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Anyone want to buy an SU-27?

alabama_matt said:
That cockpit looks like an ergonomic nightmare.
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Uncle Fester said:
The Rooskies never have figured out ergonomics. We got to have a show-and-tell in some Djiboutian Hinds and Hips (the DJ AF ramp was next to ours) and the cockpits looked and felt like something from a Saw movie.
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The latest Flanker versions, especially the export ones, have gone a long way to fixing that. The Su-30MKI/MKM cockpits are considerably better than the older ones.
 
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Why did that company go through all of the trouble to import, and modify the plane, only to then sell it for $5M? I can't imagine they will be making a profit on that (the transport flight in the AN, the plane, parts, labor, etc... should be more than $5M IMO)
 
Pags said:
I had read somewhere that the Russians' Attitude Gyros work backwards from ours. As in not the way the mind expects them to work.

Update: Here's a decent article on the differences.
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My Yak has original Russian instruments and the attitude indicator does work backwards from U.S. versions. Took a little getting used to, but it works okay. I will say the instuments are BIG and heavy. The radio gear weights about 80 pounds (for one radio).
 
yak52driver said:
My Yak has original Russian instruments and the attitude indicator does work backwards from U.S. versions. Took a little getting used to, but it works okay. I will say the instuments are BIG and heavy. The radio gear weights about 80 pounds (for one radio).
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...and in case of NORDO you can always use this device!

(still installed and operational in today's Aeroflot Tu-154 fleet)
 

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RHPF said:
Why did that company go through all of the trouble to import, and modify the plane, only to then sell it for $5M? I can't imagine they will be making a profit on that (the transport flight in the AN, the plane, parts, labor, etc... should be more than $5M IMO)
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Why bring common sense into the discussion.....

I guess someone doesn't want in on the group buy :)
 
Just found these vids of the SU-27's North American Pride has for sale in Rockford, IL. Pretty cool...


 
First Two Civilian Su-27s Available

Well for about $5 million, you can purchase your very own civilian version of a Su-27. Pride Aviation has a pair available for sale right outside of Rockford, Illinois. Just recently passed FAA Phase 1 and should soon be cleared for the skies over the U.S:

http://www.prideaircraft.com/flanker.htm

Pics
http://www.prideaircraft.com/images/Su27/Su27-Night-Ramp-800.jpg
http://www.prideaircraft.com/images/Su27/Flanker16800T-c.jpg
http://www.prideaircraft.com/images/Su27/Su27-side1-decaled-550.jpg
http://www.prideaircraft.com/images/SU27-hangar-11oclock-01.jpg

So let's see, P-51 Mustang, big private jet, now one of these (or whatever like it comes next), I definitely need to get rich!
 
1. There's plenty of spare MiG parts lying around unused here in Iraq.

2. If the FAA certifies it, it must be safe for flight...
 
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