Fake or true? Russian Sukhoi Su-35 Pilot Ejects at Mach 2.

[SukhoiLover]

http://englishrussia.com/?p=3524#more-3524

Mach 2 with no cannopy?

Midair ejection with real guy?

 

[SukhoiLover]

Me too 

By the way, the ejection is a fake, the nozzles are missing and the tailerons are nearly full down, which means the airplane would be in a heavy pitch down attitude or starting to go into a pitch down attitude, which is not happening.

This photo was made from a pic of a ground ejection test with the same plane.

[AVIATOR]

             
    Russian Sukhoi Su-35 Pilot Ejects For a Movie at Mach 2

To add even more awesome details, the actual airplane is  the SU-35UB prototype, identified by its tail number 801. This is the most  advanced Sukhoi fighter ever built.

“The  maximum speed I achieved on the jet plane without a canopy glass was around two  times greater than speed of sound. While on this speed I even managed to pull  out my fingers in glove for an inch or two outside - it became heated very fast  because of immense friction force plane undergoes with the air.“, writes the  pilot.

       

“Usually  such tests were conducted in winter time, so it was deadly cold without a canopy  and I was pretty glad when this heating began, counting minutes before the plane  would reach enough speed/velocity so that the air around becomes hot enough. But  it wasn’t the main problem for me. In my personal rating of the dangers  connected with such tests one of the most bad sides was the extreme roar.  Because of this extreme roaring you couldn’t hear the radio so you were flying  in deaf mode, you were afraid to pull throttle harder just because going faster  was meaning going louder.“

 

[Webmaster]

This is the most  advanced Sukhoi fighter ever built.

Not anymore, but thanks for posting!

They even fitted dummy missiles for the occasion. Hopefully the movie editors will get rid of the dummy markings.

Any idea what the movie is called?

[RecceJet]

Bloody crazy Russians! All that for a movie!? lol!

[AVIATOR]

This is the most  advanced Sukhoi fighter ever built.

Not anymore, but thanks for posting!

Any idea what the movie is called?

I nearly put a post up that was correct.
Anyway, I did some work on this and it took some time to find it.


 The scene showing the fighter flying without a canopy—and one of the pilots jumping—was filmed for a movie called Kerosene Cowboys:  In 2001 in Iraq, two American NAVY pilots - Butch Masters and Tom Craig - are ordered to bomb an abandoned plant. The order appears to be false. American experts get killed in the plant. A secret chemical device, called "Rainmaker", designed for oil fields destruction, gets stolen. Military court cannot prove pilot's intention, and gives them dishonorable discharge. After 7 years Craig is reach [sic] and famous. He manages a private pilot team, working for Top Gun and for movies. Masters is a "grease monkey" in a small airport. He still tries to investigate his old case, and dreams of his own pilot's team. In order to get a license to fly Russian jets, Masters goes to St.Petersburg... At the same time, Kurdish terrorist group plans to capture a part of Northern Iraq ... They plan to use "Rainmaker" to destroy oil fields... Terrorist's base is located in Northern Iran... NAVY intelligence offers Masters chance to "clean his name" by performing a secret ... mission ... Using unmarked planes, they have to bomb the base and destroy "Rainmaker". Doomed to death, betrayed by friends, left in Syrian desert, Masters and his team finds unexpected support from a side of "Russian Nights" jet fighter aerobatic group. Russians and Americans go to final battle side by side, and leave no chance to terrorists.

 The pilots allegedly responsible for this stunt were the Russian Knights, the Russian Air Force Aerobatic team based in Kubinka, Russia.

[F-111 C/C]

Great info AV! Thanks for filling in the pieces.

[AVIATOR]

Cheers Aard old chap. Good to see you again.

[Webmaster]

Ah, doesn't sound like the greatest movie ever, but might be fun to watch some Flankers starring. Thanks, now we got a name, here's the official website: http://www.kerosene-cowboys.com/

[AVIATOR]

I dunno Niels, it can't be more way out than "Top Gun" and look where that went.

[shawn a]

And silly old me thought the SU-35 did not have canards.

[AVIATOR]

Hey look everyone, a new member has joined. 

Great to see you back Shawn. Let's fly 'Old Glory' to celebrate.

Meanwhile I've done my best to keep it going for you mate.
Take over and start posting. I'll have a rest.
Where are the canards Shawn? If these photos were taken in France at low level they could be flying by.