[sukhoi-30mki]

[The Sons of Liberty]

Thanks to 0bama we won’t be able to afford the fuel to gas up our planes, so it doesn’t matter how good the russkies are.

[crazydad]

I guess we’ll be finding out how good they are in a few days. Obama the destroyer of worlds.

[smokingfrog]

It seems to be a rather dated fighter jet, but there is something to be said for having large numbers of aircraft.

[ontap]

MIG 25 It's de ja vu all over again!!!

[shibumi]

My knowledge of things military is somewhat limited to what happens on the ground. I freely admit to a paucity of understanding when it comes to fighter aircraft.

Please enlighten me - It seems that 260 rounds of ammunition for the main gun on a fighter would not be very much.

Are these rounds especially effective? Or are Russian pilots really good marksmen? Or do these cannon fire very slowly?

When I read “Gatling cannon” the image in my mind goes to mini-guns spewing out thousands of rounds per minute.

[yarddog]

3000 Km per hour seems pretty fast. Isn’t that nearly 2000 mph?

[ontap]

As always the hype is it being the fastest aircraft in service. If it's like the past it can maintain that incredible speed for literally ....seconds!!! Meanwhile it has all the stealth of a flying aircraft carrier. This dinosaurs life expectancy in an actual combat situation would about equal it's ability to go fast!!!