LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 2 years agoIn the occupied part of Donetsk Oblast, a Russian Su-25 aircraft collided with a Russian reconnaissance drone.sopuli.xyzexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up1107arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1106arrow-down1external-linkIn the occupied part of Donetsk Oblast, a Russian Su-25 aircraft collided with a Russian reconnaissance drone.sopuli.xyzLaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz · 2 years agomessage-square8linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareThe_v@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agoTIL - the SU-25 has a titanium plate around the cockpit to add some measure of protection to the pilot. That’s that thick sheet of metal in front of the cockpit that stopped the damage. Without it the plane and pilot would have likely been toasty.
TIL - the SU-25 has a titanium plate around the cockpit to add some measure of protection to the pilot. That’s that thick sheet of metal in front of the cockpit that stopped the damage.
Without it the plane and pilot would have likely been toasty.