Sukhoi Su-27 Flankers visit Grand Forks AFB
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- Опубліковано 1 тра 2012
- Video shot at Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota as 2 SU-27 Flankers stop for a visit on their way to Headquarters ATC in Virginia. I did not shoot the video. I was there though and got a real close up look of this impressive jet fighter.
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I remember this day! I was stationed there as a young SP. I heard this loud roar that was different than the Lancers that were there at the time. I looked out my barracks to see that awesome shape soaring around. I said out loud to myself "Oooh that's a Russian beauty" and I wasn't quite sure why it was there. Now tonight I found this video, which brings all those memories back.
Excellent!
so it was you who poured fuel of inappropriate density into our cars before high-altitude flights? ;-)
Me too... I was working mid-nights (Instrument Auto-Pilot). So, I missed all the "hoopla". Lots of good memories here (with exception of the climate).
Why can we just get along and get to admire both in the same air show 😢
Because we do not share the same global interests, and russia made us their enemy.
Who cares which one is better. Two of the most beautiful aircraft ever built
the pilots do
trap3400 naah you wrong the engineers do.
the engineers already got paid
trap3400 , hehehee so did the pilots .
pilots could hit the ground quite hard if their plane isnt the better in combat
Wow SU-27s and F-15s, both amazing aircraft.
Great to see when Russians and Americans are friendly to each other.
Back in the good ol days when we were actually friendly after the soviet union fell...
Not anymore
hawt dam the Russians sure make some sexy aircraft.
dannyboyemt they do
*Beautiful history* I wish relationship like these continues 💜🙏😢
Yeah, but you know, in the past Russia want to in to NATO, want to be friend with america,but what?, America don't want, because America don't want Russia prevail in west
What really creates hostility is America
Sorry if my English bad, but that true, you can search in history
I don't know what that women was expecting. She's talking like it was Marsians that came to visit.
Imagine hearing propaganda about Soviets for 20-30 years and one day seeing them land at your local airport.
Respect!
These men had nothing but respect with each other, but their politicians uses them for their own pride and ego!
Eagles, and Flankers.
Last of the Old Guard of planes with sexy curves..
Now newer jets tend to be more angular, with straight bold lines for purposes of radar cross section evasion..
But these old warplanes are absolutely gorgeous.
Brand new Eagles and Flankers are still being built today, with considerable improvements.
The Falcon is newer, and still pretty good looking but I take your point.
So wholesome to watch. Would love for those relations to remain until this day.
I prefer to see the Russian war machine crumble and show the world the pile of shit corrupt and inept Institute it's always been.
80s and up to early 90's, the military, in this case the air force, had a different vibe, a different charm and atmosphere altogether.
What a great video, an oldie but goodie.
Awesome firepower!.. thanks mate from down under👍✈️🇳🇿
Thanks for the memories! I was there that day, a 13 yo kid in awe of an amazing moment. I can’t remember if they advertised this happening in The Leader or if we got a tip of it happening from our family friend that scheduled in all the aircraft. But I remember being there, talking to those pilots, and seeing the most amazing cobra maneuver in person I have ever seen. Was really hoping I would spot little me standing out there with my jaw dropped. Do you have anything else from this era of GFAFB?
How was their English? What did they talk about?
@@jamesrowlands8971 their English was broken, but I remember I could understand them. I think there was a translator too standing by the pilot I talked to. He just explained the aircraft to me and answered any of my questions.
@@BeatleDustino wow ... this is quite cool. I just watched a video of a somewhat historic event, and you're telling me about having a conversation there. I wonder what the USAF people thought of the aircraft and it's display.
@@jamesrowlands8971 I was very young then. Barely even a teenager. I grew up on that base and was very fascinated by all military aircraft. Such a treat to see a foreign country’s aircraft. Especially one that not long before this was considered an adversary.
That's way cool. Good video what a surprise to see the SU-27. Reminds me when the Blue Angeles went to Moscow
SU 30 and F15 are really two of the best fighters
Those may have been Su-27Bs. They preceded the Su-30.
@@jamesrowlands8971actually they are the 2 seater training UB version specifically
It must be taken into account that, well before the end of the cold war, the Soviet designers, scientists and engineers has pretty much caught up to world standards in all of the relevant fields of aerospace matters and military and civilian aviation. It took a while for their designs to catch up to the current state-of-the-art, but catch up they did. And, having done so, it was not terribly difficult to forge ahead on their own. They had been pushing the state-of-the-art in aviation since the beginning anyway. The Mig 29 and the SU 27 represent a Soviet design solution to the common fighter problem. Personally, I think their machines are breath taking.
I'm assuming by current design you mean shit from the 70s and 80s is by the 92 we were well into stealth and they weren't even freaking close!
Yes, that is true! I was referring to the common, worldwide state of the art. Hopefully, they aren't close now.@@deannelson9565
@@deannelson9565Ваши...хваленные технологии стелс оказались - в заднице! В Югославии..продемонстрировали...обломки сбитого вашего F- 117.. в 1999году!😅😅😅
@@deannelson9565stealth prototype. I don't think they would have wanted to go for stealth after f117 got shot down by a Vietnam era Sam site. But their economy was pretty bad after mid 1980s.
@@hemendraravi4787 well considering the F-117 was a Vietnam era design not too surprising
Such a beautiful plane.
So many B1s, it started to feel like the film was a loop. lol.
Great video! Good old days...
Thanks for the video! I wish I could have seen the B1B in Grand Forks.... we drove through North Dakota so many times unaware.
I was stationed there 33 years ago and it was a very different base. It was Strategic Air Command and we had B-52's instead of B1B Lancers there.
LOL, the lady on the background "Is the parachute necessary?" LOLOLOL
Isn't she annoying? Imagine having to listen to that every day.
Well what do you expect, she's curious of a plane she's never seen. I'll bet when the Blue Angels went to Russia there may have been some annoying ladies blabbering in Russian saying "oh they don't use chutes like ours"
I have pictures of this visit. Walking to the dining hall and saw these demonstrate. awesome.
Bravo Russians pilots.!!!!!!!
That sign in the beginning got me rollin'. It says what it's supposed to but letter spacing are f*cked up beyond recognition: 'Wel come totheairbase Grand Forks'
Great movie thanks a lot!
Lol I love how the woman was complaining about more of them coming in and doing dangerous maneuvers and then her husband told her that those are Eagles. What a clueless woman.
They all talk without knowing the first thing about what they're yapping about.
All of them .
No matter how well read they seem on a subject.
This was the first iteration of what we now know as "The Karen"
Here we find several "American divorced dads", finding yet another reason to complain about the members of the opposite sex; instead of appreciating that the woman was interested enough to ask questions.
BTW GLORIOUS video document. I salute you sir.
Yeah, after they reached Langley, Virginia, there was held a training session over the Atlantic Ocean, approx. 200 km away from the coast. The training session, "mock dogfight”, included at least two fights between Su 27 and F15 as these jet fighters's characteristics are very similar and both American and Russian aces desired to test the planes of their potential opponents. All fights were won by Su 27 pilots. Ten years later, in 2002, one of the 94FS pilots, Tom Murphy, tried to annul the results of those mock dogfights stating that the fights were not held according to the fighter community rules and making up various reasons to explain the defeat of F15s.
On their way back home Russian pilots almost lost both jet fighters as the engines on both aircrafts suddenly stopped working. The reason why the engines stalled was the fuel quality. Russian Su 27s could not work properly as American operating personnel filled both Su 27s with unsuitable fuel, the density of which was much thinner than needed. On their way to the US border Su 27 pilots were told by American colleagues to fly over a thunderstorm. Having reached the altitude of 13 km both Su 27s started to fall down. The Russian pilots while preparing to eject asked American pilots accompanying Su 27s to the border to stay on the spot so that they could inform the rescue team about the location of the disaster that could've occured. The crew of IL 76, which is also shown in the video, was unaware of the Su 27s' situation as IL 76 was going around the thunderstorm and was a long distance from the two Russian jet fighters. So, US F15 pilots were the only ones who could help. American aces just giggled in response and flew away keeping absolute silence. None of the pilots or the operating staff was sustained to any penalties later even though the accident was reported to their command. Luckily at the alt. 2-3 km Su 27s' engines revived.
So the Il-76 engines were fine, but the Su-27 engines weren’t? Soviet fighters were designed to use NATO refueling receptacles and fuel after occupying NATO air bases. Russian engines tend to burn jet fuel at higher temperatures, which isn’t good for your pressure ratio or engine life. What do you think the odds are that these pilots pushed their motors to the limits, uncaging the “emergency power" excess thrust option for the Saturn Al-31 motors during those flights off the coast of Langley AFB?
Also, how do you propose that the F-15s would help them in this alleged incident of them losing altitude on their return trip? What “penalties” would you suggest the USAF should inflict on its pilots for failures with Russian engines? That’s the thing I find interesting about this line of thinking, that Russia thinks people owe it something, even to the extent that other people should pay or be punished for Russia’s incompetence and failures. This is the thought process of a retard or child.
Source: trust me bro
@@rhetthart9311 this is not that unknown. You can find some info about it online.
@@jamesrowlands8971 what should I search? really curious about this story (thanks in advance)
There was also a mock battle, between these plane's flown by Germans, against a flight from the USA,using,F15s Germans won, don't ask me how to find it,but it was on UA-cam popped up on my page
A beautiful warplane.
The Sukhoi are beautiful. A pity that countries are always in this confrontation!
right after ww2 stalin wanted to join nato.....was denied very very strongly. :D west needed enemy and still needs to justify all the money spent who knows where.
@@tomast9034 You realize Stalin only wanted to join to hamper NATO and veto everything if they did allow him and then complain about how evil NATO is for not allowing the USSR entry.
It is a pity.
possibly the best fighter in the world.
Thank you very much for this historical video!!!!!!!!🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝👏👏👏👏👏
Watching this makes me wonder. What type of World would we live in if we got along?
Amazing video. I would love to see and SU-27 one day
Ahhh yes the SU-27UB.
Beautiful.WHat a masterpiece.
beautiful airplan su-27 . nice video !
Love this video...and the planes.
I wish this was still possible, I'd love to see Migs and Sukhois on our side
So would I! Would LOVE to see the SU-35 at an American airshow.
There are many NATO countries that fly Mig29s. I don't know if Ukraine is in NATO or not yet, but they fly a few Su27 Flankers. Anyways, we should continue to strive to be friends with Russia.
This is impossible because of American exceptionazism. The US needs satellites (servants). The Russians will never be satellites. They will be either allies or enemies.
@Paul Schab hour comemt dated really badly
@zepter00 nah still true. We should be focused on China and ruskies should be our friends. We shouldnt have meddled in the politics of nations neighboring Russia and we shouldn't have allowed nato to expand further onto Russia's border. We would have done the same.
Stupid neocon bull@#$%.
Majestic!!
from grand forks and deer hunt right next to the airbase sad it's lost everything and brought in drones the good old day miss it!
Great video
Su-27とF‐15大好き！
Wow !!How can the flanker turn and loop so fast damn.
Как всё прекрасно, Мир,Дружба,Жувачька😆👍
The f15 is the Nemesis and makes the 'flanker' (weenie) top gun end of stories.
Man Those B1Bs as so nice and you passed more than 5! I’ve only ever seen one in my lifetime
I always liked seeing Foriegn armies personal reaction to the endless budget of the American military. When I was with Canadian and British soldiers in Afghan they couldn’t believe the resources one American platoon had at their disposal .
Hi Gabriel, i live where was being shot. My point is your comment out of all of these i skimmed over caught my eye quick. I was instantly laughing. Bro could you please type a few quick things you remember that stick out the most in
your mind. The personal reaction to resource's reference has me laughing.
d ellingson sure, our “Meals ready to eat” I remember one time we stayed the night with “3 para” British paratroopers. We got along because we too were Airborne. They loved our MRe’s and hated their own. They couldn’t believe how much food we had with us and the endless amount of Rations we had like redbulls, Starbucks shots, chips, we would bring them magazines, new porn lol. They also couldn’t believe how much AirPower we had, they could always depend on American AirPower to come help them. Canada and Britain have helicopters and jets too but it’s not even comparable to the US. Also our vehicles and equipment is top notch and new. They liked our weapons better as well especially the main battle rifle out M-4 they had a Bullpup rifle and they hated it. We had Sat phones we let them use to call home too The biggest thing to me tho was that they’re country wouldn’t send them Anti IED equipment especially the vehicles needed to find bombs buried in the road. This hurt morale amongst the Canadian and British troops and they made numerous attempts to showcase our equipment for finding and defeating IED’s like our electronic warfare stuff or the radars we had. They were always extremely grateful and happy to give Americans with them because we just bring so much to the table as far as technology and equipment.
Thanks Gabriel, as a citizen would never know this, thats A LOT of stuff you mentioned. Sounds like multi branch coordination was worked on from the first gulf war to the 2nd , i'm sure technology had a part to play also in that. Also to improve disorientation at night moving with fast deadly equipment. You know when politics and using the military as police or meals on wheels must be hard on guys I understand some are trained for that. The thought of our forces combined and focused with the kill people and break things battle plan is hard to wrap your head around its power. Glad you guys and our allies got along and worked so good together. Its unfortunate when you have to go to war, but at least you cam play to win. Thank you Gab for serving our country. D. Ellingson.
The best figher ever built !
On year before I joined the USAF…..😂26 years retired and I hope I never have a reason to go back to ND 😂 AWESOME footage!
What a beauties.
Спасибо автору,за видео.
Great Video great visit, good to see Russian and US Pilots and Stuff together, this Video have a gold value, thanks to the operator from Russia with Love
Did you know that the dates was the day before and the day I was born? My date of birth was July 14, 1992!
Nick Lang oh dang
the most beutifull plane in the planet for fact
12:07 I think that mighty Eagle got upset. No one pay attention to him 😂
Who piloted these particular SU-27's?
Russians.
Wow!!!! This is so cool!!!! Wright after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Americans, and the Russians come together, and I had turned 8 years old before this was filmed, I can't help to tell if it's just me, or do the American people look a little tense with the Russians present.
Look at them fly in pair fucking beautiful'
That lady giving comment is just gold 😅
Damn those SU-27s and F-15s are sexy...
Hermoso video ...
Me encanta que USAF haya estacionado varios B1 alli. .. 😜😜🇦🇷🇦🇷👌
I would like to know who is flying the SU-27? West Germany had some Russian fighters they flew that were in the E. German Air force that they used in Top Gun type training for USA pilots.
We should have always been friends. Such a tragic waste of time.
Are there two types of Su 27? because I have noticed there is one su 27 with a larger nose.
+Viktor B. yes This is Su-27UB ("Flanker-C") Initial production two-seat operational conversion trainer.
As opposed to Mig 29 UB (also two seat trainer-fighter),Su 27 UB have radar .
92kosmo
thanks a lot for your info.
Yep, the larger one is a twin seat Su-27UB (combat trainer). The smaller one is a Su-27S (Standard).
You might be thinking of the SU-34 Fullback.
The S in Su-27S, Su-30SM, Su-35S stands for Serial.
As in operational Frontline regiment Serial jets. When you have M its Moderatze or SM as in Serial Moderatze. Digg it?
Well, I will not call it the best but one of the best fighter in the world..
Very old video. Thats 24 years ago. The only other AFB is in Minot, ND bcos its one of the low populated northern states bordered with Canada.
Very old video indeed! I was stationed there 33 years ago and it was a very different base. It was Strategic Air Command and we had B-52's instead of B1B Lancers there.
Why did they come to Grand Forks?
Could someone explain what Russian Air Force were doing in NOrth Dakota. Was it some kind of Air Show in there and Russia wanted to participate?
Just after the collapse of USSR. The CCCP insignia is still there on the IL-76 tail.
It is still red stars in Russia
@@iloverebeccachambers russian af roundel is red star
He's referring to the Soviet flag on the Il-76's tail, not the red stars on the Su-27s' tails.
Fun fact, The United States aquired a few of these planes for training purposes.
jaygdav FHD ?? UHD ?? 4K ??
Why were they visiting?
Flanker is a great aircraft, but my fav. is the Foxbat!
Foxbat was a hunk of trash, Flanker makes it look like a wheelchair with cardboard wings.
@@rifleshooterchannel208 hunk of trash? It's proving valuable right now in combat for the Russians.
@@jamesrowlands8971 How many MiG-25s are in combat right now? 😂
@@rifleshooterchannel208 sorry. I got the Foxhound and Foxbat mixed up.
@@jamesrowlands8971 Ah ok. Understandable.
フランカ―とイーグル大好き
Soviet stuff! The best ever! IL 76 was even there.
Красава это рабочий бык
Su‐27UB
Who is the owner of these 2 flankers?
Russian airforce I think
+Hao Li Bill Gates
F-15＆Su-27大好き❗
Ignition sounds like alien.
When the Soviet union broke up ( Ukraine & Russia ) and wanted to join NATO ! Good times !
The most maneuverable fighter ever creates 'super manuverability'
F-22s make Su-27s look like F-4s in terms of maneuverability.
@@rifleshooterchannel208 le Su-57.. ഒന്ന് പോയെടാ ചെറുക്കാ 🤣
@@AjayRaj-vz2fz Not even a real fighter aside from like 3 or 4 prototypes.
@@rifleshooterchannel208 Update yourself 💪😎
@@AjayRaj-vz2fz What's that mean? They have 6 now or something?
Probably only 2 airworthy though.
Imagine being Russia and acting like you're a major air power for (almost) having a half dozen functional 1980's technology aircraft LOL!
Back then when USA and RUSSIA are friend.
Wow when russian Air Force aircraft and usaf aircraft were in the same airspace and the same airbase....
I just wonder did they fly all the way from Russia?
Steven Mangram Yes they did, they were escorted by the F-15s all the from Alaska.
They are beautiful airplanes. Well you can own one today. Just Google Pride aircraft SU-27 Flankers. They bought two of them from Russia and they are now civilian aircraft flying in America today.
at 5:36 . what does it hit? a bat of a bird? u see something flying
A bird tries to defend his area))
wow Americans are like, they have never seen a fighter jet before. hahahah
just kidding but it has been very nice and awsome to this jet in USA
sam nofel Well it was the first time fighter jets were on American soil and it was first time I got to meet and shake hands with soldiers in the Russian Military. It was a good day.
+sam nofel Well think of it like you see a new car.
Lets say a New Ferrari that you have heard alot about and wondered about and then suddenly you see one parked down 2 houses down.
Ofc ur gonna go look at it to see if its all you thought it would be.
And Russian pilots would have reacted in the same way if it was a F-15 landing on a russian base etc.
Hey, sir. How did you welcome Russians? What was your first impressions? I her some comments in video about 50-60s technology. I would appreciate that immensely. Don't try to be polite. I am eager to find out jokes, puns, thoughts about this historic episode. What did you wife said? Your friends. Thanks for your video.
Seeing these 2 planes so close to each other in the same video, is that i can say without a doubt, that albeit these 2 planes are of nearly the same age, the F-15 design and lines seem old and ugly while the Su-27 looks way more modern.
What need f15 doing flight together?
Don't Are private jets?
How did they get them??.Were they bought from the Russians???
LOL, you serious ??? They were flown by Russian pilots !!!
We do own several from the Ukraine I believe as well
Not a Russian fighter, sorry. A Soviet fighter. Very nice video. Thanks.
Bellezas de aeronaves csmre
I do not care what you say about Russians. The Flanker series are the best looking aircraft in existence.
Ahh.. . Harcevski vam je dao pravac!
I’m just an old retired Infantryman and love the birds in our Air Force but these newer Russian birds have some beautiful lines, almost seems a shame to shoot them down. Why oh why did we shelf the F-14?
Because you can fly 4 Hornets with less maintenance and operating costs than a single Tomcat.
Also, the swing-wing was an inherent weakness in the airframes, leading to reduced lifespans.
american saying propaganda is very funny :D