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To: sukhoi-30mki

Looks a lot like our A-10. I see they are upgrading there fleet while we are trying to sh*tcan ours.


2 posted on 03/02/2015 5:24:54 AM PST by MSF BU (Support the troops: Join Them.)
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To: MSF BU
Looks like but no where near as effective.

Heck, its engines are trash and fail on a regular basis. . .all the time and it flies around the traffic pattern with its speed-brakes deployed to keep the engine's spooled up otherwise they take too long to get back to usable thrust if needed (and compressor stall, too).

Gun is short-range and inaccurate.

Range is short and loiter time is crappy.

Other than that, a fine jet.

4 posted on 03/02/2015 5:50:26 AM PST by Hulka
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To: MSF BU

300km combat radius? About 150 miles is it? Wow, just more Russian built avionics that have limited endurance and capabilities, unless you ask the Russian media.


5 posted on 03/02/2015 5:55:28 AM PST by armydawg505
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To: MSF BU

It is based on the plane that was the runner-up to the A-10.


7 posted on 03/02/2015 5:58:28 AM PST by AppyPappy (If you are not part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: MSF BU

It’s remarkably close to the Northrop A-9, which lost to the A-10 in the CAS flyoff.


11 posted on 03/02/2015 6:34:21 AM PST by tanknetter
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