Flying & fighting in the Sukhoi Su-30 ‘Flanker’: A pilot interview

Described as a ‘royal merciless game-changer’, the Sukhoi Su-30 ‘Flanker’ is a monster: a long-ranged, well armed, unbeatably manoeuvrable fighter uniquely equipped with 3D thrust-vectoring control (TVC) enabling it to perform seemingly impossible aerobatics in the sky. We spoke to  IAF Gp Capt Anurag Sharma to learn more about flying and fighting in the Russian … Continue reading Flying & fighting in the Sukhoi Su-30 ‘Flanker’: A pilot interview