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2019-12-25 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Su-57 fighter jet crashed during a training flight near Komsomolsk-on-Amur in the country's far east

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Posted by Fred 2019-12-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 It's the plane they plan to sell to the Turks, right?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-12-25 01:07|| 2019-12-25 01:07|| Front Page Top

#2 It is was the first operational SU-57 for the Russian air force. They will have to wait a little longer.

Posted by Ulineng Jones2382 2019-12-25 02:22|| 2019-12-25 02:22|| Front Page Top

#3 Small flat wings, great at avoiding radars, not so great at generating lift. Pretty much the same issue as the F-35

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2019-12-25 04:05|| 2019-12-25 04:05|| Front Page Top

#4 All they have to do is beat the time it took us to get the F-35 off the ground. So don't count them out until 15 years have gone by.

Posted by gorb 2019-12-25 12:28|| 2019-12-25 12:28|| Front Page Top

#5 I just had to troll the "only Murica bad" commenters at Zero Hedge. Said "it must be Murica's fault, Zionist death ray."

There was unhappiness aplenty.

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-12-25 14:00|| 2019-12-25 14:00|| Front Page Top

#6 Spare the Goat Herders

Posted by Lex 2019-12-25 14:08|| 2019-12-25 14:08|| Front Page Top

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