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2007-05-22 Europe

Russia Air Force buying 200-plus Yak-130 trainers

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Posted by Pappy 2007-05-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Yak-130 trainers

With Teeth

Posted by RD">RD 2007-05-22 02:28|| 2007-05-22 02:28|| Front Page Top

#2 Putin's Neo-Soviet 'energy' Empire continues training for a new war, as the bulk of Western leaders remain in their deep slumber.

Shades of late 1938 & early 39. The pre-war era's threats from Berlin, is today's Moscow, the same nuclear power continues arming terrorist exporting Iran & Syria, along with the rest of America's & Israel's other enemies.

Posted by Mark Espinola 2007-05-22 02:38|| 2007-05-22 02:38|| Front Page Top

#3 A "Yak Trainer"? Is that some sort of East Asian version of a cow puncher?

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-05-22 04:26|| 2007-05-22 04:26|| Front Page Top

#4 A Yakboy? nah, doesn't scan right.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-05-22 06:22|| 2007-05-22 06:22|| Front Page Top

#5 Dear Russian Air Force:

Congratulations on inventing a late model F-5. Welcome to 1975.

Love,
The US Air Force

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2007-05-22 08:39|| 2007-05-22 08:39|| Front Page Top

#6 Beats the hell out of the T-37, T-38 and T-45 (BAE Hawk) the US flies. Similar weight and thrust to an F-5E, doesn't require afterburner like the F-5E, and 1/3 the cost of the HAWK

Posted by ed 2007-05-22 09:29|| 2007-05-22 09:29|| Front Page Top

#7 The Yak trainers are just that, trainers for new pilots. They are easy to fly and forgiving.

However, that many trainers means that Russia plans on pushing a butt-load of pilots out soon. I think mark is right. Shades of 39...
Especially with western appeasement running rabid.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-05-22 09:30|| 2007-05-22 09:30|| Front Page Top

#8 Do 200 Yak-130s constitute a "herd" of Yaks?

Posted by Mike 2007-05-22 10:00|| 2007-05-22 10:00|| Front Page Top

#9 Yak-130 History
GlobalSecurity.org

Posted by Delphi 2007-05-22 10:44|| 2007-05-22 10:44|| Front Page Top

#10 Congratulations on inventing a late model F-5. Welcome to 1975.

And when the time comes, we'll make ~~ghee~~ yak butter out of 'em.

As the bent-over Nepalese woman said, hurrying back to her house, "Oh, my baking yak!"

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-05-22 13:41|| 2007-05-22 13:41|| Front Page Top

#11 As the bent-over Nepalese woman said, hurrying back to her house, "Oh, my baking yak!"
LOL Zenster!

Posted by RD">RD 2007-05-22 21:01|| 2007-05-22 21:01|| Front Page Top

#12 Have pity on aging eyes that can't see that small, please, gentlemen.

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