Sukhoi Su-27 Jet Build Throws Down

This no model, but a fully functioning RC jet. The Sukhoi Su-27 was the Soviet Union’s counterpart of the F15 and this 1/6.5 scaled version measures eleven feet long and is fully controllable. As if the 80-page build log wasn’t enough, the flight video after the break is nothing short of jaw-dropping. The test flights end in smooth landings but with all the time that went into the project that’s got to be nerve-wracking.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IKnZ_tkecU]

[Thanks M4r1hu4n3 via Fishkin]

53 thoughts on “Sukhoi Su-27 Jet Build Throws Down

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    (Instrument Flight Rules) and a valid and
    current medical certificate.

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    to have hull insurance or other insurance
    for aircraft if it is NOT being used for commercial passenger or cargo use.
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    and not for transporting paying passengers
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    the sky is the limit on where you go in
    whatever craft.

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