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To: sukhoi-30mki

My old squadron, VAQ-140 Patriots, flew them. Big, heavy aircraft that was reportedly difficult to fly.


2 posted on 06/25/2015 7:15:39 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (A free society cannot let the parameters of its speech be set by murderous Islamists.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

It had the highest hookpoint to pilot’s eye distance, which make several of the critical parameters harder to maintain in the landing phase.


4 posted on 06/25/2015 7:52:52 PM PDT by USNBandit (sarcasm engaged at all times)
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