https://cast.pudmed.ir/videos/watch/c9aaca6d-4fba-4fea-a24a-102727248948 The 1970s. The Soviet Union is losing the air war. American F‑15 Eagles and F‑16 Fighting Falcons have rewritten the rules of dogfighting – energy maneuverability, fly‑by‑wire, look‑down/shoot‑down radar. The MiG‑25 and MiG‑23 cannot keep up. Moscow demands a response: two new fighters, built from a blank sheet of paper, that will finally match – and beat – the West. The result: the Su‑27 Flanker and the MiG‑29 Fulcrum. They are the last true Soviet fighters. And they arrived just as the Red Star was falling. In this episode: ⭐ The Su‑27 Flanker – The answer to the F‑15. We break down its massive airframe, its fly‑by‑wire system, its helmet‑mounted sight, and the legendary Oleg Tsoy cobra maneuver (Pugachev's Cobra). Why the Flanker was so good that China cloned it (J‑11) and Russia still flies it today. ⭐ The MiG‑29 Fulcrum – The lightweight counterpart to the F‑16. We examine its twin engines, its insane low‑speed agility, and its fatal flaw: short range. How the Fulcrum became the export king – but a logistical nightmare. The Collapse – The Soviet Union falls in 1991. The production lines keep running, but the money stops. Pilots aren't paid. Fuel is rationed. Entire regiments of Flankers and Fulcrums sit idle. We trace how these brilliant machines survived the 1990s – and who flew them after the USSR died. Sat, 13 Jun 2026 14:31:09 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://cast.pudmed.ir https://cast.pudmed.ir/lazy-static/avatars/eed1cb33-d04c-4158-b000-2f2fb9545c13.png https://cast.pudmed.ir/videos/watch/c9aaca6d-4fba-4fea-a24a-102727248948 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://cast.pudmed.ir/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.