Yet more Cold War Rooshian stuff for Splitpin

[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*

[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 .

[Splitpin]

Thanks Adam .... great screens of some great aircraft. Sorry i couldn't get the initial reply in . Love the frogfoot .

Cheers

[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.

[Ian Warren]

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'

[Adamski]

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 ).

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

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Nov 1 2012,10:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

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

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