Submitted by danknerd69 t3_10ppdz8 in askscience
Pixel_CCOWaDN t1_j6muao8 wrote
The MiG-29 and Su-27 can’t truly maneuver post stall. But their control surfaces and overall aerodynamics are designed to behave a certain way even at very high AoA and low airspeeds to specifically allow the maneuvers you named. I.e. while in a cobra, bringing the elevator back to neutral will cause drag at the tail of the aircraft which imparts a torque that will pitch it out of the cobra.
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