Russian SU-30MK Fighter jet

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Russia now has #1 fighter plane in the world...SU-30-Vectored Thrust with Canards.
As you watch this airplane, look at the canards moving along side of, and just below the canopy rail. The "canards" are the small wings forward of the main wings. The smoke and contrails provide a sense of the actual flight path, sometimes in reverse direction. This video is of an in-flight demonstration flown by the Russian's-30MK fighter aircraft.

You will not believe what you are about to see. The fighter can stall from high speed, stopping forward motion in seconds (full stall). Then it demonstrates an ability to descend tail first without causing a compressor stall. It can also recover from a flat spin in less than a minute. These maneuver capabilities don't exist in any other aircraft in the world today.

Take a look at the video with the sound up. This aircraft is of concern to U.S. and NATO planners. We don't know which nations will soon be flying the SU-30MK; hopefully China isn't one of them.

Note: I worked with advanced aircraft flight control systems and concepts for many years as an extension of stability control and means of control. Canards and vectored thrust were among many concepts examined to extend our fighter aircraft performance. Neither our current or next generation aircraft now poised for funding & production can in any way match the performance of this Russian aircraft NOW FLYING in any near in combat situation.

Somehow the bankrupt Russian aircraft industry has out produced our complex politically tainted aerospace industry with this technology marvel.
Scratch any ideas of close in air-to-air combat with this aircraft in the future.

Channel: Science & Technology
Uploaded: March 3, 2008 at 5:29 am
Author: mytube308

Length: 00:03:07
Rating: 4.08
Views: 10649

Tags: Airplane fighter jet airforce army navy Russia War plane Computer Science Engineering Technology Documentary Aviation Action Extreme

Video Comments:
Imanuel17 (August 23, 2008 at 12:51 pm)
The addition of canards indicates that this is more advanced Su-30MKI (not Su-30MK),in Service with the Indian Air Force.
airnutnogut (August 8, 2008 at 8:39 pm)
okay both aircraft are very capable platforms. however the fact that the su-30 is more maneuverable then the f-22 is one downfall the the u.s. jet, however the one vital thing that the su-30 is lacking is stealth and that is where it is vulnerable and overall the technology of both aircraft are great the f-22 has the upperhand in stealth and weaponry.
Imanuel17 (August 23, 2008 at 1:03 pm)
You can't compare those two because they are from different Generations. As you said Su-30 (4th Generation(4.5) aircraft)have several advanteges over the F-22 (5th Generation aircraft) this indicating technological superiority. Russian 5th Generation planes already developed (maiden flight expected 2009). We just have to wait and see.
moncai1 (July 29, 2008 at 4:18 am)
Great plane, this is a 4.5 gen plane and it's almost as good as U.S. 5th gen planes at a distance and better at close combat. In the hands of a good pilot this plane will beat anything out there!
youpube1011 (July 19, 2008 at 11:40 pm)
f22 is FUCKING EXPENSIVE FUCKING SHIT!
balloodabear (July 13, 2008 at 3:31 pm)
eurofighter would blitz all of these
CanadaUSAlliance (July 3, 2008 at 12:40 am)
whats that red stuff?
lavixl (September 10, 2008 at 7:40 pm)
the blood of many Russian babies that fuel the aircraft
srbskalegija (July 1, 2008 at 12:10 am)
Shit we need these planes in Serbia ASAP lol
Khanclansith (June 24, 2008 at 5:35 pm)
Well here is the problem it only stocks short range missles, where as the US' F15 and F16 can take fighters out of the sky at 2-3x the ranges.