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Title: Former Su-27 Flanker Display Pilot Col. Oksanchenko Shot Down Near Kyiv
Post by: artik on March 01, 2022, 06:04:28 AM

https://theaviationist.com/2022/03/01/col-oksanchenko-shot-down/

Sad, as all this terrible situation. However it seems Ukrainian Air Force is still fighting back and not sitting on the ground.

Maybe UA's air-to-air victories are at least partially real.

Of course, Air-Defence are still seems to be strong (since it requires extremely well trained airforce to defeat even soviet era equipment)

Title: Re: Former Su-27 Flanker Display Pilot Col. Oksanchenko Shot Down Near Kyiv
Post by: JimmyD3 on March 01, 2022, 06:07:47 AM

Well said Artik.

Hope you are doing well and want to wish you the best sir. Still using your program on a fairly regular basis, it never stops surprising me.  :salute

Title: Re: Former Su-27 Flanker Display Pilot Col. Oksanchenko Shot Down Near Kyiv
Post by: icepac on March 07, 2022, 09:49:12 AM

Floating around in post-stall falling leaf maneuvers at low speed doesn't help in a real battle.

Title: Re: Former Su-27 Flanker Display Pilot Col. Oksanchenko Shot Down Near Kyiv
Post by: Puma44 on March 07, 2022, 08:53:19 PM

Quote from: icepac on March 07, 2022, 09:49:12 AM

Floating around in post-stall falling leaf maneuvers at low speed doesn't help in a real battle.

So very true.  Akin to being a hot air balloon type target.  “Speed is life”.

Title: Re: Former Su-27 Flanker Display Pilot Col. Oksanchenko Shot Down Near Kyiv
Post by: fd ski on March 10, 2022, 04:38:17 PM

guy came out of the retirement to fly what really amounts to kamikaze mission. Entire country is more or less in range of S300 and S400s, Su27 he flew is inferior to enemy fighters, including weapons. On ground based radar he can rely on. I'm sure he was smart enough to know he ain't coming back. Yet he still went.

Legend.

Fair skies sir.  :salute

Title: Re: Former Su-27 Flanker Display Pilot Col. Oksanchenko Shot Down Near Kyiv
Post by: Shuffler on March 10, 2022, 04:49:18 PM

They did not know what aircraft he was in when shot down..... from what I read.