Thanks for the flat spin footage Mandrill!
Looks like resourceful Russian mechanics installed ship radar on the jet and the pilots are using it to scan the horizon...manually.
Here it is in better resolution on YouTube, plus some awesome comments!
Some select comments! lol
-This must be part of the “surprise” they promised. An air show, complete with full demonstration of their ejector seats.
-"complete with full demonstration of their ejector seats." - That's every Russian airshow.
-With Putin's luck, the jet probably crashed on top of a Russian tank.
-No. The tank was smoking a cigarette and its magazine exploded.
-... and the hit Russian tank fired a shot that sank a cruiser in the Black Sea.
- Russian tank commander: "Nice landing!"
-5 minutes later... Pilot now on ground replies: "Nice take off!"
@OfficialKremlin
- The plane was not shot down. It entered a "special twirling decent operation."
- The plane wasn’t shot down, a fire started and rough seas sunk it.
- This is a manoeuvre performed by our pilots to view incoming attacks with a 360 view
- This is simply the second phase of a vertical take-off jet - it's called the vertical landing phase.
-Just like Moskva was promoted to submarine, this brave fighter jet was promoted to helicopter
- Incredible Transforming skills of the russian army: planes become Helicopter, tanks become planes and mobile crematoriums, Ships become Submarines and Helicopter become lawnmovers...
-We are sending a naval flotilla to rescue the downed Russian pilot in Kharkiv.
-1st Farmored Division
-Ukrainian farmer: We're going to need a special tow bar to get this out of our field. Friend: Just use your T-72
--He was not shot by a misile..,... he was pulled down by a Ukrainan traktor
- Special training for the russian forces, dying mosquito secret flight! It's an evasion maneuver, but they haven't found out how to keep the vodka in the drink holders, centrifugal force and all!