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16 Nov 07, 01:11
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Russian Navy Yak-141 (video)
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16 Nov 07, 22:50
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Not as much a reply because the Freestyle was around before the F-35 even one the JSF contest if not earlier. It's really more of a development of the old Forger.
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16 Nov 07, 23:03
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Not as much a reply because the Freestyle was around before the F-35 even one the JSF contest if not earlier. It's really more of a development of the old Forger.
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Not to mention that it was canceled around 1990.
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16 Nov 07, 23:17
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The Russians don't know how to build VSTOL aircraft and don't have an engine manufacturer that could compete with Rolls-Royce. Their Yak-38 could barely fly in hot weather and on those hot days its payload was limited to just two tiny bombs.
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17 Nov 07, 06:18
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Yak-38 had the worst accident rate of any maritine aircraft ever put to sea. Lack of pilot training did not help matters, wasnt uncommen for a air wing to come back to shore with half the aircraft complement missing
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17 Nov 07, 20:42
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They really should just stick with the Su-33. They already have a great naval aircaft in the Sea Flanker just not enough carriers.
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18 Nov 07, 01:15
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They really should just stick with the Su-33. They already have a great naval aircaft in the Sea Flanker just not enough carriers.
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Good point Mike, they should concerntrate on the SU-33 series, and consign these Yak VSTOL aircraft to the annals of aviation history, IMHO. 
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