Wild MIG carrier landing attempt

[maxum96]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGnyWgXnZ6g&feature=related

[Speedy]

Yikes.....Not the kind of wave-off you want to do, that's for sure.

[The Inspector]

As David Hobbs would say on SPEEDS F-1 race coverage 'and 'e's got quite a large set of stones'
'Get out of your seat IIlya' 'let me sit here for a few minutes 'till things set up a bit'

[K5DH]

Thankfully the MiG pilot had enough power to get himself out of what looked to me (admittedly a totally uneducated layman) to be a serious f***-up. . .

[Elwyn]

I wonder how much the canards help in a situation like that?

[Mike]

Thankfully the MiG pilot had enough power to get himself out of what looked to me (admittedly a totally uneducated layman) to be a serious f***-up. . .

I think the "MiG pilot" was probably distracted by the thought "I'm sure I was flying a Sukhoi when I took off, and now I'm a MiG pilot!"

[JohnB]

I wonder how many wrecks the Chinese will have getting guys trained on their carriers?

[BHawthorne]

Looks like lack of situational awareness < aircraft thrust and aircraft thrust won (barely).

[CrewDawg]

Definately an example of "In Thrust We Trust"!!!

[mazdaP5]

The deck looks tiny, like it's suited for those jump jets the Russian navy flies. Are all their carriers that small, or does that Su even operate on those carriers?

[Invader26]

That's no Mig. It's a Sukhoi SU-33 naval version of the SU-27/30 series Flanker.....

[lmritger]

I don't think I'm wrong in saying he would've been a smoking pile of composite material if he'd been in a Superbug... credit where due, that Sukhoi is one stupidly phenomenal aircraft. Seriously, is there another aircraft out there which would have taken an 80 degree pitch-up at low speed and simply powered out of it the way this thing did? (Honest question, I'm not trying to troll or stir the pot here)

Thanks for the link,

Lynn

[maxum96]

That's no Mig. It's a Sukhoi SU-33 naval version of the SU-27/30 series Flanker.....

Mig, Sukhoi who cares! It's Russian! LOL I don't know Russian planes well, so thanks for setting the record straight.

[Invader26]

I guess if it is not Made in the USA then it's no good....! A "red under every bed" died last century...

Friends of mine who have flown against the Su-27 say it is unbelievable in performance. The good news is that most of the folks with them [except India/China perhaps] don't know how to use them..