Woo great news!

Beast.
How can you tell she’s hot? She seems quite far away in that pic 🙂
Although…Russian girls are gorgeous…so you’re probably right 🙂
Ok, sorry for getting way off the subject…back to normal.
I know this question may have been asked a million times, but what’s the typical load and range of the SU-34? And if it’s the same as a ‘typical’ strike oreintated twin seat SU-30 type, why bother with the side-by-side seating arrangment? Is it purely for crew comfort on extremely long strategic missions?
Su-34 has greater range and payload than any other Flanker variant. NAPO guys talk about it lifting off with 12 tons of payload, no problem…the 8,000KG limit appears to only be temporary.
Weird looking MAWS on the J-11…..:confused:

And a nice photo of the newest delivered Su-34.


MiG-21 Bison could give a hard time to a number of 4th gen platforms out there.
http://russianplanes.net/images/to48000/047301.jpg
Beast.
http://217.112.37.94/graph/art_full/13088691727649.jpg
Clean Su-34 underside.
http://ablogin.ru/wp-content/gallery/aviaciya/avacia-679.jpg
A Ka-50 cockpit, cool pic.
Of course I would. I would not compare a Flanker with a PAK-FA. However any difference between the Rafale and Typhoon is not anywhere close to as large.
lol @ “do not compare Rafale and Typhoon”.
Btw I have a question : in BVR , is the US F-15 capable to win versus a J-11B ?
Cheers .
of course. The J-11/Su-27 has plenty of advantages, but the Eagle is a good airframe with excellent radar in the latest iteration. I suspect J-11B radar resembles a Su-27 sized Zhuk-M in performance, which is just fine, but certainly does not outclass say an APG-63V3.
Ka-50 is not being put into special service use, that’s the Ka-52. Most of the Ka-50s have been flogged during testing, and only a number of new examples delivered in the past few years are still flying at Torzhok.
Good news, 2 new orders totaling 24 aircraft signed, both with foreign companies. 🙂
I wouldn’t think very many….. 😎
IAPO is a sort of one-trick pony – they made the Su-27UB – and it’s derivatives
Their only current Flanker product is the Su-30MK – in its I, M and A sub-types.
It’s a potent machine – but it’s the only Flanker that IAPO makes.
KnAAPO on the other hand has a much broader portfolio….
They made the Su-27, Su-33, Su-35 (the old one), Su-37 & Su-35UB,
They currently make the Su-27SM, Su-30MK (in K, V & MK2 sub-types) & Su-35S.
Ken
This is exactly why Irkut has been making a hard effort to diversify its product – MS-21, Yak-130, Be-200, etc.
http://russianplanes.net/images/to11000/010065.jpg
Just a phenomenal photo I stumbled on.