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sperry · 2006-03-29, 10:10 AM

So, what's the deal w/ all the Su-27 airshow crashes?

The plane is supposed to be insanely capable... are the pilots just such cowboys that they take unnecessary risks at low altitude all the time, and eventually get caught w/o enough altitude? Is there a flaw in the plane that it stalls out unexpectedly on occation (it seems like just about all the wrecks are low speed manuvers)? Are the pilots just not trained enough that they try a split-S at 1000AGL?

All I know is that pilot's last words were:

"I got this bitch... NYET!!"

2006-03-29, 10:10 AM	#6
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	So, what's the deal w/ all the Su-27 airshow crashes? The plane is supposed to be insanely capable... are the pilots just such cowboys that they take unnecessary risks at low altitude all the time, and eventually get caught w/o enough altitude? Is there a flaw in the plane that it stalls out unexpectedly on occation (it seems like just about all the wrecks are low speed manuvers)? Are the pilots just not trained enough that they try a split-S at 1000AGL? All I know is that pilot's last words were: "I got this bitch... NYET!!" __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?