Comments by "Her Royal Fluffiness Celestia, Princess of Cake" (@CakePrincessCelestia) on "" video.

  1. Calling the Aermacchi M-346 Russian is about the same as calling the F-35 Russian. It started as a joint development program with the Yak/AEM-130 in 1993, but the partnership ended in 2000 and Aermacchi started developing the M-346 based on the joint project. It doesn't have a single Russian part in it, the only thing Russian about it is the first part of its development history. Why did I mention the F-35 you might ask. Well, Lockheed bought the tech / know how on how to tilt the main engine nozzle down from the Russians who had that pretty much working on their Yak-141 prototype for the Yak-41 that was going to replace the older Yak-38(M) which never happened, because the Soviet Union broke apart and Russia stopped funding the project entirely. And lastly, if you'd ask me, the Red Arrows should be flying English Electric Lightnings instead of some "lousy" trainer jets. I mean, where's the balls in that? Oh, and not retiring the T.1s of the RAs until the T.2'd be ready is not an option?
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