John Cool

A little bump :) A new video with Polish Su-22M4. Watching in HD highly recommended :)

Photo of overhauled and upgraded Turkmenistani Su-25KM "Skorpion" board no. 47M, one of the first Su-25KM "Skorpion" delivered to the Turkmenistan Air Force at 27th October 2004. This probably makes "Skorpion" the only upgraded Frogfoot which has been sold abroad, making the Turkmenistan Air Force the first customer for the new variant. What is more, Georgia had already overhauled near 43 standard Su-25s for Turkmenistan AF as a payment for Georgian debts for the supply of gas.

Polish Mi-17V and Mi-24V combat deployment in Afganistan:

Yes, there's already an almost complete prototype of the modernized N019 radar to be tested on one of the MiG-29's made by joint effort of Polish WZL-2 "Bydgoszcz" facility and Ukrainian SSFTF "Progress" joint stock company. The certain modifications applied to the radar, except slightly improved detection & search range and probably new low noise receiver UM522 type made by Phazotron Kiev unfortunately remains unknown.

Photo of MiG-35 Izd. 9.61 single-seat version:

Uzbekistan Air Force Su-27S after total overhaul in aviation repair plant in Russia:

Kh-38ME hi-res picture:

Polish Su-22M4 with multiple bomb racks with FAB-100 general purpose bombs.

Let's travel once again through time to the past :) Another bunch of photos of MiG-23MF fighter-interceptors from 28. Fighter Aviation Regiment at Słupsk-Rędzikowo AFB (28. "Słupski" Pułk Lonictwa Myśliwskiego). All photos posted below comes from Piotr Butowski archive: http://www.aviateam.pl/?p=1369

A few photos from good old days... The MiG-23MF fighter-interceptors from 28. Fighter Aviation Regiment at Słupsk-Rędzikowo AFB (28. Pułk Lotnictwa Myśliwskiego „Słupsk”) :) During late 70's Polish Air Force obtained 36 MiG-23MF single seaters * 6 MiG-23UB trainers. New planes were assigned to the 28th Fighter Aviation Regiment under the direct command of the Air Force. During almost 20 years of successful service at least 4 planes were lost in accidents and two pilots died. Ater the collapse of the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact the 28th Regiment still was considered as the most elite and professional fighter unit of the Polish Air Force and even the introduction of the much modern MiG-29's fighters didn't change things at all. During the early 90's, long before joining to NATO Military Pact, Polish MiG-23MF fighters were participating in many joint exercises with air forces from others NATO countries: „Cooperative Jaguar ‘95” (operating from Karup AFB in Dennmark, flyin' against F-16A/B) and „Amber Express 96”. One year later few MiG-23MF's performed in „Orli Szpon 1997” exercises, together with USAF F-15C/D pilots from 48FW/493FS. The main logo of the 1st Squadron from 28. Fighter Aviation Regiment: The main logo of the 2nd Squadron: The logo of the 3rd Flight from the 2nd FS: 4th Flight from the 2nd FS: And few more photos... Parked MiG-23MF interceptors at night... Antenna of the Izd. 323 (Saphir-23) radar during oridinary maintenance works: MiG-23MF board no. 120 parked on the airfield: Farewell to MiG-23MF! Technician from the ground staff is leaving his signature on the side of the left air intake before the last flight on 02.09.1999. 31th of December, 2000, 28th. Fighter Aviation Regiment was officially disbanded and the remaining MiG-23MF fighters were phased out from service.

In the matter of required space on the carrier deck it's not quite true. Suprisingly, the Su-33 (although a bit bigger) takes up a bit LESS room on deck and in the hangar - than his counterpart MiG-29K. With wings and tailplanes folded, the Su-33 spans circa 7.4m - less than the original MiG-29K (probably 9.41/9.47 also) - about 7.8m - 8.3 with missiles. Moreover, Su-33 has a shortened (folding) tailboom, shorter fins, folding nose probe. All of thiese clever features designed to give it a smaller 'footprint' than the rival MiG-29K. It's worth to mention that Su-27K was selected years before over the MiG-29K cause the Su-27K was a less radical redesign than the MiG. Su-33 also had lower minimum control speed. It's also true that we cannot really compare the ageing Su-27K/Su-33 (although slightly overhauled & modernized in KnAAPO in years 2002-2003 with SPO-32 RWR and SIO-1 signal information system added) with the 'new' MiG-29K/KUB, which is "generation" ahead. But imagine if the Su-33 someday were to be given similar upgrade like Su-27SM...

Be my guest.

I guess you mean one of thiese two videos:

Col. Alexander Morfitsky (Александр Морфицкий), 1st class sniper-pilot, co-leader of the Belarussian Air Force Col. Alexander Zhuravlevich (Александр Журавлевич), 1st class sniper-pilot Rest in peace...

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