How a Russian Cold War-Era Jet Took Down a US Drone

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Just this March 14th, 2024, a Flanker made headlines again for forcing down a US Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Black Sea, earning it a badass nicknamed” Reaper Killer.” According to US reports, the incident began with what appeared to be a standard patrol by the Reaper. The situation quickly turned aggressive, with one Flanker engaging in harassing maneuvers, including flying in front of and dumping fuel on the drone. This dangerous escalation culminated in a collision, damaging the Reaper's propeller and forcing the US to bring it down.
This wasn't a random event. It serves as a perfect reminder of the Flanker's impressive history and its continued relevance in today's world.
Developed to directly compete with the F-15, the Flanker's origins even involve a dash of Cold War intrigue: rumors of Soviet espionage swirled around its design.
Let’s take a deep dive into the story of this legendary fighter jet, from its mysterious beginnings to its enduring role as a symbol of Russian airpower. Stay tuned!
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@muhammadsaufi2935 2 ай бұрын

Atleast the Russian ‘down’ a spy drone. While the Americans using their F-22 to shot down a balloon 😂

@vovak4735 2 ай бұрын

They just pissed on him and he fall down 😂

@andban92 2 ай бұрын

Pissing on the enemy got a new whole meaning.

@justatiger6268 2 ай бұрын

Russia has a right to defend itself.

@robberhans9307 2 ай бұрын

So does Ukraine

@justatiger6268 2 ай бұрын

@@robberhans9307 And how is that going?

@robberhans9307 2 ай бұрын

@@justatiger6268 the war is ongoing.

@scott4981 2 ай бұрын

@@justatiger6268 f-16 graveyard

@alviscie7865 2 ай бұрын

@@robberhans9307yes . Modern j3w defend it😂

@fifi23o5 2 ай бұрын

Wrong, Su-27 is not just about power. It's aerodinamics and coresponding manouverability are pretty much unmatched for a plane this size.

@woopsserg 2 ай бұрын

What? This happened on March 14 2023, a year ago, not a month ago. Google 2023 Black Sea drone incident.

@teckmenglee8060 2 ай бұрын

I think America claimed it happened again.

@playonmob7060 2 ай бұрын

this guy wants views. Anyway to much talk to make video longer and waste our time with the same video as a year ago. Shame of you

@arnoldvezbon6131 2 ай бұрын

@williammurphy-zp6nj Buahahahaha thanks for the laugh son. Now get back to bed.

@maksimer6612 2 ай бұрын

@@teckmenglee8060просто надо нашему военоподитическому руководство одать приказ что бы пилоты ВКС начили таранить самолёт аваксы в чёрном море!

@specnaz1395 2 ай бұрын

" and forcing the US to bring it down " . The thing crashed dude

@Cryosimorgh 2 ай бұрын

Every sentence he uttered was biased. Look how he describes and puffs up the falcon while giving an almost bland intro for the sukho

@kleamat 2 ай бұрын

Did Ukraine paid you to be here.

@non9886 2 ай бұрын

it is unwatchable bias. propaganda piece imho. usa can't win real war so they fight propaganda wars all day long...

@atleandersen1924 2 ай бұрын

Perhaps the Russians should start flying drones around the Mexican gulf, just off the coast of Florida. Just to see how we would respond. Chances are, that we will respond with a whole lot more than just jetfuel

@BlackPill-pu4vi 2 ай бұрын

A superb idea. Freedom of Navigation, over and on international waters, should be exercised by Russia, China, and Iran in the Gulf of Mexico. Right up to, but never crossing, the territorial coastal waters of the U.S.

@maksimer6612 2 ай бұрын

@@BlackPill-pu4viособенно впечатляет что граждани США более здравомыслящие чем их политическое руководство, ещё как вариант начать поставлять портикарпбельные кр и дроны что жакашмарили флот США в мексиканском заливе так как блокада которая продолжается много лет незаконна и преступна!

@BlackPill-pu4vi 2 ай бұрын

@@maksimer6612 I've tried to reply but, it's impossible. This is what freedom of speech looks like in America now. You are only free to either agree or, at least, present no challenge to the official narrative.

@willyrodas1265 2 ай бұрын

Hey but you are transgender. Easy to defeat! 😂😂

@tsunjin673 2 ай бұрын

Last time they did that, americans were building a lot of fall out shelters.

@TimVoktwo 2 ай бұрын

The pilot only use 50 gallons of gas, not a $500,000 air to air missile that the US use to shot down a Chinese balloon. Just saying.

@kanestalin7246 2 ай бұрын

I doubt it was 50 gallons

@mikejones6065 2 ай бұрын

That was only because he had no other way to down it. Russian weapons suck.

@antoniohagopian213 2 ай бұрын

Wrong. He missed 2 times. So it's 3 000 000$

@aa11ff 2 ай бұрын

The russians piping on you haha no need weapons

@TimVoktwo 2 ай бұрын

@@aa11ff No. The Russians just wanted the drone to be in one piece that's why they use less destructive means. The jet fuel actually burned the drone's engine that's why it landed down to the Black sea. The Russian retrieved the drone in immaculate condition. Of course everyone in the family is interested to know so the information is shared to their circle of friends like Iran, China and North Korea. "That's what friends are for". It's a song. My hyperbolic hypothesis. Just saying. 😄😄😄😄

@azmalkhan01 2 ай бұрын

Do what mean by SU-27 is not battle tested it see combat in Chechnya Syria Iraq and now Ukraine

@mikejones6065 2 ай бұрын

It has never faced an enemy with a real air force. It wouldn't stand a chance against NATO.

@comaraproduc 2 ай бұрын

@@mikejones6065 ukraine had an real airforce

@pappagone6066 2 ай бұрын

@@mikejones6065propaganda is bad place where take informations, same for hollywood. American stuff is good in front of sandals owners....... history told us that in Corea war american airplanes had a bad experience,.... and not only airplanes

@savage5975 2 ай бұрын

@@comaraproducI wouldn’t point out the obvious it will shatter these fragile NAFO cheerleaders perception

@alexeishayya-shirokov3603 2 ай бұрын

It didn't cause a collision; the jet fuel caused the Reaper's composite propeller blades to deform.

@markir9 2 ай бұрын

Agreed, the collision story is a Western narrative designed to try to make Russia look stupid.

@josephsumog-oy8503 2 ай бұрын

it did not even needed a missile to down that drone

@non9886 2 ай бұрын

nice hack...

@richardwilliams6920 Ай бұрын

brought down by Su 27 pee.very lethal.

@AkashBagFEce 2 ай бұрын

And amerikan uses to fire hi tech missiles from f22 to shut down a simple balloon😂😂😂 moral of the story, f-22 is a belloon killer 😉🤭

@TDS1108Gaming 2 ай бұрын

Russia used a cheap Su-27 and actually damaged their own aircraft trying to harass an MQ-9. The F-22 is much more expensive to repair by doing stupid stunts. Meanwhile, the US operates with professionalism compared to Russia, so they chose to to properly shoot it down instead. Also, some general wanted to use this as a PR move to flex on China with a fancy F-22. They chose the AIM-9X in order to shoot down the balloon because firing the 20mm cannon would destroy the target, and whatever was beyond the target, including civilians on the ground. A missile would bring it down in a controlled manner, minimizing collateral damage, so it’s not really as big of a deal as you think it is.

@joanesp100 2 ай бұрын

What else are they gonna use? A giant sling shot!?!?!

@elry6030 2 ай бұрын

Our tanks havs toilettes innit-

@olliefoxx7165 2 ай бұрын

@@TDS1108GamingOur corrupt/incompetent govt allowed a Chinsese Spy Balloon to fly across the Pacific, across Alaska (while it circled military bases) cross Canada then cross into the continental US where the balloon flew over and circled military bases. Instead of using weather balloon retrieval planes or a shooting the balloon down over remote land where we could study the captured equipment they waited till it crossed the entire nation. Then they had to use TWO missiles to shoot it down bc they missed it with the first one. The balloon landed in the ocean thereby destroying all the electronic equipment. A staggering display of treason and incompetence

@joanesp100 2 ай бұрын

@@elry6030 Russian tanks are toilettes

@DinocrocutaGigantea 2 ай бұрын

That pilot is super skilled

@TDS1108Gaming 2 ай бұрын

Pulling stunts on an unmanned drone flying a linear path no less. Very skilled indeed

@josephoneill3197 2 ай бұрын

Yes, imagine what the Russian pilot could have done with a glider or maybe a paper airplane.

@jetblack6850 2 ай бұрын

Isn't the F16,F15, and F22 a cold war planes

@claudio6572 2 ай бұрын

Still don't understand why you use Cold war-era as a synonymous for really old, meanwhile in reality the cold war ended "just" 32 years ago

@diIbert 2 ай бұрын

Exactly. Most US military jets are cold war era.

@claudio6572 2 ай бұрын

@diIbert Also the Abrams, USA's mbt was made during Cold war-era, but it has the nomea of being one of the best tanks in the world

@joanesp100 2 ай бұрын

and that seems recent to you?

@makiss.2597 2 ай бұрын

@@joanesp100 The F15 and f16 are cold-war era so probably yes

@yashwantmohit4579 2 ай бұрын

What he forgets to say is that f15 an f16 are cold war era as well.

@NDR-hn3ue 2 ай бұрын

So exactly what "combat" has the F-15 seen ???

@Cryosimorgh 2 ай бұрын

Throwing bombs on weddings in Afghanistan I assume or something of that nature

@mikejones6065 2 ай бұрын

107 victories zero loses in combat.

@NDR-hn3ue 2 ай бұрын

@@mikejones6065 Against whom ??? And are including the Losses Saudi Arabia had in Yemen

@josephoneill3197 2 ай бұрын

Inform yourself about Israeli victories protecting their country and American and Saudi F-15 kills in Desert Storm, among other actions. The F-15 has not lost an air to air combat engagement.

@Cryosimorgh 2 ай бұрын

@@josephoneill3197 Inform yourself about Israel not being a real country

@sunnydeen4730 2 ай бұрын

Common question got to ask,what American drone doing in black sea thousand mile from America?

@Doberman290 2 ай бұрын

"Golden rain" in sex industry mean piss on partner...we see something similar here

@ManofCulture 2 ай бұрын

It's also called "Golden shower"

@jamescook7713 2 ай бұрын

Golden Shower, Homes Fries..... NOT Golden Rain.

@Doberman290 2 ай бұрын

@@jamescook7713 Золотой дождь in russian Golden rain

@scott4981 2 ай бұрын

@@jamescook7713 Mike(man)Jones is golden boy

@BlackPill-pu4vi 2 ай бұрын

Sorry but, I'm not impressed. A MiG-17 can take down a Reaper drone and with only guns. It's only a drone and it can't fight back.

@TDS1108Gaming 2 ай бұрын

Yeah.. this channel has attracted the biggest misinformed and biased dummies on the internet. One guy was going on about how the F-22 is less capable, and another guy said the MQ-9 is more expensive than Su-27 when they’re about the same baseline.

@aa11ff 2 ай бұрын

F22 is only expensive nothing special so why did usa pulled Back F22 invisible my as like f 117 most modern expensive plane at that time shoot down by old soviet stur from small serbia 😆😆

@troyluv33 2 ай бұрын

You lost me at this jet matching the f15 cause it dumped fuel on a drone

@joanesp100 2 ай бұрын

It's a pointless topic

@vangelisevangelou4545 2 ай бұрын

unbeaten f15 that fight with airplane 3 generation behind and with outnumbered airforce!like me beat my small brother and i say that i am undefeated world champion!

@markuscev4581 2 ай бұрын

In 1992 after the fall of the Soviet Union. Two su27 flew to Langley airbase and had a mock dogfights. You want to guess who won ? Yep the su27 and its well documented

@beitragsservice7236 2 ай бұрын

@@markuscev4581 Dogfights?..lol

@mikejones6065 2 ай бұрын

Russia can't even beat the Ukrainian air force and they have like 30 50 year old migs

@PanchoRivers-fo8tu 2 ай бұрын

What ukranian air force? Is thay why they're sucking nato's cock for f-16s? @@mikejones6065

@user-vd2ry5ou8v 2 ай бұрын

@@mikejones6065 What kind of migs? You've run out of electricity

@olaniyanmichael640 2 ай бұрын

I love this guy channel. My take on this information is he confirmed that good engineering work will surely service well for a long time.

@bobcatt2294 2 ай бұрын

Great script and production. Subscribed and a thumbs up.

@MichaelReed-vp3ox 2 ай бұрын

A very skilled pilot-

@Frugivorix34 2 ай бұрын

The F-16 is also a "cold war-era" jet, this doesn't mean evrything in these planes is 40 years old.

@marseldagistani1989 2 ай бұрын

True, and depends on how much up to date the Variant is.

@lenkautsugi5747 2 ай бұрын

Cold war jet down drone wow even ww2 plans can down drones in the right hands

@travismccraw6013 2 ай бұрын

This channel is confusing at times. And isnt 100% accurate. Do more research please! I subscribed to this channel for good content. Not false info.

@olliefoxx7165 2 ай бұрын

Curious, what was wrong in this video?

@tracym8952 2 ай бұрын

@@olliefoxx7165 the thumbnail by itself is deceptive imagery. You don't use missles on things that aren't beyond the horizon.

@videosmann 2 ай бұрын

yes, indeed

@ReeksOfLies 2 ай бұрын

@@olliefoxx7165That and the fact he stated in March 2024. Last month? No.... A year ago this happened. And it's not this video alone. In the past year it's gotten bad. Video and info are months more behind. Like when RUF can take Avdiivka? I'm sure they're (this channel) trying like hell and fell behind to get the vids out for whatever reason, idk. It's not the end of the world, but with little things incorrect in videos and now seemly behind schedule, it's just adding up is all I guess. These little errors are likely due to rushing, again it's not horrible, but I think as well they've gotten more biased towards Russia rather than before, say a year ago or so and before it was just stated info, now people are complaining it seems they've gotten a bit biased and likely it's all because the push for YT to demonetize videos for "Pro Russian" views, even if it's just basic facts about Russia or facts the war in Ukraine. If your point is making RUF look bad then you might be facing little to no adds in ur vid. This isn't me saying this, it's others and other channels even ones that aren't literally "Pro Russian" just "Pro No BS about the war". There is a difference regardless if others think so or not.

@olliefoxx7165 2 ай бұрын

@ReeksOfLies I know KZfaq is controlled by the US govt and they are extremely pro Ukraine. That's a fact. This channel may be getting strikes or other types of Censorship bc its not putting out the type of content they prefer. I know the pro Ukrainian channels do not face the type of Censorship that independent channels experience. My point is, there may be things going on behind the scenes we dont know about that affects the content we see. I know you alluded to that possibility, I'm just elaborating as to what may be happening. I just want to watch content that's sincere/genuine and isn't propaganda trying to indoctrinate us. No one is perfect and even independent channels will have a bias at times. I remember the outrageous lies we were told about the Iraq/Afghanistan wars. Back then I believed the govt and didn't know the media was just a tool they used to manipulate us. After seeing those lies get exposed in a variety of ways over the years I learned to stop "focusing on the leaf" so I could "see the forest". You are right to expect consistency and accuracy. We must demand higher quality content if we want to see things improved. I say we also refuse to live the echo chambers the establishment keeps trying to put around us.

@clubprojects6923 2 ай бұрын

That drone could have been shot down by a WW2 era Yak-3.

@assiassi9877 2 ай бұрын

i wouldnt compare a f15 to su27, more like a su34, the Russians found it better to pair a su 34 and su 35 together to get a better result against AA systems

@iljamusulin7255 2 ай бұрын

F-15 is not a STREAK eagle, it's a STRIKE eagle.

@marseldagistani1989 2 ай бұрын

Strike Eagle is the multirole Variant. While the Standard Eagle is an Air Supremacy aircraft, and a Missile truck, with the recent F-22EX being able to carry 22 missiles. Though let's hop Boeing doesn't cock it up

@markir9 2 ай бұрын

The 'Streak Eagle' was a specially lightened F-15 that set a climb record in 1975.

@derberliner6836 2 ай бұрын

The current version of the Su-27 on duty is the SM2 or SM3, being equipped with the same IRBIS-E radar as the Su-30SM, Su-35 and Mig-31K, which has twice the range of those F-16s that are Ukraine-bound. Imagine a Russian drone flying from Cuba over the Gulf of Mexico ...

@donduv4332 2 ай бұрын

That's the most beautiful bird 🐦 I've ever seen

@katyushatman5187 2 ай бұрын

soo, if a vehicle from the 80-90s and russian its cold-war era, if its from usa or nato then its state of the art modern advanced ect. dont forget leopard 2, challenger 2, abrams, f-16 all were designed and built in the 80s, old outdated vehicles

@jetsetjoey 2 ай бұрын

This is OOOLLLDDD news...

@vladiksmusical9856 2 ай бұрын

This happened back in 2023 🧐

@Placeholderdo3 2 ай бұрын

I'd be more concerned if you couldn't take a reaper drone out with a su27

@batmanjones655 2 ай бұрын

I'm pretty sure that ~80 to 90% of the US fleet is 'Cold War era', lol

@aleksandarbozic7050 2 ай бұрын

what are you talking about the maneuverability NOT being Sukhoi's priority???? It can do maneuvers that eagle can never do? What about 2 axis vectorized thrust? Stop saying stupid things that you haven't checked.

@jp8430 2 ай бұрын

What is the f15 undefeated against exactly?

@NDR-hn3ue 2 ай бұрын

That's a very good question

@limprofile 2 ай бұрын

Bro I want what u are smoking. This Thing where the SU-27 took down the MQ9 happened 1 year ago on the 14th March of wait for it 2023*.

@Calisheeko 2 ай бұрын

🤣🤣

@mewmog 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, it was a year ago and all it did was accidentally crash into it. Mighty plane indeed.

@williamolekson9113 2 ай бұрын

It didn't shoot it down, it basically took a piss on it, clipped it and forced it down. Nobody said the Reaper was shot down, what are you smoking?

@limprofile 2 ай бұрын

@@mewmog i couldnt care less about how it crashed into the MQ9. But the amount of proofreading by the channel editor is so poor that general googling can yield a far better answer. This channel is slowly going bad.

@limprofile 2 ай бұрын

@@williamolekson9113 there edited now ya happy?

@verdeaqua3990 2 ай бұрын

While the f22 downs only chinese balloons 😂😂😂

@Andrey_Zelensky Ай бұрын

The video does not explain how the scout was shot down. Could fuel drainage cause the reconnaissance aircraft to stop? How?

@ricky1231 2 ай бұрын

The F15 has over 100 air to air kills for no lose. the Su 27 has one ripper kill. no contest.

@adamme8369 Ай бұрын

There is always something mentioned about espionage when Russia or pretty much anybody else comes up with a successful design.

@gyujiko 2 ай бұрын

Waw taking a reaper dowm. I am blown away

@CD318 2 ай бұрын

Get the date right if you're going to produce videos.

@user-yd4vc4sq3u 2 ай бұрын

Well think about it the American drone. Every time the global hawk is in the sky about one hour later nato forces hit one of the black sea fleet or something important. Its every single time without fail.

@joanesp100 2 ай бұрын

There I fully agree

@user-kf3tq6hx4z 2 ай бұрын

NATO forces??? So you recognize it as legal if Russia strikes NATO countries? And yes, what you wrote is just your wet dreams. If this were true, then the Ukrainians would have been fighting on Russian territory a long time ago.

@paulphotios3920 2 ай бұрын

Russian su27 pilots get plenty of flight time along long and inhospitable borders while the sepos do it all on sims to save money. The russians use tractors with a titanium frame while sepos use light and fast aircraft with high cost maintenance.

@shaunmaree6493 2 ай бұрын

Awesome looking jet

@bryantgeorgen986 2 ай бұрын

This thing is impressive because it took down a drone? Are you kidding us

@rotaryenginepete 2 ай бұрын

a WW1 biplane could take that drone down lol

@Lachelip 2 ай бұрын

It is the USA who escalate tension by this stupid move.

@gups4963 2 ай бұрын

Russia and China had Naval drills off the coast of Alaska, welcome to normal

@juanmarelli7450 2 ай бұрын

Reaper is a big, slow, with any capability to scape or manouver..I cant see any " miracle" in shoot down such modern zeppelin

@makegaminggreatagain3907 2 ай бұрын

This may be a recycled event from 2023, but it has me thinking, why waste all that fuel? The SU-27 has Gsh-30. U.S: Russia why did you shoot our drone down? RU: We didn't, our pilot accidently bumped into it. Me: Never mind, I understand now. 🤣

@MS4RS 2 ай бұрын

What a beautiful aircraft

@sabprogroup8623 2 ай бұрын

I thought it was march 2023

@ParaclytorZ Ай бұрын

SU-27 ain't multirole jet, SU-30 or SU-35 is 🤔

@jessc3007 2 ай бұрын

dude what. didn't this happen like a year ago? and don't get me wrong, the flanker is awesome, but taking down a drone is not impressive.

@MS4RS 2 ай бұрын

6:12 Streak Eagle?!!!

@proud2befknamerican466 2 ай бұрын

So a Slow ass drone got taken down by a fighter jet is so amazing , sry I don't understand I'm lost....

@alexmares2984 2 ай бұрын

Die Reaper hatte dort nichts zu suchen. Wie weit war sie von den US- Staaten unterwegs? Wer sich in Gefahr begibt, kommt darin um. Weiss jeder Tourist, der ein Selfie macht und abstürzt.

@scotthalliday1272 2 ай бұрын

This happened in 2022

@DJEDzTV Ай бұрын

F 15 a maneuverable dog fighter? I have a big problem with that statement. Su-27 and the famous cobra maneuver, rings a bell? I mean the su-27 platform is known for its crazy maneuverability and the presenter tells us the opposite..

@adlapl 2 ай бұрын

F-15 could match Su-27? Is this a sign of faith or of ignorance? When you will learn your good airplanes? From the past: F-16, F-14 Tomcat, A-10 ... From modern ones, only F-22 and good bombers.

@larrygiuffrida8833 2 ай бұрын

This is old news A H

@gerhardsteenkamp8759 2 ай бұрын

Ju meen 2022?!!!

@TheMiddleVolga Ай бұрын

Беспилотник Рипер принадлежит США! Вопрос , что делал беспилотник США за тысячи километров от самих США????? И на воздушной границе России???? ААааа! Понял! Он нёс Демократию на своих крыльях)))))

@robertoambrosios.3624 2 ай бұрын

Again this happened while ago. Us shot down the drone.

@adiadi5832 2 ай бұрын

feckin 1 year old this stuff

@luvanime1986 2 ай бұрын

In my opinion, the research had inserted itself into a battlefield, therefore, Russia had full rights to shot the darn thing down. Unfortunately a fuel temporarily failed and the repeat had to land,. heh heh!! Nothing to do with abilities, of which I know nothing about any planes civilian or military, but I happen to think the SU series are really cool looking starting with the 27's. But, looks don't finish jobs, so there is that, damn wars!

@FeldwebelWolfenstool 2 ай бұрын

...maximum top speed of a reaper is 300 mph...cruising speed 1/2 of that. A Russian WW2 prop fighter could take one down...

@peterhagen7258 Ай бұрын

YEAR OLD Info!

@Shotyhan 2 ай бұрын

"verry unprofessional"

@yashwantmohit4579 2 ай бұрын

State sponsored channel?

@g4joe 2 ай бұрын

Typhoon Euro fighter now about 40 years old. 😄👎

@andrewrivera4029 2 ай бұрын

lol “the Russian jet damaged the drone propeller so the US brought it down” no, the Russians brought it down! 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

@rochus_wagner 2 ай бұрын

It's a shame that we are so far behind the technology of the Russian Fighter Aircraft! It's as if our technicians work only to satisfy the fantasy imagined in Hollywood movies, which in reality are expensive but completely unsuitable, complicated and slow structures that constantly break down and cannot be deployed. Shame!😱

@daivietnguyen7289 2 ай бұрын

The Iranian also forced down the American drone intact too !!!

@StraussBR 2 ай бұрын

yes, that was way more impressive than this

@NDR-hn3ue 2 ай бұрын

Indeed they did and refined the tech too

@mikejones6065 2 ай бұрын

It crashed and they glued it back together and repainted it. The version of how they brought it down doesn't make sense. because GPS is not the primary navigation sensor for the RQ-170

@wangwang7316 2 ай бұрын

never to be close ADVANCED radar look it how SU27 appears at the back of F15 while escorting the russian DEFENCE minister

@cellphone7223 2 ай бұрын

This is AI made.

@laqutis 2 ай бұрын

Answer: The pilot crashed his plane into the drone...that's how.

@jaimegrant784 2 ай бұрын

How can you get so much wrong in one video. The F-15 was a response to the Mig-25. A plane that the US mistook for an air superiority fighter. And it was designed to be able to dog fight because of the lessons learned in Vietnam and the short comings of the F4 Phantom. It was actually a very heavy fighter for its day. Hence the F16 was born to compliment it. The Su-27 was designed to be superior to the F15. It's design comes from studies done by the Soviet Union's version of NASA. The same design philosophy can be found in the Mig 29. It was designed as an air superiority fighter as well. But, just like the F15, it was later developed to a multi purpose role. You keep praising the F15 as the superior dog-fighter, with un matched agility. The Flanker is actually the more agile of the two. It was designed to excel at dog-fighting. As for taking out the Reaper drone. Likely most WWII aircraft could do that. The Reaper is not a dog fighter. It has nothing to fight back with really. The one in question was spying on Russian activity in the Black Sea, that was forwarded to the Ukrainian military. Like Icarus, it flew too close to the sun and its wings melted.

@mikejones6065 2 ай бұрын

Big deal Russia has lost half it's Black sea fleet, it's headquarters, it's commander and 30 senior officers as well as the air defenses that are supposed to protect crimea

@jaimegrant784 2 ай бұрын

@@mikejones6065 LOL!!! You are so very wrong. You really need to stop listening to the sheer BS coming out of Kiev. It is kind of humorous, if it wasn't for the fact that it's a war. They are like the Americans, what ever they say, you should believe the exact opposite.

@saysumesh 2 ай бұрын

Russian platforms are battle tested and performed. They are best of best if you know how to use it.keep it..if you do some addition from your side you can make it lethal.

@Risto_Podvoznjak 2 ай бұрын

Over Crno More in USA

@wasswagodfrey915 Ай бұрын

Russia has a right to defend jer self unlike Ukrain who sold their independence to America. In mind of a sensible people,Russia is defending herself against Nato.

@wolfairxpdc4384 2 ай бұрын

Slava💪🇷🇺

@ThomasWBaldwin 2 ай бұрын

EMP pulse technology.

@user-hj8mr3si2s 2 ай бұрын

parrot disco drone😂

@dardardardar2999 2 ай бұрын

Obviously YOU DON'T KNOW what YOU are TALKING about Flankers series are the most COBRA maneuverable jets on the planet with all types of 180 degree up to 360 degree COBRA maneuvers ,No jet on the planet can come even close to those types of maneuvers , GOOD DAY TO YOU Sir

@mikejones6065 2 ай бұрын

Dogfighting days are over. You will never see your enemy before he shoots you down now days. Welcome to the 2020's

@tammytaylor2472 2 ай бұрын

the flanker is the better aircraft

@kahutochishisumi9056 2 ай бұрын

Please pin my comment:- There's a lot of ignorant comment about the superiority of American fighters, especially the F 15. Please google "USAF versus Indian Air Force war game's". The IAF beat USAF F 15s with SU 30s, Mirage 2000s, Jaguars and even MIG 21s, not once, but TWICE, in India and the US.

@cuitlapanton 2 ай бұрын

Datz not tru those ar flying Guaching machín and Pilot Throw’s flying shovels from cockpit, only USA can make aeroplein with súper poguerz only becoz I say so !!!!

@tammytaylor2472 2 ай бұрын

the reaper is just aa drone it wont last much longer anti air air and air to air tech is evoleing

@FenrisSulfr 2 ай бұрын

Most US fighter jets are from the cold war era and continuesly upgraded, same for the Russian figter jets, the title almost tricked people into thinking Russian aircraft are inferior.... sorry to say it but Russia is gaining grounds in Ukraine