Russian Jet Thumps USAF F-16

[@nepenthesBicalcarata5666]

The f-16 pilot thought about it.

[@WarHammerWH]

But being professional he let it go.

[@joshuarogers9086]

He immediately started to get nose on lol

[@coolhand3328]

hahahaha. that's exactly what I was thinking.

[@56Gumball]

No he didn't, he was caught in the turbulence of the passing jet hence his plane rocking. He didn't have time to think about anything apart from "what the heck was that!?"

[@lorenzcassidy3960]

​@@56GumballFalse. The F-16 wasn't alone up there. S.o.p. is for the wingman to be slightly behind and above to provide overwatch and he was surely keeping a keen eye on the Sukhoi's moves. He was likely warning the soon-to-be buzzed F-16 to maintain speed and course to avoid a collision as the Sukhoi was going to pass him very close from his 7 o'clock in the usual unprofessional and reckless tradition of the russian flying circus.

[@fredbyoutubing]

They aren't afraid of the planes they can see, but they should be afraid of the planes they can't.

[@lewisbenzie845]

You know Russian radar doesnt work like NATO's. Russians can see Stealth signatures. They work on distortion not detection. Its less precise but thats not needed for interception

[@keithmarshall4707]

And the missiles they can’t see.

[@Сталкер-ь2х]

​@@keithmarshall4707 as if they still use spo 10 (they dont)

[@stuarthamilton5112]

@@Сталкер-ь2х Oh, what'd they do? Add an antenna and call it SPO-11?

[@Сталкер-ь2х]

@@stuarthamilton5112 no, create Л-150, capable of detecting radars from 1,2 ghz to 18 able to provide data for sead missiles guidance and ranging for sead weapon employment zone calculations currently installed on seemingly everything in air force (they also had spo15 intalled on first serial production version of flanker, you know)

[@crashburn3292]

I bet that pilot tailgates and never uses his blinkers when driving..

[@spiller212]

probably a BMW driver

[@winstonstone]

Doubt he's from Massachusetts.

[@Manco65]

​@@spiller212or drives several other SDS/SMS stereotype vehicles 😛

[@travispower2683]

Everyone in Russia drives that way!

[@matthewgibbs6886]

almost as bad as nut using the rear-view mirror in an f16 cockpit. oops sorry what do we call it now flying persons seat.

[@terrencemccoy8219]

"Why are WE playing with these guys..!?"-Final Countdown (1980).

[@pepperjack6421]

Would you intercept me? I’d intercept me.

[@AParker077]

😂😂😂

[@panzer7079]

Who let the kid out of the hanger?

[@erichammond9308]

Franklin said go back to the hangar!

[@donarthiazi2443]

Goodbye 🐴🐴

[@DonaldStewart-ni2ue]

He just did a video about this...

[@BertiAir]

“Too close for missiles, switching to guns”

[@JayGuitars1]

Too close for guns, switching to rocks!!😂

[@rjs1138]

Too close for rocks, switching to harsh language!

[@f2air]

Too close for harsh language, switching underpants

[@ragesmirk]

Too close for switching underpants, switching to free falling

[@Syndr1]

To close for Free Falling, switching to a Harsh Stare. 👁️ 👁️

[@taotoo2]

That's just a drunk Russian flying straight and level

[@Pricklyhedgehog72]

Brings a whole new meaning to the "Crazy Ivan" maneuver....

[@waynesmith9408]

Yea..It's Not Under Water

[@michaelmartinez1345]

@ Pricklyhedgehog72 - That was a Perfect response- A head on impact at hypersonic closing speed, would have left no recognisable remains of either of the planes, or the pilots... The Idiot in the Russian plane was flying it, like He's an 18 y.o. schoolboy who had 1-too many ouzo drinks after he just got out of a strip club...

[@wash_out]

But it’s nice to have a SU peep show presented to the viper guy. No A pillar, laid back. Just enjoying the show and throwing some bucks against the canopy.

[@sanidhyakumar5816]

warning be like "crazy IVAN inbound"

[@daver629111]

crazy ivan is a submarine move by .....to turn and check your rear

[@residentgeardo]

The view from a F-16 cockpit has to be one of the best in any fighter jet... beautiful.

[@seanmurphy2302]

That bubble costs a pretty penny.

[@residentgeardo]

@@seanmurphy2302 I bet it does, yes. But it has to be the coolest fighter jet cockpit IMHO.

[@thegodofhellfire]

Fox two.

[@agat882]

... leads to nuclear wasteland...

[@luisislas2162]

​@@agat882excuse to get what they want. They wouldn't press the button. All bluff.

[@JanNovak-pg8oe]

Turks have done that and see no abuse on their border since.

[@aps1138]

@@agat882 how?

[@irongron]

​@@aps1138 The Turks shot down a ruzzian Su-24 in 2015, that went over their border. Guess what happened...NOTHING. 🤡 "On 24 November 2015, a Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet shot down a Russian Sukhoi Su-24M attack aircraft near the Syria-Turkey border. According to Turkey, the aircraft was fired upon while in Turkish airspace because it violated the border up to a depth of 2.19 kilometres (1.36 miles) for about 17 seconds after being warned to change its heading ten times over a period of five minutes before entering the airspace"

[@seafodder6129]

Somebody's been watching too much Top Gun Maverick...

[@takeoffwithjakesoft]

F-16 Pilot: Master arm on, dogfight mode, sidewinder select. Voice of Reason: WARNING: This action may cause WW3. F-16 Pilot: **sigh** Master arm off.

[@MrWilky73]

Fires A2A - “Stupid!” Worth it

[@ScottWaa]

Moscow would have to admit to loosing a pilot to us.

[@fernandoflores3161]

That was a Flanker, not engaging was smart

[@Jamesbrown-xi5ih]

​@@fernandoflores3161 It was pretty close to becoming scattered scrap metal.

[@eligebrown8998]

Low vilian laugh

[@nickhimaras9331]

..when you know you can get away being a douche.

[@jastrapper190]

What… you don’t think the frozen head of cabbage we have in the White House or AWOL Austin can suddenly manifest respect from the Nations of the globe?

[@calcutronsmith9198]

@@jastrapper190 Good point. These commie pilots will stop their antics once Vlad gets his puppet back into the Whitehouse!

[@mzaite]

Russia since always.

[@waynesmith9408]

@@jastrapper190 What do you even Imply the USA should do or Respond to this ?

[@jastrapper190]

@@waynesmith9408 and when that Russian aircraft hit the ground… it’s pilot no longer among we the living… no war… no escalation by the Russians… but you know what they did do? THEY STOPPED FLYING EAST OF THE EUPHRATES RIVER… LIKE WE TOLD THEM!!!!

[@w3vjp568]

If you can't impress them with your skills, you can at least scare them with your recklessness.

[@gmbob1749]

- Red Green 😎

[@davidvaughn7752]

I'ts reckless to stalk Russian aircraft. And, the Sukoy Pilot looked pretty skilled to me. 🤔

[@Ryan-jy5hi]

@@davidvaughn7752 you're a moron.

[@routdog72]

@@davidvaughn7752 What about that looked skilled? let me guess, you called it skill when the russian pilot clipped the US drone by accident and took it out while managing to not die himself

[@davidvaughn7752]

@@routdog72 What about it? Sh-t happens. I hope you don't get in trouble when mom finds out you've been using her computer and rummaging through her underwear drawer!

[@kavemanthewoodbutcher]

Well, that was interesting decision making.

[@richardwillson101]

The fighter escort worked though... no doubt the F-16 backed away after this and on future flights, F-16s were careful not to get too close! Genius descision, despite being bloody dangerous. One twitch the wrong way from the F-16 and it would have been a major international incident where both sides blamed each other for years.

[@davidgill3356]

@@richardwillson101Did they clear their orders through you or something?

[@Stef3m]

@@richardwillson101 It's just reckless, he left no room for unexpected occurrence and the other pilot behavior. USA will still intercept them when they get close

[@chrischevalier6107]

Def drives a bmw

[@moochoman9948]

😂😂😂😂

[@barrygrant2907]

I've always wondered if only idiots drive BVMWs or if driving a BMW turns one into an idiot.

[@WarHammerWH]

Hey I’m a nice guy! I would say AUDI drivers are jerks though…

[@bobsch-gd6ze]

I thought the exact same thing..

[@koby8251]

​@@WarHammerWHAs the owner of an Audi RS5 and an RS7 I have to stand up for my brothers and sisters when I say....Ahh hell naw...you beemer boys are the worst 😂 Audi all day...lol.

[@MaxJam684]

When?

[@infinidominion]

I think this was very recent

[@Trigger_Treats]

23 Sept 2024

[@Anktual]

After vodka

[@Nico_6967]

Too close for guns, switching to mele

[@wesw9586]

Fixed bayonets are go! 😂

[@mindfornication4funn]

@@wesw9586 Valhalla here we come

[@edgeofsanitysevensix]

Too close for melee, switching to hugs

[@stacymcmahon453]

Well at this point we know "unsafe and unprofessional" is a way of life across the board in Ivan's army.

[@mindfornication4funn]

The unsafe and the unprofessional go home and do the prom queen, while the professional and square play harps with jesus. Sun zu says underestimation of your opponent makes u fish food. Their dogs are thriving in chernobil while you carry yours in every store for support

[@fastone371]

I think you mean his rapidly shrinking Army.

[@Сталкер-ь2х]

​@@fastone371 i mean, what else are you expecting when their only weapons are shovels

[@albion4044]

I guess it depends on what you want. That Russian pilot seemed to be demonstrating to the F-16 just how unsafe he could be and how he wanted to get even more unprofessional if the F-16 pilot decided to take him on. Don't kid yourself. The Russians are boiling for a fight right now. This isn't DCS. Its real.

[@justin8894]

Wrong. Russia is winning. Stop watching MSNBC.

[@JohnWickBabaYaga556]

“I’m going to put on the brakes…he’ll fly right by” Topper Harley

[@calvinnickel9995]

“I learned this one from Paula Abdul.” - Lt Pete “Maverick” Mitchell.

[@matthewalston1226]

😂

[@chrismaggio7879]

Russian GPS told him "turn Rrrrrright now!"

[@terrencemccoy8219]

Dah, like Goo Goo Dull tells you after the merge..

[@liquidsnakex]

@@terrencemccoy8219 *Goolag

[@NickThePilotUSA]

Crazy at that close. Russian pilots have a history of reckless flying.

[@ahafeel]

It's called assertive if it is in their own backyard..

[@Armann_]

@@ahafeelThere’s neighborhood’s. F around and Find Out.

[@gabrielsierra6890]

international waters​@@ahafeel

[@DanielV42]

That's the average WT Air RB experience 😂.

[@rm4po4]

If this were reversed, you'd probably be chanting 'Murica over and over again.

[@PaulTierney-nb3qe]

Playing a dangerous game where everyone loses

[@lewisbenzie845]

SHitebag

[@Hathur]

Unlikely. Russia shot down a few US (spy) planes during the cold war. Unlikely even an intentional shooting down of a US fighter jet would result in a hot war, so long as it isn't over US soil / water. This was over international waters.

[@chriscalderin6677]

Exactly what the dems are doing

[@burprobrox9134]

@@chriscalderin6677grow up

[@PaulTierney-nb3qe]

Absolutely.

[@mrafard]

when was this ? recently ?

[@skaboodlydoodle]

I'm just imagining a Chihuahua barking viscously at a Doberman...

[@calvinnickel9995]

Except not. They are very evenly matched aircraft.

[@thomasjoyce7910]

Imagine a wolf having it's teeth on a Dobermans throat but then letting it go.

[@SwL_Wildcat]

What camera setup is this? A gimbal mounted go pro?

[@bryonslatten3147]

The F-22 overwatch pilot five miles back laughed the whole time.

[@wirrack]

Of that I have no doubt.

[@Froggy1000]

Guaranteed the falcon had a 22 somewhere while the Russians had a su57 too. Neither country wants to play with the fifth gen’s like this so it’s just a let it happen moment.

[@magnitudefallout3944]

"look at this duude, oho wait ughuugh... 😂"

[@dbrownss1480]

​@Froggy1000 well never know, but I highly doubt the su57 is anywhere near American radar

[@marcus5551]

@@dbrownss1480agreed, they only have around 20 to 25 operational airframes, but realistically are still under evaluation

[@corvanphoenix]

When was this?

[@otm646]

Last couple days

[@Tom_in_CA]

September 23 over the Alaskan ADIZ. This is my third time trying to reply and it keeps getting deleted…

[@corvanphoenix]

@@Tom_in_CA Thanks very much!

[@nschlaak]

As Maxwell Smart from the TV show Get Smart used to say, "Missed it by that much!" 😮

[@thor6319]

That’s the second largest MiG I have ever seen….

[@thunderamu9543]

@@thor6319 🤣

[@davidbarshjr9854]

How long do you think he is grounded for?

[@heikojakob6491]

Flanker flanking a viper that came too close to mama bear.

[@rx7sp]

what missiles were on the f16 and su35?

[@jared9191]

This business will get out of control, it will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it!

[@michellegilliam2892]

lol. I recognize it

[@brianinski]

was it air superiority that made Uglydar fall? so fast?

[@johnstacy7902]

It's easy to be tough when you're not flying over Ukraine

[@Danilla229]

meaning what? Russian aviation is successfully working over ukraine. Russian bombers easely dodge Patriot missiles. So cut you bs man

[@smoothcriminal7232]

Then fly over north Korea as an American pilot.. you'll surely rephrase your statement.. or simply watch the interview of the SR-71 pilot that flew over there and his thoughts after.. Over Ukraine? Yeah they can only shoot down outdated Russian helicopters

[@RobertCraft-re5sf]

​@@smoothcriminal7232 Russian, and thus NK air defense has been proven to be a joke

[@jasonpednault465]

@@smoothcriminal7232Dream on, Ivan orc. Lol.

[@francojustthat156]

Aahhhh..your not in a Hollywood movies SIR😂F around and Find Out..hard to starboard 😅

[@treypeters1087]

Wow DCS graphics have gotten good

[@dcerame]

Too Close for Missiles.... Too Close for Guns......... Switching to Wingtips.....

[@scottlangille9900]

Very unpredictable and professional

[@Electronics-Rocks]

This is becoming very common over the last three years! UK has been complaining to Russia about these & other NATO countries!

[@mitchyoung93]

@Electronics-Rocks Whingers gonna whinge.

[@--Valek--]

where was this?

[@Stef3m]

Close to Alaska

[@manfredstrappen7491]

Another Russian Air Farce pilot.

[@simflier8298]

He's on a solo flight with a week's worth of training

[@mimikova390]

No FOX 1?

[@mimikova390]

@@Justanotherconsumer I am not a pilot but I am married to one.

[@RU-HDD-4-HVN]

Smirnoff brand..... doing what it does.

[@brandonw1930]

What kind of plane is that to the left?

[@auroran0]

I'm reminded of a line by Admiral Josh Painter after the "F-14" (F9F) crash in the movie "The Hunt for Red October."

[@charleshunt7568]

Are We in Dallas ?

[@Stellicopter]

It's this not DCS???

[@SVSky]

Almost got Vulcanized.

[@Rover200Power]

I doubt they'd try that move against an Israeli F-16 . . .

[@waynesmith9408]

When the Su 35 Pulled out in Front & Started Banking Left ...was he Outside Min Range for a Heat Shot ? How Far in Front of the F 16 in Feet do you think the SU was ?

[@ponz-]

Road rage at 30,000 feet

[@robman247]

I was just thinking 💭 the same thing 😂😂😂😂

[@stevefannin8890]

Did he try with F22

[@Stef3m]

It's wasn't smart regardless of the plane, he even pass right in front of the F-16 nose

[@wash_out]

Flipping on dogfight override, vertical scan and provide a warm fuzzy feeling for the newly found friend. Keeping up foreign relations 😅

[@fourthhorseman4531]

That's exactly what I was thinking.

[@xXE4GLEyEXx]

That was cool. Also gotta admit, the Big Birds look beautiful. (Su 27 family)

[@graemehindshaw4221]

​@@Justanotherconsumer29 is a terrible aircraft

[@ivorharden]

0:10 Aim 9 moment... fox2

[@smoothcriminal7232]

Yeah but before that moment, That Russian plane had it first all along

[@ivorharden]

@@smoothcriminal7232 I wonder if the f16 picked it up on its AESA

[@h.r.puffnstuff8705]

“Switching to guns”

[@isserdigan2835]

​@@ivorharden thats not how Jetfighter radars work. 😂.

[@ivorharden]

@isserdigan2835 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar systems use phased array antennas to electronically steer radio waves in different directions without moving the antenna. AESA radars have several advantages over older radar systems, including: Faster scanning AESA radars can scan a larger volume of space faster and more reliably than mechanically steered radars. Multiple beams AESA radars can produce multiple radar beams at different frequencies simultaneously. Electronic jamming resistance AESA radars are more resistant to electronic jamming techniques because they can change their frequency with each pulse. Independent modules Each module in an AESA radar operates independently, so a failure in one module doesn't significantly affect the system's performance. High accuracy AESA radars allow for early track formation and accurate tracking of maneuvering targets. Multifunctionality AESA radars can perform multiple functions simultaneously, such as air-to-air and air-to-ground. High bandwidth data links AESA technology can create high-bandwidth data links between aircraft and other systems. From google

[@Hathur]

Did the F-16's radar not see it approaching? How the hell did it get so far up the F-16's backside? (I know nothing of air combat etc, asking cus I literally don't know and assumed the US air force's fighters can pickup non stealth fighters).

[@Rockethead293]

They no doubt knew it was _there_ they just didn't know it would do that maneuver. The F-16's radar (and all fighter jet radars) only scan forwards. This is because of physical limitations.

[@Hathur]

@@Rockethead293 Thanks.

[@anderswahlgren9308]

BMW driver in an airplane..

[@richardmarcroft6534]

That’s not dcs?

[@bernardhossmoto]

Look, it's the schoolyard bully!

[@matthewgibbs6886]

which one

[@mikeholland3161]

The way that bomber turns off to port, he might’ve been having thoughts of defecting, and that SU-35 had to change his mind.

[@leesatterthwaite4719]

Wow ! A mig -28 ! No ones been that close before 😉

[@bc-guy852]

LOL

[@cdyjv118]

$20 bar fine for quoting TG, pay up

[@philcleaver2703]

What is the verified contex to go with the vlip

[@gibbsm]

Bad airmanship, but that's what I expect from the VKS/VVS.

[@lewisbenzie845]

Cry more.

[@gryhze]

How far up the food chain is it necessary to pull off such a stunt?

[@CPO-Snarky]

MIG driver probably said, "Holy Shit, it's Maverick and Goose".

[@pf6797]

What mig?

[@chgr7025]

"yeah, I'm sure he's saying that..."

[@chriscalderin6677]

Exactly they think America's $#!+ don't stink

[@thelmaviaduct]

#1) It's a Sukhoi, not a MiG. #2) How can Maverick and Goose be in a single seat F-16 together? #3) Goose is brown bread, so are you implying he was cremated and Maverick took his urn up for QRA duties???

[@terrencemccoy8219]

​@@thelmaviaduct😅

[@Syndr1]

Hi Ward, the Rustkie's seem good at danger close flying. Maybe they should have spent more time on Combat Tactics. Or winning wars even?

[@BlyGuy]

Insane. Is the Viper providing defense coverage for the bomber or intercepting it?

[@SgtBeltfed]

Looks like a Bear, so probably intercepting.

[@BlyGuy]

@@SgtBeltfed Ukraine doesn't have any of those? I imagine they are super cheap relatively speaking

[@mzaite]

@@BlyGuyThey have to be for sale to buy them at any price, and they require air superiority as well as a large ground service presence. Big ass nuke bombers are superpower toys. Regular nations get by with fighter/attack planes.

[@SgtBeltfed]

@BlyGuy Ukraine doesn't, and if there was Russian and Ukrainian aircraft in the same airspace, someone's getting shot down.

[@chrisoffutt8968]

Shoot at that distance you might even be too close for guns as they crossed the nose I'd think that would risk FODing out the engine and in a single engine aircraft that would likely lead to testing out your cold water survival gear.

[@manOmanyTrades]

Hmm…. This may be a simulation. Why doesn’t the dash cam rotate along the axis of the aircraft when the fighter rolls right?

[@pongokamerat8601]

Many videos are like that. Software keeps the horizon level.

[@noonewouldpickthis]

If ever a jet engine needed to ingest a large bird….

[@marksasahara1115]

Ha, ha! Yeah, instead of chaff, they spew out a whole bunch of frozen chickens.

[@pa6370]

@@marksasahara1115 Stuffed with tungsten balls...

[@marksasahara1115]

@@pa6370 Totally, but just being frozen will shred the fans. I like how you think! Anything worth doing is worth overdoing!

[@Zgreasewood]

The Russians guns were rust up and his Russian copy of a Sidewinder hasn't had maintenance since the soviet collapse.

[@maximilliancunningham6091]

The Russians have done similar to the Japanese recently. They like to pick fights apparently, which for a country that's getting it's ass kicked, by lowly Ukraine, might not be a good idea.

[@Taff2493]

What? Arse kicked by, Ukraine! LMFAO, bet you've already cast your vote for, Harris? It is far easier to fool someone, than it is to convince them, that they have been fooled! Napoleon Bone Apart -1815. Educate yourself, go on, you may discover the truth!

[@philbrandon0532]

Getting arse kicked? Think you better stay off CNN and look at proper media coverage. Russia is moving faster west bound and closing the gap in the north with Ukraine trying to keep the pressure going while losing ground in the east! Every time Ukraine does its visits to the west, it's about asking for more and more, whilst they try to do a totally useless offensive losing badly needed troops and equipment just to show they need more to keep it going? Look up snatch squads taking men from streets or arresting them to be dropped off at the military barracks instead. You are a tool for sure, given Russia withdrew from kiev to hold talks under instructions from America, and Ukraine to uphold Minsk agreement, which they didn't and America forcing Boris to tell them to not accept the agreement or talks! Are you really that blind to even research anything? Let alone American general stated its over in 3 days, which Russia did take to reach Kiev, but putin didn't and still doesn't but only says as long as it takes to complete his operation. One clown used by another to wage a proxy war and line their pockets. You do realise, the land Russia gained now holds vast quantities of rare minerals body metals for chips etc? All your money wasted on a corrupted country that hasn't repaid anything back in years 😂😂😂

[@terrencemccoy8219]

And even worse when they tried against the Nomads of Afghanistan

[@ODucks55]

Stop listening to the msm. Ukraine is in shambles, Russia is just toying with them.

[@Taff2493]

@terrencemccoy8219 LOL, and with exactly the same outcome as 27 International Sovereign Nations from NATO, ON a LIE. Eventually, resulting in the same outcome, Failure. Evan wih The Mother of all Bombs! Perhaps you should have chosen a better example of 'Russias Failure'! Obviously, you like so many other Sheeple, have forgotten the US very, very embarrassing 'Withdrawal' of their final failure, 20+ years and endless Advanced Military Superiority, from those same flipflop nomads you mentioned! In over 200 years, the great USA 🇺🇸 has NEVER WON A WAR OR CONFLICT, without the aide of lapdog Nations from NATO. As said, educate yourself! And No, I am not Russian, neither am I Putin's Sympathiser. I research and gather my own information from various sources. Try it, or is the Truth Too Much?

[@jrvreugdenhil]

I'm interested in and looking forward to your intel on this incident, Ward!

[@Eirik36]

In the original audio you can hear the pilot yell “holy f%ck”

[@davidmurphy8236]

Is that a TU-95 off to the left?, is that why the Russian fighter “thumped” the F-16?

[@SUP_Bigans]

The Tu 95 was trying to enter US airspace with Su 35 escort. I think the F 16 was inside US radars, he held the position to avoid Tupolev enter US airspace. So he was warned su 35 incoming. The ruzzian cut the route very close to damage f 16 engine with its heat trails. It was a terro rist act.

[@C.D.-tz6sk]

Imagine a cowardly ego so big you risk world annihilation to feed it.

[@robertmajors1737]

Sad part is it was probably authorized by ground command.

[@jordanjason6721]

Stop starting proxy wars, especially with a big ass nuclear power for a money laundering scheme.?

[@sonsofisstvan1675]

@@robertmajors1737oh no doubt Testing the waters

[@tonycrabtree3416]

Or he’s better than you think and is willing to prove it.

[@mindfornication4funn]

Cowardly ?? These are the offspring of those who buried the germans with NO guns. Have you not watched Enemy at the Gates ?? I want to check the size of your testees, when all they issue you a magazine and NO M16 Big talkers are on couch mondays..

[@jrmotorsports5532]

Crazy!

[@blacklake13]

Flying under the influence no doubt.

[@theadmiral5425]

🤣🤣

[@QualityCraftsmen]

Radar coolant, hiccup!

[@garreth629]

How else are the Russian pilots supposed to stay hydrated? The recommended intake is two gallons of vodka a day. What do you drink? Water? Even Russian babies are bottle fed beer.

[@garreth629]

@QualityCraftsmen Lies, I say, that was only during the Cold War. Russia has plenty of good vodka. Potato harvest very good this year.

[@SolveEtCoagula93]

Looking at the comments, that video seems to have got a few chickens running around the house! 😂

[@Caffeine_Club]

I swear there's a Quebec license plate on that Ruskie's plane.

[@simflier8298]

Hmm! I thought it was Texas

[@christopherrobinson7541]

In French.

[@ge2623]

FWI?

[@helpdeskjnp]

“Nice situational awareness Mav..”.

[@machinistmikethetinkerer4827]

Relax everybody. During the current political atmosphere, sure, such things are shocking and frustrating no doubt. These kinds of things happen more often that us folks hear about. And I would bet money our people in the air know how to deal with these. Glad they're out there. Bless em, keep em safe.

[@kaasmeester5903]

Happens all the time in euro airspace.

[@btrmsc7077]

The real problem is that moronic moves like that could turn into a lost pilot and aircraft, which could escalate quickly.

[@sanidhyakumar5816]

crazy IVAN inbound

[@CAL1MBO]

Me when I overshoot my free kill on DCS

[@gabork.8715]

Actually one of their tactics is crashing into the enemy as a way of taking the enemy out! So its a kind of Kamikaze tactics to do specially if out of weapons and its important to stop the enemy. In this case it shows the crazy way they can provocate and what they should not do in a sharp situation. Impressed of the restraint of the american pilot that did not shoot!

[@TheThewulasvegas]

That’s why I don’t fly Falcons for a living. We’d be in WW3 right now.

[@mindfornication4funn]

Sure..

[@TheThewulasvegas]

@@mindfornication4funn I have exactly 15 minutes of back seat stick time in one. 🫡

[@cdyjv118]

Thats the only reason?

[@EmRon1968]

I like how you didn't play the sound from the video where you can hear the yelp of shock from the pilot!

[@rexroscoeroggaschjr7530]

So the F-16 had no idea of approach???

[@jojobeansie3114]

Yes. But who wants to talk about that because merica

[@kx8960]

@@jojobeansie3114 You should leave 'Merica then, Komrad DemoKKKrat

[@terrencemccoy8219]

They would have had to decide whose in the real chain link of command at any given time after POTUS bed & bath after an exhausting day at the beach watching the Babes

[@entropybentwhistle]

@@jojobeansie3114AWACS would have had him marked from the time he took off.

[@Stef3m]

He seen it escorting the bomber from miles away and they where flying together in relative proximity, dealing with such clowns it's much safer to maintain a straight trajectory rather than having two maneuvering planes that doesn't know what the other is going to do, if the F-16 pilot had just slightly moved left the dumbass would have crashed on it.

[@americanpaisareturns9051]

“This is a great shot, Mav. I should be a photographer.”

[@pro_154]

Ace combat 7 players getting online without beating the campaign first.....

[@Lost-In-Blank]

Do we have we ever done anything like this to them during peacetime? (Since after the Cuban Missile crisis.)

[@otm646]

What do you mean by that? You mean fly in the bombers close to sovereign airspace? Or do you mean getting that close and reckless on the fighter intercept? The US gets close to Russian airspace frequently, they've been doing it ever since the Cold war. Russia does the same occasionally.

[@Lost-In-Blank]

@@otm646 Flying that close to an unfriendly aircraft. Some of the other commenters are suggesting Fox1 and Fox2, firing missiles at it. As if the wecklessness so unusual as to be grounds to risk war. I want to know if such maneuvers are part of the usual game. I know that Norad and Russia aircraft often get close enough to see each other waving. The close approach in between two aircraft SEEMED wreckless to me, as a non-pilot, but have we ever done the same thing to Russians or Chinese in the past couple of decades?

[@Stef3m]

@@Lost-In-Blank It's reckless and really stupid, a slight move to the left by the F-16 and he would have rammed on it killing himself and likely the USA pilot. I think that during the cold war both USA and USSR fighter planes performed close maneuvering on bombers but this close is beyond dumb, China lost a pilot some years ago when one of its fighter collided with a US observational plane

[@ttrestle]

All a paper bear can do…

[@mindfornication4funn]

Did u graduate 2nd grade yet !!

[@bricktopperheadon5490]

Gummy bear 🐻

[@sanidhyakumar5816]

vietnam bear

[@ttrestle]

@@mindfornication4funn hi Vlad!

[@mindfornication4funn]

@@ttrestle IT'S Mr, Tzepesh, to you .... !!

[@Stephen-fe8bq]

Where did he get his pilots license, a crackerjack box? 😉😅😂🤣

[@rickwilliamson9248]

I was waiting for an engine failure and flat spin due to flying thru the jet wash.

[@Farweasel]

That WAS the intent on the SU's part

[@Rover200Power]

Why would a F-16 go into a flat spin with an engine flameout?

[@donoimdono2702]

🤣🤣

[@chrisd2646]

Maybe if the American pilot was wearing an F-14...

[@nuxanuxa765]

control tower, maverick here, i think i just shit my pants😂😂

[@SocialistDistancing]

Looks like the F-16 had been escorting/intercepting a Tu-95 Bear. But i haven seen them with fighter escorts over the north, so im wondering where/when this took place. Also, would this not be considered reckless and dangerous?

[@gibbsm]

yes, very stupid and dangerous for both pilots.

[@guardsmanom134]

HOLY SHIT! HE'S GOTTA BE PULLIN' FUMES THIS CLOSE TO FOUR!😂

[@Scott079]

Wonder what the odds are that F-16 pilot locked that SU 35 up with radar

[@user-wn2ho5ij5f]

0, the f16 pilot doesn’t want to start a war

[@Scott079]

@@user-wn2ho5ij5f locking a opposing aircraft up with radar is not gonna start a war, hell even firing on that aircraft. If they’re being aggressive, probably is not gonna start a war, a major international incident probably also Russia can’t even fight Ukraine they sure as hell can’t handle the United States.

[@jojobeansie3114]

Zero odds lol

[@graemehindshaw4221]

None. Too close for Aim120c so pointless. He'd be dead with Aim9x which would be growling loud but it's passive so the Flanker wouldn't get a warning off it.

[@thomasjoyce7910]

Rhetorical question - Who got on who's six o clock first?

[@gregmiller7123]

Interesting to see former F1 driver Nakita Mazepin is now flying Russian jets! 😵‍💫😂