Russian Photos (updated on regular basis)

[Konst]

http://smitsmitty.livejournal.com/92316.html

[Konst]

http://pressa-tof.livejournal.com/13385.html

[tipex12]

[sneaker53]

On another forum, people fight about this Mig-29 being for
-Russian AF
-Syria
-Algeria



Somebody here knows for sure ?

I know this picture of "747" since a couple of month....it was labeled as first MiG-29M2 for the Syria

Cheers

[Maximmmm]

http://sdelanounas.ru/blogs/18010/

[Eagle9294]

What is Russia's version of our A-10 armor buster?

[Hisroyalhighness]

Russia's answer to its CAS needs is the SU-25.

An oldie but a goodie, Flights of the MiG-25 and MiG-31.

[memfisa]

What is Russia's version of our A-10 armor buster?

Scroll up a few posts and you shall discover

PS: Why is there a mirror positioned externally on top the canopy? Is it even a mirror?

[Redbeard]

What is Russia's version of our A-10 armor buster?

Konst's post (4 posts before your post) answers you question, IMO.

[Redbeard]

Scroll up a few posts and you shall discover

PS: Why is there a mirror positioned externally on top the canopy? Is it even a mirror?

You see that mirror only on the two-seater UB versions of russian/soviet planes. UB stands for Uchebniy/Boyevoy (Training/Combat), so the mirror is for the instructor. He needs to see what the trainee pilot is seeing in front of him. Sorta like the driving instructors having that extra side mirror on their side, so they can see what a trainee driver sees in his left side mirror.

[Eagle9294]

Konst's post (4 posts before your post) answers you question, IMO.

What is it called? Thanks.

[memfisa]

You see that mirror only on the two-seater UB versions of russian/soviet planes. UB stands for Uchebniy/Boyevay (sp?) (Training/Battle), so the mirror is for the instructor. He needs to see what the trainee pilot is seeing in front of him. Sorta like the driving instructors having that extra side mirror on their side, so they can see what a trainee driver sees in his left side mirror.

Very nice, thanks for the explanation!!!

What is it called? Thanks.

In NATO land it's Su-25 Frogfoot

[Redbeard]

What is it called? Thanks.

Very nice, thanks for the explanation!!!



In NATO land it's Su-25 Frogfoot

^
| This.

Russians call it Grach (Rook).


Some nice clips on SU-25

(this one has some NSFW parts)

[Hisroyalhighness]

[Eagle9294]

Nice bird. SU-25 in Georgia.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLPuRhGGPDM