The color are absurd….

if they painted with grey shades, would you say different? 😉

P.S. very nice photo of naked Su-27, all bare aluminum, except a few antenna laminates, stainless steel parts and Ti alloys on engines, no CFRP at all when compared to old Mig-29.
http://spotters.net.ua/file/?id=61856&size=large

hehe, in the end, the old, obsolete Antonovs are still the more reliable work horse. long live the Ukraine and Ukranian barbie!

dammit, we wanted to buy those czech antonovs….:)

P.S. the comparison you posted is weird indeed, I was inside cargo compartment of the C-295 and C-27 a few times, AFAIK I could not even stand upright in the C-295, when compared with C-27 which is definitely spacious. Though the C-27 flight compartment height could be lower due to stairs dividing the a/c floor area into two sections.

No kidding! Seems to be the norm in that general part of the world at this time of the year.

Interesting to note substantial Western participation – nowhere near as much as at last year’s MAKS obviously, but noticeably more than is typical of Aviasvit XXI for example. This may reflect an optimistic assessment of sales prospects in Kazakhstan as opposed to the grim situation in Ukraine, but then again touting airlifters in Kiev is the equivalent of peddling crude oil to Saudi Arabia 😀

Never been there, but seems you`re right. Well, the fleet is aging, most of them were built in 80ies, its time to buy new ones. Surprising to me is the visit of POGO with the new Mig-29, perhaps some CIS states could get new Migs sooner than the RussianAF..:) Glad to see the L-39C trainers continuing to work “overtime” as well. Also missed they`ve ordered C-295 transport aircrafts and still wondering why as if there wasnt other choice, especially after reading complains from czechs and poles.

that glossy paint looks like its meant for air shows not fighting.
Azeris should learn from what the Russians have been doing lately, matte dark grey.

I would not be worried about anyway, the strong Azeri sun will soon change the appearance by making them dark green matte…..:D in the meantime the glossy paint makes the maintenance easier for lazy ground personal. I’m wondering why is the FT flying in bare metal though.:confused:

nice video showing APU exhaust doors opening and closing prior to engine start-up sequence, probably featuring the AL-31FN(or its chinese clone) with engine gearbox and the gtde-117 gas turbine power engine unit arranged at the bottom of a/c.

Geez, look at that canards deflection, brutal:eek: perhaps turning at high AOA and minimal speed…. compare with the Su-47 display, time 1:24. Hopefully will see this beauty some day with my own eyes..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1wXsygQTVA

Anyone got pictures of Ugandan L-39 Albatros recently…?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtgqEGFWauk