Russian Jet Downs US Drone

[luctor-et-emergo]

I took 25 hours of flight lessons when I was in the Marines in a small Cessna. My instructor always cautioned me to land far behind the F/A 18s because of the wake turbulence. I was always curious how bad it could interfere with flight, but I never tested it for obvious reasons lol. I can be crazy, but not that crazy.

This is quite a good summary of wake turbulence;
https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publ...section_4.html

I don't know if F/A-18's are particularly more dangerous with wake turbulence but being a Cessna 152 or 172 or so, you're one of the smaller planes around and landing is one of the critical phases, so yes you would also maintain proper clearance to reduce risks as much as possible. As you most likely know, a small risk with a little bit of complacency can end in death. So even if the wake of the F/A-18 isn't that bad, it doesn't hurt that you're 'extra' safe.

[acptulsa]

Story doesn't say the jet was supersonic, given that it was dumping fuel in front of the drone, I'd say it was speed matching. That also makes a collision more likely.

Believe me, it doesn't take an SU-27 long to pick up speed.

[jmdrake]

Was not shot down.

Russian jet hit it's propeller, knocking it down... probably by accident.

The UAV was providing Ukraine with military services in the field of war.

US has no leg to stand on here.

Cost: 56 million USD.

https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-She...0/mq-9-reaper/

56 million? Good googley moogley! It's basically a fancy remote controlled prop airplane. That's why China's selling more military drones than the U.S.



See 9:30 in.

[nobody's_hero]

Right.

MODS, please amend title to "Downs US Drone"

I think you can edit your own titles if you click 'go advanced' when editing.

[acptulsa]

I think you can edit your own titles if you click 'go advanced' when editing.

Yes, but I think there's a time limit.

[69360]

The media is trying to spin this now saying the drone was crashed on purpouse by US forces.

[RJB]

56 million?

Yeah. I got whiplash with the double take I did with that figure. I have become jaded with reading outrageous costs. The cost for that drone really stands out. Someone is grifting pretty hard.

[Occam's Banana]

Right.

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[RJB]

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[Occam's Banana]

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(And actually, it's more like only 30 posts a day, so quit exaggerating.)

[Occam's Banana]

Russia Shoots Down US Drone, Escalating Fears of Hot War. Plus, David Sacks Argues SVB “Bailouts” Averted Financial Meltdown | SYSTEM UPDATE #55
"A Russian jet collides with and knocks out of the sky a US drone over the Black Sea, highlighting ongoing escalation dangers from Ukraine war. Plus: Silicon Valley Bank bailout advocate @DavidSacks:" -- Glenn Greenwald
https://rumble.com/v2d4va4--system-update-55.html

CLIP:

Russia Takes Down US Drone, Escalating Fears of Hot War | SYSTEM UPDATE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29kZjKzzljs

[Brian4Liberty]

To be fair, there should be a running tab of damages. So far:

- Russia owes $53 million to the US for an over priced airplane.
- The Biden Admin owes ~ $14.3 billion to Russia, and $5.5 billion to assorted European energy companies for the Nord Stream pipelines.

[Occam's Banana]

US releases video showing Russian fighter jet colliding with American drone
https://notthebee.com/article/us-rel...american-drone
NTB Staff (16 March 2023)

The Pentagon's European Command just released this video showing a Russian Su-27 fighter jet colliding with the propeller of a U.S. MQ-9 reaper drone, forcing it down:

https://twitter.com/itsNTBmedia/stat...17825630449670

From the US Air Force:

Two Russian Su-27 aircraft conducted an unsafe and unprofessional intercept with a U.S. Air Force intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance unmanned MQ-9 aircraft operating within international airspace over the Black Sea on March 14, 2023. Russian Su-27s dumped fuel upon and struck the propeller of the MQ-9, causing U.S. forces to have to bring the MQ-9 down in international waters.

[nobody's_hero]

US releases video showing Russian fighter jet colliding with American drone
https://notthebee.com/article/us-rel...american-drone
NTB Staff (16 March 2023)

The Pentagon's European Command just released this video showing a Russian Su-27 fighter jet colliding with the propeller of a U.S. MQ-9 reaper drone, forcing it down:

https://twitter.com/itsNTBmedia/stat...13095504113664

That's pretty awesome to watch I must admit.

Here we are marking targets for Ukraine with our drones, and Russia is coming up with creative ways to try to take our drone down without using weapons.

IMO Putin has shown incredible restraint in the face of NATO's antics. If he wanted to expand this war he's had numerous opportunities to do so.

[dannno]

US releases video showing Russian fighter jet colliding with American drone
https://notthebee.com/article/us-rel...american-drone
NTB Staff (16 March 2023)

The Pentagon's European Command just released this video showing a Russian Su-27 fighter jet colliding with the propeller of a U.S. MQ-9 reaper drone, forcing it down:

https://twitter.com/itsNTBmedia/stat...17825630449670

From the US Air Force:

Two Russian Su-27 aircraft conducted an unsafe and unprofessional intercept with a U.S. Air Force intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance unmanned MQ-9 aircraft operating within international airspace over the Black Sea on March 14, 2023. Russian Su-27s dumped fuel upon and struck the propeller of the MQ-9, causing U.S. forces to have to bring the MQ-9 down in international waters.

Is it just me, or does it appear that the propeller is still intact after they flew by?

Edit: there's a second jet, propeller looks damaged after the second one.. I thought the second one was just a slow mo of the first one.

[A Son of Liberty]

Is it just me, or does it appear that the propeller is still intact after they flew by?

I thought the same.

And additionally, I can't figure out how the SU-27 could have struck the propeller without impacting one or both of the vertical stabilizers...

[ClaytonB]

US releases video showing Russian fighter jet colliding with American drone
https://notthebee.com/article/us-rel...american-drone
NTB Staff (16 March 2023)

The Pentagon's European Command just released this video showing a Russian Su-27 fighter jet colliding with the propeller of a U.S. MQ-9 reaper drone, forcing it down:

https://twitter.com/itsNTBmedia/stat...17825630449670

From the US Air Force:

Two Russian Su-27 aircraft conducted an unsafe and unprofessional intercept with a U.S. Air Force intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance unmanned MQ-9 aircraft operating within international airspace over the Black Sea on March 14, 2023. Russian Su-27s dumped fuel upon and struck the propeller of the MQ-9, causing U.S. forces to have to bring the MQ-9 down in international waters.

How shameful is US policy that the downing of a US drone appears to be a victory for justice. The MIC is unqualifiedly demonic and serves the devil, I will rejoice when it is destroyed in the flames of hell.

[dannno]

I thought the same.

And additionally, I can't figure out how the SU-27 could have struck the propeller without impacting one or both of the vertical stabilizers...

Does look like the propeller sustained some damage after the second jet, I thought that was just a slowmo of the first jet.

[69360]

It would have been a cool video if the first one dumped fuel and then the second one hit the afterbuner and lit up the drone. Yeah I know waste of tax dollars and all, but we do the same stupid $#@! to the Russians.