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597 white (cn 79371010102) She is flown by Russian Gromov Flight Research Institute`s senior test pilot, Kvochur, only 2 meters above ground,without extending landing gears! And notice that her refuelling probe is not retracted.Photo taken at oppisite side of the runway where my friend Xu Zheng took his shot.
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A visitor from Austria posted Thu August 27, 2009:
The Su-30 is nearly 22 m long, not 6 m. Fantastic flying! And an excellent photo!

A visitor from - posted Thu June 4, 2009:
I believe it is the great demonstration of perfection & professionalism by both the cameraman and the pilot.

A visitor from Turkey posted Thu May 21, 2009:
This is a great panning photo. If this is not cropped, the shooter had a great sense of timing and coordination.

A visitor from India posted Fri May 15, 2009:
A 6 m a/c 2 m away from the runway....Gutsy

A visitor from - posted Thu April 16, 2009:
Gutsy performance

A visitor from United States posted Wed March 18, 2009:
Incredible and I like the aircraft

A visitor from United Kingdom posted Sun March 1, 2009:
It's perfect photo. Photographer's position and lens (he used long telephoto) give sense of very low level flight. When you look at picture more carefully, you will see plane was not over the runway, it's over the grass and much closer to the camera than you think. It makes illusion on height perceive. So reality was, plane is not lover than 50 feet from the ground. It's only photographic illusion. For last word, very nice picture, but not low as you think.

A visitor from Venezuela posted Thu November 27, 2008:
Not only is an incredible picture: More importantly, it is amazing and impressive maneuver that Russian pilots carried out these.

A visitor from United Kingdom posted Mon November 17, 2008:
Pssshh... it could be lower... ;)

Great shot, though.

A visitor from Germany posted Tue November 11, 2008:
Wow ... i love this A/C

A visitor from Australia posted Thu October 16, 2008:
I'd like to see the rouletts try that on a windy day

A visitor from - posted Mon August 18, 2008:
Holy smokes!!! :o how`d he do that, i can`t even drive a car that close to the highway divider!!! neat pic & flying.

A visitor from India posted Sun June 29, 2008:
Man, this looks stunning!

A visitor from Cuba posted Sat June 28, 2008:
It is very spectacular from the pilot and the spotter that took it.

A visitor from Australia posted Tue April 22, 2008:
Yee haw....(in Russian).

A visitor from Singapore posted Wed April 9, 2008:
Extreme clarity! What huge guts the pilots have!

A visitor from - posted Sun February 10, 2008:
Excelent, superb

A visitor from United States posted Fri December 14, 2007:
Amazing!

A visitor from United Kingdom posted Tue November 20, 2007:
Super Photo, but the height is an illusion. The aircraft is much closer to the lense than the tarmac and thus higher than it appears, note the lack of shadow which would be more obvious on a sunny day. Forget the height issue this is a great photo for so many other reasons.

A visitor from United Kingdom posted Sun September 16, 2007:
I think its good beacuse its my favorite aircraft and it gives the feeling that its going to strike you down!!!!.......

A visitor from South Africa posted Sat September 15, 2007:
Pin sharp and yet a dynamic shot of a great aircraft - 5 stars!

A visitor from Switzerland posted Tue July 3, 2007:
Good old Anatoly Kvotchur, you remember Paris '89 in his MIG 29?

A visitor from United States posted Mon July 2, 2007:
Wow!!!!

Pat

A visitor from United States posted Mon April 23, 2007:
Great shot, awesome detail

A visitor from United Arab Emirates posted Tue January 30, 2007:
Awesome picture, awesome

A visitor from France posted Sun January 21, 2007:
Very impressive !

A visitor from New Zealand posted Wed November 15, 2006:
Inspiring

A visitor from Greece posted Sat November 4, 2006:
A superb photo, combining excellent pilot's skills with excellent photographer's panning skills! Great!

A visitor from United Arab Emirates posted Mon October 30, 2006:
Breathtaking stunts....only russian pilots can do! they're crazy enough to fly this piece metal as low as 2 meters at the speed of 300 knots! the engine could have suct something and blows them apart! great skill though!......viva ala russia!

A visitor from United Kingdom posted Wed October 18, 2006:
An excellent example of how to pan on a fast moving subject, and keeping the subject centred in the frame, providing the blurred background which amplifies the movement of the aircraft

A visitor from United Kingdom posted Thu October 12, 2006:
Great shot

A visitor from Spain posted Fri September 29, 2006:
Stunning ! 5 stars no doubt.

A visitor from Russian Federation posted Sat September 9, 2006:
Just great! Besides, Anatoly Kvotchur has just finished 14-hours flight on Su-30 from Moscow to Vladivostok and back to Moscow then without landing

A visitor from Norway posted Fri September 8, 2006:
Woo-oow! This is N-I-C-E! Amazing shot! Really wish I could've been there to see this ...

A visitor from Viet Nam posted Mon September 4, 2006:
Great fighter!
Successful angle!
Perfect dynamic!
BTW, It's not a trick, but a normal mode of flight for such type a/c

A visitor from Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of posted Fri September 1, 2006:
Certainly ANY fighter pilot is able to do this, not only Russian or American. This is an act of daring irresposibility rather than piloting skills.

A visitor from Norway posted Tue August 15, 2006:
This guy knows what he's doing. Seems crazy, but I bet he's in full control of this bird.

A visitor from United States posted Thu July 27, 2006:
Any experienced US Pilot can do that. Great photo though.

A visitor from Serbia And Montenegro posted Sat July 22, 2006:
Russian pilots are No1 in the world!
Braca Rusi su zakon!

A visitor from Australia posted Sat July 8, 2006:
Wow.

Look mum, no wheels.

Great pic

A visitor from United States posted Sat July 8, 2006:
5 stars for this, deffenetly.

A visitor from China posted Wed July 5, 2006:
Unbelievable.

A visitor from Italy posted Wed July 5, 2006:
Great details... and environment!

A visitor from Singapore posted Mon July 3, 2006:
Very elegent and beautifull

A visitor from United States posted Fri June 23, 2006:
This is why i think russian pilots are the best!

A visitor from Uruguay posted Tue June 20, 2006:
This only happen when pilot and airplane are one. Hard training becomes poetry

A visitor from United Kingdom posted Thu June 15, 2006:
This is a lifetimes photographers dream to take a great action photo like this. Any lower and they would be able to scoop up a coffee from the bistro!

A visitor from Brazil posted Sun June 11, 2006:
Great pilot + great photographer is = amazing view!!

A visitor from India posted Thu June 8, 2006:
Nice design with technology

A visitor from United States posted Mon June 5, 2006:
Amazing, absolutely wonderful.

A visitor from India posted Sat June 3, 2006:
Its just awesome

A visitor from Russian Federation posted Sat May 20, 2006:
Really great!

A visitor from India posted Fri May 19, 2006:
Really good

A visitor from Russian Federation posted Fri May 5, 2006:
Bravo!

A visitor from India posted Tue April 25, 2006:
The russians are second to none in technology and skills...probably their products are a little crude and not as cozy as their western counterparts....but the russians' daredevilry and hardwork are unparallelled.....gbala

A visitor from United Kingdom posted Sun April 23, 2006:
Although the shot, naturally, doesn't demostate the speed factor, we allknow what the reality is...
Speed... Height... control...
Can you image being sat in seat 2???

A visitor from France posted Sun April 23, 2006:
Wonderful

A visitor from Sweden posted Tue April 18, 2006:
Mr Kvorchur, we're impressed. Outstanding!

A visitor from Singapore posted Sat April 15, 2006:
Whoa, sublime piloting skills in one of the world's most Beautiful & deadly fighter plane.

Personally, I think Israeli Air Force combat pilots are the Best in the world. Past results in air combat in the MidEast speaks for itself.

Thanks, Weimeng, for sharing a Beautiful photo of this Magnificent machine.

A visitor from France posted Wed April 12, 2006:
And after that you may ask why russians have crashed so many fighters during airshows :-) ! But I must admit they re the greatests, thanks for the performance, and for the shot too !

I would add : they do not need to do such crazy things to get their 5 stars, lol. =)

"Furaxounet"

A visitor from Chile posted Wed April 12, 2006:
I've to look this pics every time i start a mew day, IMPRESSIVE ! is just beautiful

A visitor from United States posted Wed April 12, 2006:
The greatest display of pilot skills I have ever seen

A visitor from Canada posted Tue April 11, 2006:
Keep watching this greatest photo for an hour. wow!

A visitor from Germany posted Sun April 9, 2006:
I always knew that russian pilots have to save money, but reducing costs by demontating the gear is dangerous ;)
It's really amazing what the pilots perform there.
Surely, a great shot!!!!!! Everything below 5 stars is offending...

A visitor from Brazil posted Sun April 9, 2006:
Absolutely amazing skills shown here, both from the pilot and from the photographer!

A visitor from Austria posted Fri April 7, 2006:
Awesome shot, beautyful bird, crazy(?) jockeys :D

A visitor from Russian Federation posted Thu April 6, 2006:
Exellent piloting by Russian aces end exellent moment for fotografer!

A visitor from Canada posted Thu April 6, 2006:
Crazy Russian fighter pilots! This must beone of those Soviet stategic tactics they used to fly under American radar.

A visitor from Russian Federation posted Thu April 6, 2006:
Goooood low flyin folks!

A visitor from Portugal posted Thu April 6, 2006:
Very nice !!!!

A visitor from United Kingdom posted Thu April 6, 2006:
Well done!!!!

A visitor from Greece posted Thu April 6, 2006:
Great capture of a unique moment!!!

A visitor from Australia posted Thu April 6, 2006:
Simply amazing!

A visitor from New Zealand posted Thu April 6, 2006:
Fantastic shot with good timing and the crowd in the background. Well done!

A visitor from Mexico posted Thu April 6, 2006:
Great shot

A visitor from United Kingdom posted Wed April 5, 2006:
Cool!

A visitor from Spain posted Wed April 5, 2006:
That´s my favourite aircraft and the best fighter ever designed.To see this a/c in that extreme attitude is really amazing.Five stars. I hope to see Anatoly in the skies of Spain.

A visitor from United States posted Wed April 5, 2006:
Another prove, that even the CCCP is gone, Russian pilots are stil the best.

A visitor from United States posted Wed April 5, 2006:
Detail of aircraft and positioning of the shot.Great timing by photographer to get this angle.

A visitor from Sweden posted Wed April 5, 2006:
Well, the Russians are hot. I think this is one of the most beautiful fighters there is. Look at the smooth and curved design, it looks like a hawk. /Joz

A visitor from Mexico posted Wed April 5, 2006:
Wooosh! Really a spectacular perfomance! T.B.

A visitor from United Arab Emirates posted Wed April 5, 2006:
A new definition to "Straight and Level" flying!!

A visitor from Ukraine posted Wed April 5, 2006:
Wow! Great shot. Outstanding Work!

A visitor from - posted Wed April 5, 2006:
Good

A visitor from United States posted Wed April 5, 2006:
Vivid detail. Pilots relative size gives you a sense of how large this combat aircraft really is!

A visitor from Poland posted Wed April 5, 2006:
Superb, excellent. Pozdrawiam Mati

A visitor from Croatia posted Wed April 5, 2006:
Great shot!!

A visitor from Netherlands posted Wed April 5, 2006:
Amazing! What a fearless pilot. YOu captured the im age very well.

A visitor from China posted Wed April 5, 2006:
Clear!!!5 stars!!!

A visitor from Germany posted Wed April 5, 2006:
Wooooosh! Agree with visitor 1, like to see them more in Western Europe - ILA Berlin?!

A visitor from Australia posted Wed April 5, 2006:
Great shot!

A visitor from China posted Wed April 5, 2006:
It so wonderful to see such a scene, i had thought it's an airplane with invisible gears! :)

A visitor from United States posted Wed April 5, 2006:
Great shot! There was some talk about the validity of the other photo, but I'd say this proves them both to be real. :) Nice work!

A visitor from Malaysia posted Wed April 5, 2006:
This is the correct spot to show the low height of the a/c, as compared to Xu Zheng's picture. Superb.

A visitor from Netherlands posted Tue April 4, 2006:
Wow, what a spectacular picture! Why don't the Russians come more to western Europe...

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