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The Su-37 is a single-seat, all-weather, fighter and ground attack prototype aircraft, derived from the Su-27 ‘Flanker’. The Su-27 is a Russian fourth generation jet aircraft that has been exported to over 20 nations. The Su-37 test aircraft made its maiden flight in April 1996 from the Zhukovsky flight testing center near Moscow.

The Su-37 includes several updates over the Su-27, including all-weather multi-mode passive electronically scanned array radar with synthetic aperture, terrain avoidance, terrain mapping and a rear-facing[citation needed] radar. The airframe includes a percentage of parts made from composites, unlike the all-metal Su-27. Additionally, the Su-37 incorporates the AL-37FU engines equipped with thrust vectoring. The Su-37’s nozzles are variable in pitch only and travel plus or minus 15 degrees, but they can be operated differentially to provide a rolling moment.

Cockpit

In the cockpit the aircraft is the first Russian fighter with the Hands On Throttle and Stick, or HOTAS, system and the first with side-stick. The weapon system shares much with the Su-30″MK”, but it lacks the large display in the rear cockpit occupied by the weapons system officer. The cockpit features four multi-function displays (MFDs) instead of traditional dial-type analogue instruments and has an ejection seat inclined 30 degrees backwards to help counter the effects of high g-forces. The two-grip flying control configuration was designed to prevent the pilot from flailing around when the aircraft engaged in fast vectored-thrust manoeuvres. Both the fixed throttle and the side-stick controller provide secure points for the pilot to brace his hands. [1]

Avionics and propulsion

The Su-37 also has a radar in the tailcone of the plane that allows it to fire missiles behind the plane.[citation needed]

The engine not only incorporates a new generation 2D TVC but also is tough and resistant to engine surge even during classic, inverted and flat spins, giving better reliability and maneuverability, such as when the AOA is as high as 180 degrees.

The Su-37 appeared at the 1996 Farnborough air show piloted by Sukhoi test pilot Eugeny Frolov. During the performance, the Su-37 was flipped on its back while flying at 350 km/h (217 mph) so that it faced the opposite direction, inverted and almost stationary. After pausing for two seconds the thrust vectoring was used to complete a 360 degree rotation and the aircraft moved off in its original direction of flight at only 60 km/h (37 mph).[citation needed]

The Su-37 can carry air-to-air and air-to-surface weapons on 12 stations. The number of missiles and bombs carried can be increased to 14 with the use of multi-payload racks.

Russia has not ordered Su-37s, but it might find customers abroad, a market that now constitutes a sizable share of Sukhoi’s income. Several prototypes have been built, but the aircraft is not in production.

Mock Dogfight challenge

Sukhoi’s chief designer Mikhail Simonov was so confident about the advantage bestowed by the aircraft’s thrust vectoring system, that he challenged any U.S. aircraft to a mock dogfight “… any time, any place!”[citation needed]

The Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 Raptor is a fighter aircraft that uses stealth technology. It is primarily an air superiority fighter, but has multiple capabilities that include ground attack, electronic warfare, and signals intelligence roles. The United States Air Force considers the F-22 a critical component of the U.S. strike force.[1]

Faced with a protracted development period, the aircraft was variously designated F-22 and F/A-22 during the three years before formally entering US Air Force service in December 2005, as the F-22A. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics is the prime contractor and is responsible for the majority of the airframe, weapon systems and final assembly of the F-22. Program partner Boeing Integrated Defense Systems provides the wings, aft fuselage, avionics integration, and all of the pilot and maintenance training systems.

The F-22 is claimed by multiple sources to be the world’s most effective air superiority fighter. The US Air Force claims that the F-22 cannot be matched by any known or projected fighter aircraft.[1] Chief of the Australian Defence Force, then-Air Marshal Angus Houston, said in 2004

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Diana 2 Gliding Grand Prix 2005.

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Montage of some of 2006’s best aerobatic glider pilots, including Hungarian champion, Ferenc Toth.

This year, the 12th World Glider Aerobatic Championships will take place in Niederöblarn, Austria; August 16th - 25th with 52 pilots, and 12 nations. More infos here: http://www.segelkunstflug-wm07.at

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Two Flexwing microlights at the beach

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SuredT asked:

Landing St.Maarten from cockpit 747. After nosewheel landing camera touched windshield causing crackling noise.

For those viewers who made comments (or new viewers who are thinking about making the comment) that this approach is too high and/or too fast or whatever else you might think, here some free flying lessons from someone who’s flying B747’s for 20 years:

On an approach on instruments a B747 should cross the runway threshold (= the piano keys) with the main wheels at ± 35 ft above threshold. The 747 is so big that at that point the altitude of the cockpit is 35 ft higher, so the cockpit is at ± 70 ft when main wheels cross the threshold.
On a visual approach, as is the case here at St.Maarten, we have to have some more margin. Normally the pilot aims to see the runway threshold disappear under the nose at 80 ft (mind you, the main wheels are at that moment still NOT above the threshold) to have sufficient main wheel clearance.
If you look at the video and notice the altitude callouts, you see the threshold disappear under the nose at the call 50, so actually I am a bit too low in stead of too high. (Actually I am only too low for a visual approach. If you look at my landing at JFK http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4YoXyYBbYA&feature=user you will see that I cross the threshold also at 50 ft, which is normal on an instrument approach. Note: the automatic altitude callouts you hear on this video are Radio Altimeter altitudes. The Radio Alt is zero when the gear is on the ground with struts extended.)

Now, there are quite some viewers who think we landed too far on the runway. What follows from earlier explanation is this:
We approach a runway at a three degrees approach angle. If main wheels cross the threshold at the correct altitude, the main wheels will hit the runway at approx 900ft (300m) behind the threshold, that is, if you don’t flare the airplane. If you look again at the video and wait till you hear 50,40,30,20,10 and see the solid white markers, they are at 900ft behind the threshold and the plane touches down right behind them, because I did flare the airplane. (Passengers seem to hate hard landings!!)
THIS IS THE NORMAL TOUCHDOWN POINT FOR A B747.
The FCTM(=Flight Crew Training Manual) from Boeing says: flare distance is approx 300 to 600mtr (=900 to 1800ft) beyond the threshold.

So, please, stop nagging about this landing being too far on the runway.

And then something about too fast: On this approach the 747 weighs about 260.000 kgs. The required approach speed is then 150 kts which is about 175 mph or 280 km/hr. So what about TOO FAST? If we fly slower, we will fall out of the air!!

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hermann2006 asked:

A remote controlled Concorde, with 2 fighter jets in fly-over formation. Sorry, I don’t have much more information about author or location of filming, except that this video is over 1 year old (filmed around August 2005).

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Hunt Aviation promotional video on a passenger/cargo plane that uses physics and alternative energy for flight.
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For those interested in further discussion on “Air Powered Vehicles” visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/airpoweredvehicles

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Pilots flying very low. Various aircraft including Harriers, Mirages, Jaguars, F-16s, and A-10, a tanker, and one amazing skydiver in a batsuit performing low level passes for your enjoyment. Here are two sites I got some of these videos at.
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WestLex asked:

Located on the shoreline of Galendzhik lake, some three hours drive from downtown Moscow, Zhukovsky Airport, once a secret test airport, is the
perfect location to host the Russian Air Show: the reason is that
flying boats are a major concern for Russians designers,
so a large mass of water to display their impressive
performances was considered a must.

This is a wildlife show. Not only is this a chance to
behold the extremely refined stage of Russian aircraft
design, but also to watch live and much closer than
you could ever do in the west, since European safety
regulations concerning flight displays over civilian
audiences do not apply in Russia.

So get ready for the noise and the blast, and be welcome
to Zhukovsky for the 2007 Russian Industry Air Show.

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http://www.michel-concorde.de/

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