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Crazy Russian Sukhoi Su-35 Pilot Ejects For a Hollywood Movie at Mach 2
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| Mon Jul 27 2009, 30,145 views
| Jesus Diaz
Posted on 07/27/2009 12:51:02 PM PDT by MyTwoCopperCoins
Holy frak. Holy frak. HOLYROLLERBLADINGFRAK! Movie producers paid two Sukhoi Su-35 pilots to fly without a canopy at Mach 2.0, and have one of them eject in what probably is one of the most dangerous stunts ever filmed.
While on this speed I even managed to pull out my fingers in glove for an inch or two outside - it became heated very fast because of immense friction force plane undergoes with the air.
That's what the pilot who remained in the cabin said he did after his crazy comrade ejected, landing safely on the ground. I don't know what this movie is, but I definitely want to see it.
To add even more awesome details, the actual airplane is the SU-35UB prototype, identified by its tail number 801. This is the most advanced Sukhoi fighter ever built. Crazy Ivans indeed. [The Dew Line]
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KEYWORDS: aerospace; eject; fun; hollywood; sukhoi
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To: MyTwoCopperCoins
81
posted on
07/27/2009 4:19:38 PM PDT
by
hattend
(Thank You, Sarah. We Alaskans will miss you.)
To: libh8er
ejected
82
posted on
07/27/2009 4:24:44 PM PDT
by
Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
To: Texas Fossil
"Crazy Ivan or not, pit a SU35-UB against a F-22 Raptor. Wonder who would have the edge?" The Ruskie would be dead before he even knew someone was shooting at him. 5 gen vs. 4.5 gen.
83
posted on
07/27/2009 4:32:01 PM PDT
by
OldDeckHand
(No Socialized Medicine, No Way, No How, No Time)
To: sig226
If the camera is in a plane that is also going 1400MPH, then the subject of the photo is going ZERO MPH.
84
posted on
07/27/2009 4:33:07 PM PDT
by
mamelukesabre
(Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
To: MyTwoCopperCoins
Baloney. The plane is barely cruising.
85
posted on
07/27/2009 4:35:01 PM PDT
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
To: OldDeckHand; saganite
It makes me want to cry, seeing what we are capable of doing with technology like this, and then thinking of what is happening to the political structure of the nation.
I want America Back!
86
posted on
07/27/2009 4:59:17 PM PDT
by
Texas Fossil
(The last time I looked, this is still Texas where I live.)
To: mamelukesabre
Depends on the type of seat.
To: MyTwoCopperCoins
88
posted on
07/27/2009 9:29:55 PM PDT
by
Daniel II
(I'm Jim Thompson, this is my brother Jimmy, and this is my other brother Jimmy)
To: mamelukesabre
Where would you put the camera in a mach 2 jet?
89
posted on
07/28/2009 2:51:27 AM PDT
by
sig226
(Real power is not the ability to destroy an enemy. It is the willingness to do it.)
To: libh8er
What is "punched out" ? Ejected.
90
posted on
07/28/2009 4:30:03 AM PDT
by
mbynack
(Retired USAF SMSgt)
To: sig226
Same place as a mach I jet.
91
posted on
07/31/2009 6:17:44 PM PDT
by
mamelukesabre
(Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
To: mamelukesabre
Thank you for clarifying that.
92
posted on
07/31/2009 9:48:17 PM PDT
by
sig226
(Real power is not the ability to destroy an enemy. It is the willingness to do it.)
To: mnehring
Photoshop.
To: sig226
lol
certainly
I’m reminded of a steve martin line in the movie “my blue heaven”
“...green side up boys, green side up...”
94
posted on
08/01/2009 10:09:18 AM PDT
by
mamelukesabre
(Si Vis Pacem Para Bellum (If you want peace prepare for war))
To: DogBarkTree
To: Blueflag
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