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PostPosted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 3:26 am
by Adamski
These are ancient Alphasim models - lately re-worked and uploaded to flighsim.com ...

The "Fitter": Su-17 and Su-22, the "Frogfoot" : Su35 and Su-39, plus a T-32 Mentor pretending to be a Russkie. The VC's are non-existent and even the 2D panels are chronic (my, haven't we come a long way!!) ... but the exteriors are fine. I love these old jets ... they're so *retro* winkyy.gif












PostPosted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 6:19 am
by Ian Warren
The early SU-17 Fitters were known to give the pilots a workout as if they were in a gym also said they love em , this was one aircraft were a aviation report was invited to do chin-ups on it pitot tube .

PostPosted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 5:39 pm
by Splitpin
thumbup1.gif Thanks Adam .... great screens of some great aircraft. Sorry i couldn't get the initial reply in . Love the frogfoot .

Cheers

PostPosted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 9:19 pm
by Splitpin
BTW Russians call it (frogfoot) "Grach" ("Rook").... its a nickname . Пистолет Ярыгина was also a name of a pistol i think..... all a bit vague, but Rook sounds better than better the Nato reporting name.

PostPosted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 9:46 pm
by Ian Warren
Splitpin wrote:
QUOTE (Splitpin @ Nov 1 2012,10:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
"Grach" ("Rook").... its a nickname . Пистолет Ярыгина was also a name of a pistol i think..... all a bit vague,

'GRACH' .. rather than 'Startrek' .. Its 'Enemy Mine' ninja.gif

PostPosted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 9:58 pm
by Adamski
Splitpin wrote:
QUOTE (Splitpin @ Nov 1 2012,9:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
BTW Russians call it (frogfoot) "Grach" ("Rook").... its a nickname . Пистолет Ярыгина was also a name of a pistol i think..... all a bit vague, but Rook sounds better than better the Nato reporting name.

I know ... some of those NATO names just don't do the aircraft justice. Isn't the Su-27 ("Flanker") a "Crane" (the bird, not the building site version laugh.gif).

@Ian - I'm sorry - I really don't understand your post at all sad.gif

PostPosted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 10:16 pm
by Ian Warren
Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Nov 1 2012,10:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
'GRACH' .. rather than 'Startrek' .. Its 'Enemy Mine' ninja.gif

YA TALK ROOSHIAN .. i get RUSSIAN .. You speak 'Grach' STARTREK ... 'ENEMY MINE' .. you learn the language winkyy.gif