 games in a Golden Eagled M2k 5F at its release…

You pay hundreds of dollars to test fly & larp as a junior game developer on the forum…

Why is it the guys who do not play the loudest & outspoken on who is good?
Why is it the guys who are not even real pilots the leading expert authority on what is useless in real aerial combat?

I only flat spined because we collided. You think the Flanker cannot pull out of a flat spin at will? Shows how much you know about a jet you touched for a day after you Golden Eagled it?

He was out of energy and was not able to get his gun on me.

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You are clearly a novice. Look at your HORRIBLE stats. This guy is delusional.

I taught you better than this how to dogfight when you rose through the ranks in my squadron. You can flatspin almost any plane in-game in front of someone and hope they miss the easiest shot in the world… Doesn’t make it not risky.

As it has been stated, the Su-27’s supermaneuverability is pretty much a last ditch option that degrades the performance in other areas that might have prevented the need for it in the first place.

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This is so cringe & irrelevant. Can you please just stop associating me with your squadron? You sound like an ex-girlfriend bringing up the irrelevant past.

Would appreciate it, thanks.

You will be surprised, but the MiG-25 is based on the A-5 attack aircraft

And this is also North American…

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I hope they Give us the Vigilante & and T-10

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What for?

Because they are beautiful aircraft of the Cold War. It was the only era where though the US & USSR were enemies. They followed each other closely in combat aviation design. It will never be like that again.

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Most importantly I want Flagon is my favorite Soviet PVO interceptor. Look at that double delta sheeesh.

I wonder why China did not utilize the double delta in the serial production of the J-8 though its heavily modelled after the Su-15.

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