Pugachev's Cobra
- Victor Georgievich Pugachev, test-pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union (1988). Graduated from Ejsk military aviation school, Test-pilot school and MAI. After two years with LII joined OKB Sukhoi where tested Su-9, -15, -24, -25, -27. Pugachev credited with first ever non VTOL landing and take off from TAKR Admiral Kuznetsov. Established seven time-to-altitude records with P-42.
- Cobra is a demonstration of an airplane's pitch control authority, high AOA stability, and engine/inlet compatibility at high AOA.
- Air combat manoeuvering (ACM) is the art of manoeuvering a combat aircraft in order to attain a position from which an attack can be made on another aircraft. It relies on offensive and defensive Basic Fighter Maneuvers (BFM) in order to gain an advantage over an aerial opponent.
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