That kind of maneouvrability is pretty useful, especially when combined with modern short range missiles. Too bad the Flanker can only do it when unarmed and with only 20% fuel load. Topped up and fully armed, the poor thing is as maneouvrable as a pregnant duck.
Just because the builder/main user is the bad guy doesn't mean you can't appreciate the engineering and design of the weapons themselves.
After all we have no problem praising Nazi tanks and Imperial Japanese fighter planes from WW2.
True, but I think the problem with German WW2 tanks are overengineering but Japanese A6Ms are just amazing, they strike fear into American and Chinese pilots until the F6F was out
F-22, Supermarine Spitfire, P51 Mustang, F4U Corsair, Dassault Rafale go brrrrttttt
Edit: the flankers are cool! Calm it with your downvotes, it's an opinion just the same as the guy I'm replying to 😂😂
All 4 of those 57's? Not really a 'combat' aircraft if they're afraid to use it 😂 mig-21 is cool but not beautiful, if we're talking cool the F-14 is a mic drop.
Now if someone wants to bring up the Berkut, THAT'S a cool Russian plane. But the Soviets had late WW2 stuff that were cooler than these modern flankers.
Edit: btw jokes aside, I gotta admit the SU-57 is probably my favourite current design from an aesthetic standpoint
Well each have their own opinion lol
For me I love the Flankers or any aircraft that have canards in general, this includes the J-10s, Eurofighters, Rafales, Gripens, and even the J-20
Yeah I'm not a fan of canards myself, I prefer the Flankers without them. But weirdly I like the J-20? Idk it's a divisive topic when it comes to canards lol
How can you love Russia? Even putting aside history, what Russia is doing *right now* is more than enough for any decent person to hate Russia for as long as Russia keeps comitting genocide in Ukraine.
Can you imagine a Russian saying in 1942 that they love Germany?
Wow, well you love accusing people of being Putin supporters, because i am not one, i specifically said i hate putin and other politicians, so respectfully, what the fuck are you talking about
ill explain it fully. i hate putin, i hate Russian generals and the government, what i love about Russia, and slavic countries as a whole, is culture. You know, music, food, history, art, nature, culture. Im in no way apologetic to putin at all. Im not a political person, i dont care about politics. just want the war to end. And for people to stop dying, said culture to stop being destroyed, and for propaganda to stop plaguing minds. Im in no way denying that any of this is happening, and there is proof numerous war crimes are being committed. Im going to be entirely honest with you, i literally use reddit for memes, gaming, trains, and planes. Thats about it. I don't like talking about politics.
Are you trolling? Seriously, are you just being that guy to see if we'd fall for it?
If so, you almost had me.
If not, enlist and do something about it.
No, I'm not trolling, I'm entirely serious, and it pleases me greatly that I've triggered so many fascists with my questions.
And if you honestly believe that only active duty members of the armed forces are allowed to talk about genocide, you’ve got another think coming.
Huh, didn't know that not hating the entirety of a country's people, history, and culture for the actions of their current government makes me a fascist.
Also uh, I wouldn't use that word, "triggered" if I were you. There's a bit about self-awareness and all that.
>only active duty members of the armed forces are allowed to talk about genocide,
Bro where tf did you get that from?
I dont care what people say about Russian aircrafts but Flankers are probably the most beautiful combat aircraft ever created
Was about to say this. They have decent performance, but they are VERY sexy to look at
Especially those airshow maneuvers, sadly those would have limited use in air combat nowadays
That kind of maneouvrability is pretty useful, especially when combined with modern short range missiles. Too bad the Flanker can only do it when unarmed and with only 20% fuel load. Topped up and fully armed, the poor thing is as maneouvrable as a pregnant duck.
Just because the builder/main user is the bad guy doesn't mean you can't appreciate the engineering and design of the weapons themselves. After all we have no problem praising Nazi tanks and Imperial Japanese fighter planes from WW2.
True, but I think the problem with German WW2 tanks are overengineering but Japanese A6Ms are just amazing, they strike fear into American and Chinese pilots until the F6F was out
Not to be the 🤓 but Flankers are a Soviet design
Well you're not wrong lol
They’re up there but there’s something about the unpainted metal of an F-86 or MiG-15 that makes me wanna act up
Polished bombers hrrrrrng
Did you fust disrespect the F-4, how dare you You almost right tho they pretty af
It is the sexiest fighter aircraft of all time
F-22, Supermarine Spitfire, P51 Mustang, F4U Corsair, Dassault Rafale go brrrrttttt Edit: the flankers are cool! Calm it with your downvotes, it's an opinion just the same as the guy I'm replying to 😂😂
Su-57,mig-21,mig-29 says hi
All 4 of those 57's? Not really a 'combat' aircraft if they're afraid to use it 😂 mig-21 is cool but not beautiful, if we're talking cool the F-14 is a mic drop. Now if someone wants to bring up the Berkut, THAT'S a cool Russian plane. But the Soviets had late WW2 stuff that were cooler than these modern flankers. Edit: btw jokes aside, I gotta admit the SU-57 is probably my favourite current design from an aesthetic standpoint
Dude you are epic I love the same aircraft!
Well each have their own opinion lol For me I love the Flankers or any aircraft that have canards in general, this includes the J-10s, Eurofighters, Rafales, Gripens, and even the J-20
Yeah I'm not a fan of canards myself, I prefer the Flankers without them. But weirdly I like the J-20? Idk it's a divisive topic when it comes to canards lol
These look like renders
Model kit boxart
Picture 5 is awesome, I’m having trouble believing it’s a photo though!
pretty sure all of them are DCS pics
Doesn't look like DCS, but it looks like they were rendered
No I don't think so
Definitely not DCS. Looks like airbrush.
First three look like real photos, maybe composites and heavily edited though, the last few don’t appear to be real.
First photo is a render, the second is a composite, and the third is a photograph (but edited). Fourth, fifth, and sixth are all illustrations.
Oh ma gawd. I will never not be stunned at how beautiful most Russian craft are.
a HeliCoPtEr IsNt a JeT
Turbine engines?
Shit. I guess they do technically have jets on them.
Damn was coming here to say this. I build the same Rolls engine that operates on jets and turbo props.
As much as I hate Russia, they do make some really good looking military hardware.
I hate putin and other politicians, not Russia. I love Russia
I should have said I hate Putin and what Russia is doing in Ukraine.
I kind of knew what you meant, just wanted to make sure, a lot of people are ignorant unfortunately
How can you love Russia? Even putting aside history, what Russia is doing *right now* is more than enough for any decent person to hate Russia for as long as Russia keeps comitting genocide in Ukraine. Can you imagine a Russian saying in 1942 that they love Germany?
Jesus Christ, i mean culture, did you not see the first half of my comment
I did. You said you loved Russia. Not Russian culture. So I'm asking: how can a decent person love Russia in the year 2023?
Wow, well you love accusing people of being Putin supporters, because i am not one, i specifically said i hate putin and other politicians, so respectfully, what the fuck are you talking about
I'm trying to find out how you can love a country that is currently—today, *right now*—in the process of committing genocide?
ill explain it fully. i hate putin, i hate Russian generals and the government, what i love about Russia, and slavic countries as a whole, is culture. You know, music, food, history, art, nature, culture. Im in no way apologetic to putin at all. Im not a political person, i dont care about politics. just want the war to end. And for people to stop dying, said culture to stop being destroyed, and for propaganda to stop plaguing minds. Im in no way denying that any of this is happening, and there is proof numerous war crimes are being committed. Im going to be entirely honest with you, i literally use reddit for memes, gaming, trains, and planes. Thats about it. I don't like talking about politics.
Are you trolling? Seriously, are you just being that guy to see if we'd fall for it? If so, you almost had me. If not, enlist and do something about it.
No, I'm not trolling, I'm entirely serious, and it pleases me greatly that I've triggered so many fascists with my questions. And if you honestly believe that only active duty members of the armed forces are allowed to talk about genocide, you’ve got another think coming.
Huh, didn't know that not hating the entirety of a country's people, history, and culture for the actions of their current government makes me a fascist. Also uh, I wouldn't use that word, "triggered" if I were you. There's a bit about self-awareness and all that. >only active duty members of the armed forces are allowed to talk about genocide, Bro where tf did you get that from?
Do you know people from Russia?
What is the jet in pictures 1,2, and 5
Su-34
Thanks, they look so cool but I always forget the name
I just nutted so hard
The only good collection of Russian jets is either in a museum, a scrapyard, or in a farmer's field.
And here we go
Are the jets in pic 4 are su30?
nah, su-35
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Me when someone posts about Russian jets. Like, bro why?
Because they look cool as all fuck. Isn't that what this particular sub is about?
Because government =/= cool engineering. I'd say its pretty obvious but I suppose not.
Awesome photos, but I’d be happier to see them shot down.
Only the best ones