Victor Abramowicz, RCD: Beware of Fighter Pilots Bearing Gifts
In late September, an interesting news story populated some portions of the internet.
A person purporting to be a (possibly retired) Russian fighter pilot flying one of Moscow’s most modern jets, a Su-35, claimed to have engaged in (and won) a mock air-combat against America’s premier fighter, the stealthy F-22 Raptor. The encounter, if real, would seem to have had to occur over Syria, the only location where both aircraft have been deployed.
As proof, he gifted the internet via his Instagram account, a picture of the US jet taken by his Su-35’s Infrared Search and Track (IRST) system, which appears to show a Raptor in the grainy view typical of IR-spectrum images. In one translation of his commentary on the shot, he states that the American flew “arrogantly” and was “punished” for his trouble.
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Update: Image Posted On Instagram Showing An F-22 In A Russian Fighter's Sights (September 25, 2018)
WNU editor: The story was too good to be true.
1 comment:
This is a gross "copy and paste". The most surprising is its "IR" detect much better the cold nose part of the plane than the warm flow of the combustion.
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