SU-57 flying near Prague

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Just noticed a Russian SU-57 flying slow and low near Prague. Probably there for some type of air show.

[Happy Hoosier]

1. Impound it!

It's interesting that the Russians have not risked its use in Ukraine very much.

[Irish_Dem]

4. There are a number of reasons Putin won't use the Su-57 in Ukraine.

-The Su-57 is $35 million stealth fighter and doesn't grow on trees.
Especially in cash strapped Russia right now.

-Avoiding reputational damage when the public sees that a shot down
Su-57 isn't not all that it is cracked up to be. It would expose the stealth
as really not being particularly effective.

-Wreckage from a crash giving away secret technology.

[Happy Hoosier]

6. Exactly...

He is not at all confident that the SU-57 would come out looking good. The Russian AF has not exactly covered itself in glory.

[Irish_Dem]

7. Yep. No one could understand why the vast RU AirPower was not used in the invasion

of Kyiv in the first weeks of the war. It was a logical step to take in an invasion.

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2. Now on ground at Mlada Boleslav

I am now skeptical that this is really a SU-57. Possibly someone spoofing the ID.

[edhopper]

3. Those 5th gen fighters

look similar.

[Irish_Dem]

5. There are no air shows listed for the Czech Republic until May 20 and 27.

ETA The US Thunderbirds and Blue Angels only need a day or two on site to practice.

Of course this is a Russian pilot, maybe he needs a lot of time to figure out how to fly
the plane.