Can an aircraft really do this ??

[Mizzy]

Is this trick photography ?

 

Mizzy

[Kenta]

An aircraft with thrust vectoring and a skilled pilot can :D

[Pyroflash]

Yes, this is real, but for future reference, this thread probably belongs in the chit-chat section.

[Kenta]

Yes, this is real, but for future reference, this thread probably belongs in the chit-chat section.

 

Have to agree with Pyroflash.

[esb77]

If the pilot is one of the few hundred most skilled pilots in the world, is using a state of the art aircraft from a manufacturer that favors high thrust engines and extreme maneuverability, is carrying no weapons load, is carrying a light fuel load, and is willing to take on a much higher risk of a fatal crash than any responsible military or commercial pilot would under normal conditions, then yes.

 

It's easier to get astonishing results if you know how to load the dice ahead of time.

[VincentLaw]

Have to agree with Pyroflash.

I disagree. This belongs in the Military and Aviation section.

[G00dnight]

don't care where it is, what you saw is just like the raf lightnings used to do we called it going ballistic, A way of getting as high as poss in the shortest time standard for any interceptor, in the cold war days the interceptors were considered a one way ticket because they would probably run out of fuel if they had to go all the way to take out enemy aircraft.

the falling and turning in flight can be done by the russian aircraft because they are able to allow air to pass through the engine the wrong way without a flame out most of the time, but a very skilled and very capable aircraft.

Edited January 29, 2014 by G00dnight

[RagnarDa]

Yes how is it that their engines don't start compressor stalling or flow reversing? Whats their secret?

[Pyroflash]

Yes how is it that their engines don't start compressor stalling or flow reversing? Whats their secret?

 

It's not a secret per-se. The F-15 for example, a lot of fighters can slide backwards without suffering fatal engine failures. The real trick that allows Russian aircraft to do what they do is their ability to fly at high angles of attack without departing controlled flight. The falling and turning in flight is due to the thrust vectoring on the Su-35's. The F-22A can do this too.

[Mr_Burns]

I prefer the way we do it:

 

[hitman]

Greatest supermaneuverable aircraft of all time. Only aircraft with an aft facing engine that can hover in mid flight and stay stable ever built.

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[nrowah]

If you guys didn't notice there was a carefully hidden transition in the video right after the plane entered the clouds. The editor put that there most likely so you wouldn't have to stare at a blank screen for 30 seconds (or however long it stayed out of view). No planes are able to switch direction that quickly in such a short amount of time and still have that much airspeed.

[Griffin]

...because they are able to allow air to pass through the engine the wrong way without a flame out most of the time...

That's impossible both in practice and theory. There is a constant airflow in the right direction, you can count on it.

Edited February 2, 2014 by Griffin

[Basher54321]

Or just stick TV on an F-16D and observe the 120 degrees AOA