They are very common.

Yet the fact that high-level American and European dignitaries were nowhere to be found was a clear sign of the times as tensions in the South China Sea and East China Sea, along with seemingly constant cyber espionage incidents, have chilled relations between the U.S. and its biggest trading partner.

In the 90’s yes. Today?.

I really really hope that image was shared as serious argument by some anti-commie bibble thumping conservative.

For planes like the latest variants of the Flanker family, I remember reading they can hold up to 12 G before permanent damage starts to occur, but I owe you the sources since I didn’t save it back then.

The average person, probably. Thing is(and sadly for all of us), governments =/= average joe.

Speaking of which, the thing did a loaded demo as well during MAKS

Since it probably came from a Sukhoi brochure video(I assume), I don’t see them shaking their pom poms for RSK MiG lol.

To the US credit, over the years you lot have mastered the european invention of invading countries without an army, usually by means of loans, aide, money and professionals, as you just described, to the point of putting a country’s assets within direct or indirect control of foreign interests, making any sort of…

The Russians’ Extra 300?. I thought it was fairly known

Thing is, those are common G load limits within those aircraft generations, is not a Russian thing. +9 only became the norm with 4th Generation aircrafts.

This video should help

I still prefer the old Su-30(and I mean old as in the first Su-27P derivative ever) demo did while loaded.

I’m not sure what kind of logic it takes to imply the MiG-25 limits somehow happen all across the russian platforms, particularly the Flanker or Fulcrums, which are still quite nimble even when loaded...

You can ask these guys how the F-22 are doing...

If the US was that confident of a victory over Russia, they would have moved against Russia a long time ago. Thing is, the US isn’t of a victory that doesn’t involve massive loss of life for everybody and the potential of nuclear escalation.

Keep in mind that the Flanker family, even while loaded, it’s still nimble.

Now that the Flanker has reached maturity, the Su-35BM configuration has rolled into a final production example in the guise of the Su-30S, of which Russia currently a few dozen in service out of an initial order of 48 aircraft. An additional 48 Su-30S order was announced at MAKS this year.

It reminds me of how some in america are quick to point out the brutality of the soviet backed regimes in Poland and Czechoslovakia, but pretend the effects of the Monroe Doctrine south of the Rio Grande didn’t happen.