Supermaneuverability
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Supermaneuverability is the capability of fighter aircraft to execute tactical maneuvers that are not possible with purely aerodynamic techniques. Such maneuvers can involve controlled side-slipping or angles of attack beyond maximum lift.
F-22 Raptor, the first U.S. operational supermaneuverable fighter aircraft. It has thrust vectoring and a thrust-to-weight ratio of 1.26 at 50% fuel.
A Su-27 from the Russian Knights aerobatic team, a supermaneuverable 4th-generation jet. This jet can easily perform Pugachev's Cobra.
The F-15 ACTIVE in flight; the design is a modified F-15 Eagle with vectored thrust and canards.
A J-20 fighter opening its weapons bay
Sukhoi Su-27
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The Sukhoi Su-27 is a Soviet-origin twin-engine supersonic supermaneuverable fighter aircraft designed by Sukhoi. It was intended as a direct competitor for the large US fourth-generation jet fighters such as the Grumman F-14 Tomcat and McDonnell Douglas 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.
Sukhoi Su-27
Prototype Sukhoi T-10
Soviet Su-27 in flight
P-42 at Ramenskoye airfield.