janman Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Came acros this. According to the text the red 56 will reside at VVS museum in Monino. It's now officially over. It was a brute looking aircraft... :huh: Link to post Share on other sites
Sebastijan Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 a sad time... did you notice the weird angle of the star on the tail...? Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 a sad time... did you notice the weird angle of the star on the tail...? Actually, no. Not until you pointed it out. :huh: Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 *sigh* the Fitter is an aircraft that just seemed to get more and more awesome with every improvement....the development potential was awesome!!! Link to post Share on other sites
pollie Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Let's hope Poland continues flying them for a loooooong time.................. They are the last European user now :huh: Fitters forever! Link to post Share on other sites
Su-34 Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Oh, *cold wave passes the body* Fitter is and will be a great aircraft! So sad, Fitter, it just fits everywhere Link to post Share on other sites
Skull Leader Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 I believe Poland plans to fly their fitters until around 2012 roughly. There *was* a planned upgrade for a glass cockpit, but I don't know that it ever was, or will be implemented (one jet in Russia got it, but I believe that was just a test. There are plenty of fitters still flying elsewhere also. Peru and Vietnam still fly theirs (and I believe Peru is getting some of the Polish ones when they retire them), and it's possible that Iran still has a number that were picked up from Iraq. Link to post Share on other sites
g0_command0 Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Vietnam bought a bunch of Polish ones not long ago (within a year or so) Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted April 18, 2007 Author Share Posted April 18, 2007 Vietnam bought a bunch of Polish ones not long ago (within a year or so) Interesting. Nice to know they are still flying. Link to post Share on other sites
Raymond Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 hiya! fitters are still in operation in angola, iran (guestimate), Kazakhstan*, Libya, yemen Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted April 18, 2007 Author Share Posted April 18, 2007 hiya!fitters are still in operation in angola, iran (guestimate), Kazakhstan*, Libya, yemen Kazakh Fitters? Any pics? You sure must have! Link to post Share on other sites
Ivan T. Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Fitter! great looking plane! Ivan Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Kazakh Fitters? Any pics? You sure must have! Yep, if ANYONE does....man, boggles the mind to think what Raymond has hidden in his archives based on the stuff he's thrown out from time to time in response to general inquiries....think of it, how many "long shots" have been handled by him? Link to post Share on other sites
janman Posted April 18, 2007 Author Share Posted April 18, 2007 Yep, if ANYONE does....man, boggles the mind to think what Raymond has hidden in his archives based on the stuff he's thrown out from time to time in response to general inquiries....think of it, how many "long shots" have been handled by him? Yes, the Deep Throat of modeling. And a nice guy! <_< Link to post Share on other sites
clarkis Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Kazakh Fitters? Any pics? You sure must have! A Borat Fitter? You've got to be kidding! Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 A Borat Fitter? You've got to be kidding! In Raymond's stunning and secretive archives are actual photos the Aurora, and of the unknown Japanese stealth fighter, and of planes they haven't even built yet, painted in the most fantastic one-off paint schemes, as well as some crystal-clear shots of actual UFO's!! With a magnifying glass you can even see the aliens drinking Pepsi! ;) Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 With a magnifying glass you can even see the aliens drinking Pepsi! ;) Those I'm afraid will be out of date as I heard the aliens recently switched to Coke. Are there any more photos that can be posted here of the Su-17? Raymond, etc? I have very few photos of the Fitter on my hard drive and I'd love to have some more. Link to post Share on other sites
Two Mikes Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 I just want to know how many of you are now looking at those KP kits in the stash and are actually starting to think of tackling them thanks to this post?? I have two of the 22s and one 17 with all of the aftermarket you can pack into them but I have ZERO cajones to actually start one Link to post Share on other sites
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