A Lomcha-what?


"Larry Dighera" wrote in message ...
On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 23:09:18 GMT, john smith wrote in
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Readers can also email RSK MiG, although the prize is not open to
non-Farnborough attendees.



1. Looks something like a snap roll

2. Looks like a cartwheel

3. Looks like a tumble

4. Looks like a half-loop to a flat spin

This thing is so maneuverable, it's difficult to believe what you're
seeing.

Here's a quote:

The MiG-29M OVT's display demonstrates the aircraft's ability to
fly at very low speeds without angle of attack limitations, and to
remain controllable in zero-speed and negative-speed (tail
forward) areas of the envelope for sustained periods, where
previous Russian fighters could only venture momentarily - for
example during a tailslide or 'kobra' manoeuvre.

The new control system gives the pilot an unparalleled ability to
point the aircraft (and thus his missile seekers) 'off axis', away
from the direction of flight.

The display includes a number of unique manoeuvres, including the
'double kul'bit' (double somersault) and the 'boomerang', but
Vlasov maintains that the aircraft remains easy to fly.

Although this appears to be a different aircraft, the aerobatics seem
similar:

They've videotaped the eye-popping hyperacrobatics of the new
Russian Su-37 Super Flanker fighter jet, built with unique
pivoting engines. "We don't have anything that can do that," a
senior Pentagon official tells our Richard J. Newman. The video
shows a somersaulting jet that turns course on a dime.

What to watch for:
As the plane moves down the runway, the video shows its unique
"thrust vectoring" engines pivoting up and down. This feature
allows the plane to use the engines, along with conventional
control surfaces, to maneuver the aircraft. That allows the kind
of acrobatics seen in the rest of the video: end-over-end tumbles,
rapid reversals of direction, and turns tighter than any existing
fighter jet can manage. . Watch the video.

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politic...r_flenker.mpeg