Sukhoi Test Pilot Explains ‘Supermaneuverability’

Credit: Bill Sweetman/AW&ST
The high agility demonstrated by the Sukhoi Su-35S fighter at the Paris air show is rooted in a Russian concept in which close-range, low-speed air combat remains important, according to Sukhoi chief test pilot Sergey Bogdan. The aircraft, equipped with three-axis thrust-vectoring and fully...

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