Su-27 Flanker Buzzes B-52 Bomber

Provided by the Air Force without audio

At approximately 11:19 a.m. on Aug. 28, 2020, two Russian Su-27 Flanker pilots intercepted a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber that was conducting routine operations in the black sea over international waters. The Russian pilots crossed within 100 feet of the nose of the B-52 multiple times causing wake turbulence.

The B-52 Stratofortress aircraft was conducting routine operations in international airspace exercising our freedom of navigation and overflight. The U.S. Air Force routinely operates aircraft in the region in accordance with recognized international safety standards as prescribed in International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) rules of flight.

U.S. Air Force video by Tech. Sgt. James Cason

The Sukhoi Su-27 (Russian: Сухой Су-27; NATO reporting name: Flanker) is a Soviet-origin twin-engine supermaneuverable fighter aircraft designed by Sukhoi. It was intended as a direct competitor for the large United States fourth-generation fighters such as the Grumman F-14 Tomcat and F-15 Eagle, with 3,530-kilometre (1,910 nmi) range, heavy aircraft ordnance, sophisticated avionics and high maneuverability. The Su-27 was designed for air superiority missions, and subsequent variants are able to perform almost all aerial warfare operations. It was designed with the Mikoyan MiG-29 as its complement.

The Su-27 entered service with the Soviet Air Forces in 1985. The primary role was long range air defence against American SAC B-1B and B-52G/H bombers, protecting the Soviet coast from aircraft carriers and flying long range fighter escort for Soviet heavy bombers such as the Tu-95 "Bear", Tu-22M "Backfire" and Tu-160 "Blackjack".

There are several related developments of the Su-27 design. The Su-30 is a two-seat, dual-role fighter for all-weather, air-to-air and air-to-surface deep interdiction missions. The Su-33 'Flanker-D' is a naval fleet defense interceptor for use on aircraft carriers. Further versions include the side-by-side two-seat Su-34 'Fullback' strike/fighter-bomber variant, and the Su-35 'Flanker-E' improved air superiority and multi-role fighter. The Shenyang J-11 is a Chinese licence-built version of the Su-27.

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[BLOODIUS]

B-52 Pilot: "Don't do that"

Su-27 Pilot: "Blyat, Igor look, kool big plen let's take a closer look"

[todo]

The audio is excluded because the pilots of the B-52 were having a great time.

[Bakotcha]

"Oh hey Ivan"

"Oh hey Billy"

B-52 Pilot: why did you do that for?

Russian Pilot: I saw Top Gun, and I'm getting you back

[Onhatch]

“Ivan today you are doing recon, be stealthy”

“Da”

[larryfoulke]

Su-27: Yo buddy, still alive?

B-52:

Su-27: Thanks friend, see you again.

[NapoleonGelignite]

Both pilots are professionals, and they know the game. This has been going on for years. The Su pilot rocked his wings which is a non-aggressive signal, and then showed off.
I bet the B52 pilots were saying ‘what a pretty plane Ivan has today’.
(I bet he also saying ‘****ing fast jet pilots are all the same’).

[jodelboy]

"blyat Igor, look at the B-52 shaking, let's do that again :D"

[IIHYINGNLII]

Su-27: “I bet you can’t do this”
B-52: “Do what?”
Su-27 goes faster than Mach 1
B-52: “... oh yeah? Can you do this?”
...
...
Su-27: “What did you do?”
B-52: “I turned off 2 engines, now you”

[tichbyte]

Politicians fearmonger using these types of incidents. The pilots on both sides respect each other.

[Clementinewoofwoof]

Ace combat in color:
“It’s the yellow squadron!”

[marksavage]

SU-27 is a fantastic looking aircraft.

[saganich]

I love how some people gasp at these occurrences these days. This has been a cat and mouse game played for decades with both sides playing instigator. Cold War at its finest.

[VictusPrime]

Mmm, the SU-27 is a gorgeous bird. Good on em, looks like they're having some fun on their boring routine patrols.

[Rangerman]

I'm just here for the comments I brought popcorn 🍿 for everybody.

[stewartbeckman]

The crap written in the comment section scares me more than what these pilots are doing.

[RA-lhuh]

B52: we are bringing kardassians to russia
SU-27: you sure?

[rijinchandran]

Russians and Americans playing that age old game they are playing it for decades sooo no issues at all🤣🤣🤣

[riegelvega.]

Su27's Pilot =

''Hey look, there is Amurican Plane! Let's see it closer''

[unclej]

The SU-27 pilot maybe imagines that it's a MotoGP circuit.