That may be true, but I don`t know wht makes you so sure that the ''west'' is so far ahead. The US may be, but UE is not...i think the EF is 4+ generation, not five, and it`s not being produced. I don`t now what BVR will be for stelth fighters, as useing them would give them away, but for now I haven`t heard of a real fight with Su27`s and ...

I am 2.02 m tall. Could I ever fly a military aircraft? I mean i don`t know how large the cockpit is and if fligt suits are made for my size.

The guy who designed the Su-27, Simonov is a world-renowned scientist, his contribution to the advancement of aerospace technology is recognised from Russia tu the US. One of his fields of reserch, before he worked in the design of military aircraft was ''wing in ground effect'' and glideres. The Su 27 has engines taht can change the way they are ...