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To: sukhoi-30mki
Well the aircraft are certainly satisfactory, and Ukrainian pilots can fly them well enough, but can they do it right now.

They are gonna need considerable practice and training exercises to get up to the game the Russians can mount tomorrow.

12 posted on 04/04/2014 8:52:50 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
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To: Navy Patriot

Polish RAF pilots had lower quality planes than their British counterparts during the Battle of Britain, but had a higher kill ratio. It’s the pilot, not the plane.


13 posted on 04/04/2014 8:58:10 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Navy Patriot

Now, this is an instance where US / NATO / Ukrainian cooperation could be very useful. We train Ukrainian pilots and in the process have more pilots of our own with hands on experience of what the Russki Mig-29’s can do.


22 posted on 04/04/2014 9:31:53 PM PDT by Paul R. (Leftists desire to control everything; In the end they invariably control nothing worth a damn.)
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