[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

There was a thread on here around two years ago suggesting that we buy the Su-27. Actually made sense. The Russkies don't make great washing machines, but they can make some pretty good planes. ;^)

[F14 Pilot]

Russia's Military Involvement in the Middle East
By Oksana Antonenko

http://meria.idc.ac.il/journal/2001/issue1/jv5n1a3.html

[EternalVigilance]

The Russkies don't make great washing machines, but they can make some pretty good planes. ;^)

Washing machines are machined to automotive tolerances.

Aircraft are built to much higher tolerances.