[TheDrive] Russia and its lineup of thrust vectoring fighters‐namely modern Flanker derivatives like the Su-35‐have certainly stolen the show when it comes to displaying extreme slow-speed maneuverability and other post-stall aerobatic feats. But the F-22, with its high thrust-to-weight ratio, huge control surfaces, and especially its two-dimensional thrust vectoring, can holds its own in this regard as well.
Case in point, this pretty damn amazing clip of an F-22 executing a big belly-first somersault at altitude. The jet seems to defy physics as its nose quickly changes from pointing one direction to the other.
Check out the vid. As someone who has done aerobatic flying, all I can say is "wow." |