The Flanker is my favorite modern Eastern jet. One of the most beautiful designs aviation has ever seen, it’s like watching a swan or Blue Herron with combat capabilities.
Does the Su-30MKM have engines with 20% reduced thrust? Do you know why its thrust is reduced by 18-20% compared to the Su-30SM? Is it only because it is an export variant or because the Malaysians didn't want to pay more? @Gonky, one last question: considering that the Su-30SM has approximately 18% more thrust, does this make it the best dogfighter (guns only)?
The MKM has 55.000 pounds of thrust compared to 70.000 of the Su-57 and 60.000 or so of the Su-35… So no, the MKM is not the best dogfighter, but among the best for sure.
Why are all these people asking questions he absolutely can't answer... Y'all are asking him questions that only a Flanker Pilot could answer and like he said they kept to themselves, were in an entirely different part of the country, and didn't tell him anything about the aircraft.
The Su-30SM uses AL-41F-1s, not the Su-30MKM's AL-31FPs. The Su-30SM also features thrust vectoring, which the 30MKM lacks. It would completely destroy the MKM in a guns-only fight.
@@RedTail1-1 Because they're easy questions? You (yes... you) can find the answer with literally 30 seconds of internet searches. You don't need to be a pilot to name an engine model? Do I need to own a Ford to tell you the difference between an F250 and an F350? They sure do LOOK the same, but I guess I have to own one and drive it to be able to answer that...
The Flanker is my favorite modern Eastern jet. One of the most beautiful designs aviation has ever seen, it’s like watching a swan or Blue Herron with combat capabilities.
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An airborne flanker and F-22 in the same photograph. Geek out moment.
This must be the best video made on the subject matter and for people who have at least some kind of understanding of what's going on i.e. not for TV
the LEX is everything when it comes to f18 low energy performance for both ensuring clean air into the intakes and high alpha kinematics.
Nice video and commentary thanks.
Love love love! As a former legacy Hornet maintainer, I love seeing the bug take to the best. Only plane I fly in DCS. Thanks for posting.
Thx, Gonky! Keep it going!
Thank you Gonky!
Great work Gonky!
Great video Gonky , so tell us what do you think about to the greek fighter pilots
Good stuff
The U.S. Navy has 4,000 aircraft.
what happen to your channel? is this new?
My old channel is not the Mover and Gonky Show, this is my new channel with "my" vids.
Does the Su-30MKM have engines with 20% reduced thrust? Do you know why its thrust is reduced by 18-20% compared to the Su-30SM? Is it only because it is an export variant or because the Malaysians didn't want to pay more? @Gonky, one last question: considering that the Su-30SM has approximately 18% more thrust, does this make it the best dogfighter (guns only)?
The MKM has 55.000 pounds of thrust compared to 70.000 of the Su-57 and 60.000 or so of the Su-35… So no, the MKM is not the best dogfighter, but among the best for sure.
It has old engines, AL-31. SM/SM2 use AL-41.
Why are all these people asking questions he absolutely can't answer... Y'all are asking him questions that only a Flanker Pilot could answer and like he said they kept to themselves, were in an entirely different part of the country, and didn't tell him anything about the aircraft.
The Su-30SM uses AL-41F-1s, not the Su-30MKM's AL-31FPs.
The Su-30SM also features thrust vectoring, which the 30MKM lacks. It would completely destroy the MKM in a guns-only fight.
@@RedTail1-1 Because they're easy questions? You (yes... you) can find the answer with literally 30 seconds of internet searches.
You don't need to be a pilot to name an engine model? Do I need to own a Ford to tell you the difference between an F250 and an F350? They sure do LOOK the same, but I guess I have to own one and drive it to be able to answer that...
You guys did BVR:s aswell? If yes, how did they go?
I know it's tough to pay attention without visuals but he says that in BVR and BFM they were more or less equal.
Man, you and Mover need to find some real Russian pilots and get them to dogfight their ships against yours in DCS…
You don't keep up with current events, do you...
US Navy is #2 actually
Only to the USAF.
@@sferrin2yes, thank you captain obvious...