Crazy Russian Sukhoi Su-35 Pilot Ejects For a Hollywood Movie at Mach 2

Gizmodo ^ | Mon Jul 27 2009, 30,145 views | Jesus Diaz

[Lazamataz]

Crazy Ivan or not, pit a SU35-UB against a F-22 Raptor. Wonder who would have the edge? I'm bettin' on the F-22. Especially if the Sukhoi pilot has bailed out.

(Russian accent) NYET! Sukhoi 35-UB is BEST when pilot bailed out. Makes MORE micemeat out of F-22 crapinski.

[MindBender26]

um ... didn’t happen at MACH 2, trust me.

Totally correct.

Considering the flame and smoke patterns, that is an about 200-250 knot ejection.

[rlmorel]

Heheh...more like “Hold muh shot of vodka...”

[mamelukesabre]

Everyone thinks they’re an expert here. I wonder if anyone can tell me the speed of an ejection seat from a stationary plane?

[sig226]

At 1400 mph, the plane would move two feet during a 1/1000 second exposure. That image is far too sharp for anything moving at that speed.

[hawkboy]

Bubba Kedrov. LOL.

[Texas Fossil]

I would bet on the F-22 also, and feel pretty safe about it.

[Texas Fossil]

Cheetah

I’ve been told that there is nothing that will out maneuver and F-22.

[Texas resident]

He came from the russian sattelite of redneckistan.

[HKMk23]

http://www.ejectionsite.com/

Try that site.

I didn’t see a maximum velocity mentioned; probably because that’d depend on the weight of the pilot, but there are numbers for the G-forces imposed. Interesting site, nonetheless.

[So Cal Rocket]

go to the post you want pulled, and the “report abuse” link will be almost directly under your name.

[saganite]

Well, in my example the F-22 is the Lion. The Cheetah has absolutely no chance in a fight except to run. That’s what I meant anyway. Guess it wasn’t a very good analogy!

[SkyDancer]

This is all that is there:

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[Admin Moderator]

Got it anyway.

[dcwusmc]

That would be the canopy...

[ConservativeMan55]

bttt

[SkyDancer]

Thanks!

[Texas Fossil]

I understood the analogy but was thinking in terms of survival. The Cheetah could outrun the Lion every time. Kill ability is another thing.

There are a lot of problems with the F-22 from what I have heard, but agility is not one of them.

Cost, maintenance, support, and more.

BUT when in the air, nothing will out maneuver it. In a dogfight it is lethal.

[mamelukesabre]

150g/sec with a max of 14g. I figure the seat reaches a minimum of 12.8m/s when ejected from a stationary plane. I’m approximating to avoid doing any calculus. But it might be up to double that depending on how long the rocket fires after reaching the max of 14g.

12.8 x 3.28ft/m x 1mi/5280ft x 60^2 = about 300mph.

That’s not as fast as I thought.

[saganite]

There was an excellent thread here a few days ago about the so called mx problems with the F-22. Mostly teething problems you get with any new fighter. As for it’s lethality, it’s unmatched. Think P-51 going up against any WWI fighter. Agility is superior but that’s not really it’s strong suit. I’ve talked to F-15 pilots who have faced it in exercises. They never see it coming. First thing they know about it is when the F-22 pilot starts calling shots on them. Usually it runs: F-22 kills everything flying. Everything flying dies.