I just realised that the reason Putin is standing straight is probably because Russia is still butthurt after the battle of Tsushima. Whereas the USA is relaxed and can afford to be gracious.

Nah, the Russians got their revenge for that in 1939 and especially 1945.

 

Now the big butthurt is about the Kurils.

Is that the Japanese emperor or the current REAL political head?

 

The emperor.

 

It's considered polite to bow to royalty, but Macho Man Putin bows to noone!

Look down.

 

I'm on a horse.

 

Manliest bitchtits evar.

How tall is Putin?

 

Obama is almost a right angle in that picture and comes up to the emperor's nose while Putin is pretty much straight up and down and only a skoch taller than the emperor.

Some say that Putin picked Medvedev specifically because he wanted someone shorter than him as his successor. Obama is pretty tall though.

 

And that is one depressed looking horse.

You do have a sense of humor Wals.

 

Snide people would say that to be relaxed in the presence of someone you nuked would add insult to injury.

 

Good manners are never bad form, old boy. Being English, one understands these things.

 

 

 

 

 

 

*thinks*

 

OBAMA IS ENGLISH! IT@S ALL A LIE!!!!!!!!!

You do have a sense of humor Wals.

 

Snide people would say that to be relaxed in the presence of someone you nuked would add insult to injury.

 

Good manners are never bad form, old boy. Being English, one understands these things.

 

 

 

 

 

 

*thinks*

 

OBAMA IS ENGLISH! IT@S ALL A LIE!!!!!!!!!

 

Pretty sure Lyndon Larouche has already come up with that one.

Sukhoi PAK FA T-50 at MAKS airshow

 

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Sukhoi PAK FA T-50 at MAKS airshow

 

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http://www.lockheedmartin.com/products/f35/

http://www.lockheedmartin.com/products/f35/

http://www.ausairpower.net/APA-NOTAM-100210-1.html

http://www.lockheedmartin.com/products/f35/

http://www.ausairpower.net/APA-NOTAM-100210-1.html

And yet, even that article you linked says that the current F22 can easily dogfight your precious Pak

 

http://skylinenewsroom.com/2011/08/12/sukh...re-raptor-prey/

Edited August 18, 201114 yr by Calax

Steady on, Cal. It's not easy for our cross-dressing colleague to stay on top of the news as well maintaining all these alts.

Well the Euro fighter and the American counterpart are ludicrously expensive. Ze Germans still lost even though they had the best tank. What does it matter how fantastic they are if the number of operational aircraft is very low owing to the global depression.

Edited August 18, 201114 yr by Gorgon

the Pak runs at 50 mil a pop, plus pilot training costs.

 

F22 runs at 150 mil a pop.

 

If anything, ruskies make really cheap stuff.

Its no use arguing over whose is bigger, its all in how you use it.

That what people with the "smaller one" say.

That what people with the "smaller one" say.

 

touch?

Its no use arguing over whose is bigger, its all in how you use it.

 

Actually, what really matters is who you're using it on.

 

Chechnya et al. haven't any air forces. Should've stuck to yaks.

am recalling back in the 80s when everybody in the west were talking 'bout the mig-29.

 

*shrug*

 

soviet/russian fighter planes is, historically, quite respectable. some has been outstanding, but that were more ww ii and korea era. mig-29 is representative o' typical strengths and shortfalls o' soviet/russian fighters with capable engines and american inspired airframes that suffer from a number o' endemic weakness including, but not limited to the following: poor range, antiquated avionics, questionable weapon systems. actual survivability o' the aircraft were difficult to determine as soviet/russian maintenance o' their combat aircraft (across the board) has been suspect. a large % o' mig-29s were decommissioned a couple o' years ago 'cause they were no longer safe to fly... simple corrosion and unaddressed wear & tear. nevertheless, as mentioned already, russians can build quite satisfactory upper-level 4th generation airframes and engines.

 

HA! Good Fun!

mig-29.

am happy to observe that we has no idea what your image is 'posed to represent. in any event, replace any soviet/russian fighter designation you wish and you get pretty much same commentary... 'least going back to mig-15. the mig-15 were a genuine superior fighter and it marks the last time the russians had arguably (almost definitely) the bestest fighter aircraft in the world. mig-21 is kinda a special case as it were never designed as a fighter, but rather solely as an interceptor; an admittedly fine distinction. nevertheless, the mig-21 were an impressive aircraft in the pre 4th generation days. that being said, soviet/russian fighter aircraft became increasingly inferior from mid-1970's onward. nothing has changed during the past near 4 decades neither. however, the russians still produce quality airframes and engines.... is just everything else that sucks.

 

HA! Good Fun!

Our communist friend, being wholly isolated in academe/their own trousers, will also be ignorant of the complexity of maintaining an aircraft in operational readiness. Buying a US aircraft means all the supporting guff into the package.

I think the Mig 25 and 31 were the interceptor's while the 21 was a dogfighter in vietnam

don't confuse dogfighting with fighter. is not the same.

 

HA! Good Fun!