The pilot spoke about the risk of the Su-34 fighter to fall from a height

Pilots of Su-34 fighter-bombers for the first time practiced a night attack in the stratosphere and spoke about

the risk of the aircraft falling from a height.

According to RIA Novosti, for flights on suchhigh altitudes are not allowed for all pilots. At an altitude of 15 kilometers, the plane behaves unusually. Honored Pilot of Russia, Major General of Aviation Vladimir Popov said that the Su-34 is becoming inert in the stratosphere. It's all about the very thin air. Because of it, the aircraft reacts to rudder deflection with some delay.

According to the professional, to createcontrol torque at such a height requires greater deflection. However, if “you give it to the right or left beyond a certain norm, then the exit will require great efforts, which may not be enough, and the plane will fall from a height.” The Honored Pilot of Russia noted that it is very difficult to stay in the stratosphere for a long time.

At this height, fighters keep each other betweenanother distance of 200 meters. Despite the complexity of night stratospheric flights, one cannot do without them, since it is an effective way to combat enemy aircraft.