Ethiopian Air Force School Of Combat Aviation

10/06/2024

Most Difficult Aerobatic Maneuvers (2/8): 𝗣𝗨𝗚𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗩'𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗕𝗥𝗔 🐍🛫

The Cobra maneuver involves the aircraft abruptly lifting its nose to an angle between 110-180 degrees before returning to level flight. During this maneuver, the aircraft momentarily stands almost vertical, resembling a striking cobra, before resuming normal flight. This move was discovered somewhat by accident. While testing the Su-27, pilot Igor Volk encountered unstable behavior at low altitude. Instead of ejecting, as standard procedure would suggest, Volk took manual control, overriding the automatic stabilization system. By doing so, he discovered that the Su-27 could perform a dramatic nose-up maneuver without entering a spin, demonstrating its exceptional stability even at post-stall angles.

Although Igor Volk never performed the Cobra in public, it was test pilot Viktor Pugachev who first showcased it at the Le Bourget Air Show in 1989. The audience was initially alarmed, mistaking the maneuver for an impending crash when the Su-27 sharply pulled up its nose. However, the aircraft smoothly completed the maneuver and continued flying, impressing everyone present. This breathtaking display earned the maneuver its enduring name, "Pugachev's Cobra."

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09/06/2024

Most Difficult Aerobatic Maneuvers (4/8): 𝗞𝗨𝗟𝗕𝗜𝗧 🕳🛫

The "Kulbit", also called "Frolov's Chakra", is an aerial maneuver in which the aircraft performs an extremely tight loop, often not much wider than the length of the aircraft itself. It differs from the traditional inside loop as it uses post-stall maneuvering capabilities, a type of supermaneuverability.

It was first showcased to the public by Russian test pilot Evgeny Frolov, who performed it using the Su-37 at the Le Bourget Air Show in 1995. Like many aerobatic maneuvers, the "chakra" is named after its pioneer and is now known as "Frolov’s Chakra."

You are probably wondering where the "chakra" came from. Well, it came from "chakram", a circular throwing Indian weapon with a sharpened outer edge. Similarly, the aerial "chakra" (kulbit) is an aerobatic maneuver where an aircraft rotates around its tail at low speed, completing a loop.

What do you think about this maneuver? 🤔

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16/12/2023

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የኢትዮጵያ አየር ኃይል እና የተባበሩት አረብ ኤሜሬትስ (UAE) አየር ኃይል አባላት በጋራ ሆነው " ጥቁር አንበሳ " የተሰኘ የአየር ላይ ወታደራዊ ትርዒት አቀረቡ።

ትርዒቱን ያቀረቡት የኢትዮጵያ አየር ኃይል 88ኛ ዓመት የምስረታ በዓልን ምክንያት በማድረግ በቢሾፍቱ ከተማ በተካሄደ ስነስርዓት ላይ ነው።

የኢትዮጵያ አየር ኃይል ዋና አዛዥ ሌተናል ጄኔራል ይልማ መርዳሳ በበኩላቸው የአየር ትርዒቱ ኢትዮጵያና የተባበሩት አረብ ኢማራት በፖለቲካው እና በውትድርናው መስክ ያላቸውን መልካም ግንኙነት፣ ወዳጅነትና ትብብር ያሳየ ነው ሲሉ ገልጸዋል።

የኢትዮጵያ አየር ኃይል ከተመሰረተ 88ኛ አመቱን የያዘ ሲሆን ካለፈው ህዳር 20 ጀምሮ የምስረታ በዓሉ እየተከበረ ነው።

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