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Which Fighter Jets Can Do The Cobra Maneuver?

In 1989, while flying a Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet, Soviet test pilot Viktor Georgiyevich Pugachev did something that hadn't been done before: the Cobra Maneuver. It's gone by different names over the ...
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Watch how this F-18 almost pulled off the famous cobra maneuver

The F-18 Super Hornet came close to pulling off the famous cobra maneuver during this display. Using updated flight control systems, the jet pushed well beyond what was once considered possible. The ...