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The production of the Russian Su-35S multirole fighter is a sophisticated and multi-stage process that integrates advanced engineering, precision assembly, and extensive testing. Beginning with raw materials and structural components, the airframe is assembled using titanium alloys and composite materials for high strength and maneuverability. This is followed by the integration of key subsystems, including radar, avionics, engines (AL-41F1S), and electronic warfare systems.
The Su-35S's production process involves specialized facilities, primarily at the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant (KnAAZ), where fuselage construction, systems installation, and final assembly occur. Each aircraft undergoes rigorous ground and flight testing before delivery to ensure it meets the Russian Aerospace Forces' stringent performance and reliability standards.
Despite the maturity of the platform, bottlenecks in electronics and engine production—partly due to sanctions and limited indigenous microelectronics—can cause delays. However, modern automation, improved logistics, and modular integration practices help streamline the process. The end result is a high-performance air superiority fighter that bridges the gap between the Su-27 legacy and fifth-generation capabilities.
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The Sue355 is a multi-target fighter,
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one of the best in the world and the
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main among the Guardians of the Sky. In
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a special military operation, he can hit
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any ground target even without entering
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the defeat zone of his opponent and also
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air combat. Patrolling this machine is
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subject to any task. And today we will
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tell you who and how collects this
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legendary aircraft
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[Music]
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far east
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armor aviation plant named after Yuri
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Gagarin. It is here that our main
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character, the Sue35T fighter was born.
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Our journey through the plant begins
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with the assembly unit. The name itself
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suggests that recognizable units of the
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future aircraft are being created here.
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Here, for example, is the keel
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collection area.
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Kilpartika aircraft plumage. Simply put,
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the tail, fuselage, and wing nose are
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connected into one hole at the final
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stage of assembly.
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You are the head of the assembly
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production unit. That is, you have
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several subordinates.
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That's right. How many people do you
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have under your command? Well, just
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under 1,000. Workshop six.
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The final assembly of the aircraft is
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also Andre Popov's area of
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responsibility.
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At first, Moscow became more
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responsible. The plant operates around
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the clock.
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The Sue35 fighter already acquires such
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familiar, understandable outlines for
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many will be a discovery that almost
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everything this is this space.
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We work on fuel tanks and in pry we will
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also have pry. Additionally, the fuel
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tanks and the intricate system that
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oversees this fuel need attention.
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Complex fireworks assembly.
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Yes, of course the aircraft is difficult
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to assemble. But we have highlevel
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specialists from different communication
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brothers. Those who assemble work here.
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These live here. Those who assemble the
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pipeline, those who assemble the
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fuselage and those who assemble the
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wing. We finally where it is all
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assembled in the final assembly workshop
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where it already acquires the face of a
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real aircraft.
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Where did you start? There is work at
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the factory.
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I was getting started. work at the
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factory with students.
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Why did you choose this profession?
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Primarily, my parents dedicated their
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efforts toward me. Similarly,
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enterprises contributed to support as
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well. I'm Donna. I pursued education in
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a technical school specializing in
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aviation and aircraft engineering
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followed by in-depth training programs.
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He entered the institute and he says how
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his tomorrow went from working with
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people working with documentation.
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Barely or not. All these aircraft will
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be participants in the special operation
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for their lives and condition.
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Specialists constantly monitor us. They
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regularly travel to SO zones.
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We have special services that work
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directly in the takeoff crew and all the
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comments that the pilots make are
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immediately worked out immediately
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implemented in the machines implemented
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there in the operating units for
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subsequent ones. That is we have the
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improvement of the machine. Well,
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basically
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happens daily. that is the sue35 which
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was before the special military
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operation and the sue35 which you are
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now producing are still two different
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cars.
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Yes, it can also be noted that these
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different changes are made in modern war
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conditions today. This radio navigation
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equipment and enemy tracking equipment
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are new
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moments which are being implemented
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today for our product 135.
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So the fuselage is assembled at this
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stage. The aircraft acquires a
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circulatory system, harnesses and a
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pipeline for delivering fuel. They are
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also made here in the factory.
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You work in the rear. What about its
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conditions?
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If our frontiers are being defended on
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the front line, then here we must create
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in our rear those products that are
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precisely needed there to protect our
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country for defense.
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As the fuselage assembly concludes, we
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proceed to the naming phase. Yes, one
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rain dose is the designation.
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Stage one, main fuselage watering is
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underway. At the rain stand, the
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activated polip initiates rigorous
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watering that simulates real conditions.
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Natural conditions.
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And how long will you be like this?
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Whether the rain cycle is 60 minutes.
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All this time, the plane takes 1,000 L
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of water. The nozzles are mounted so
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that the car is filled to the maximum
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and a separate rain section is generally
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directed at the nose.
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Currently we are spilling and we need to
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determine if the inside remains
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completely dry.
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After 60 minutes we turn off the
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installation completely begin to
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separate the fuselage of the aircraft.
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Hide it. Look special paper is placed
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there and for the presence of moisture
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we inspect all areas. The machine must
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be completely sealed. The presence of
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moisture is not allowed at all. Area
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above the fuselage.
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Each produced aircraft is accepted by
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the Bureau of Technical Control and
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Military Reception.
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Alexander Drav, deputy head of the final
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assembly workshop with his area of
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expertise and also the youngest
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representative of the dynasty of KN&S
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employees is his general. Length of
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service, 500 plus years, 18 people from
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the dynasty of aircraft manufacturers.
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Now we will show you one unusual person
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from the engineering staff, subordinate
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Alexander Yurio. Alexander Yurio, come
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in.
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This is the mother Elena Arvna. A
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privilege to greet you. Yes, he is
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yours,
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Chief.
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Indeed. Strict, precise, adhering to
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high standards.
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But fair.
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Yes.
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I want to introduce you to our dynasty.
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This is daughter Constantine Yakovich,
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known for being the granddaughter of
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grandfather Alexander's own grandfather.
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This is Zitzv Aradomovich to
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grandfather.
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We are especially grandfather.
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Your father and both grandfathers worked
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here in the seventh workshop.
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My grandfather worked too.
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Worked too.
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Workshop during the war.
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During the war? Yes. During the war?
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When
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did you assemble the plane?
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In a lot.
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Hundreds.
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Neither did
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this one was also appointed. Every
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single day meticulously at 1500 or 1,600
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the plane was counted yet it never left
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the factory.
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They spent the night the main thing was
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for the front for victory for the
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motherland.
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In the span of nearly a year of war the
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plant managed to produce almost 400
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illusian bombers and fighters. During
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the harsh winters temperatures plummeted
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to a record-breaking minus 50, causing
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people to freeze their hands and feet.
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Please remain next to that side
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positioned well. Avoid standing in an
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improper stance like this.
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What specific year was this photograph
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captured?
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It might have been taken during the 94th
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anniversary commemoration.
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The factory is here now. Chief, the
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plane is here. Sue35 is still being
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made. Sue 57. And this
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Nick Pitnachi,
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the main aircraft of the war, 50 years
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of the Korean conflict.
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The extensively produced MIG 15 marked
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the turning point in aircraft
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development. Two notable figures played
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key roles in its creation, causing
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significant concern among Americans and
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pushing them toward advanced
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developments.
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At the end of this war, they understood
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that their aircraft were very inferior
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to
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my sister Elanar Kadvna Samadrava, a
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technical engineer of category 1, also
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worked for us. Its task is to process
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drawings, prepare tasks for production,
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describe the technology of the aircraft
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assembly process for workers.
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The upcoming stage is the final assembly
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workshop. A critical phase where the
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aircraft finally receives its heart. Two
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powerful engines installed with
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precision.
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We all know what a machine shop looks
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like. Kalashnik office shop for rounds
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e boxes the cartridge box.
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Well, we're now going to see one of the
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most important operations in aircraft
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assembly. The final assembly workshop is
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the left engine rolling. We have already
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rolled it up.
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Now it will be sunset to the right
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engine.
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The guys are some of the most
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experienced specialists in our shop.
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Repeatedly perform operations in the
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shop at base points and on various
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business trips. also in CV about that.
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This is one of the most complex
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operations.
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The most complex, the most responsible,
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the most jewelry operations in aircraft
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manufacturing.
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A vest. Now your guys, they also change
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engines from time to time. This is
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conditionally your responsibility.
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Sometimes he also participates.
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Replace the engines in the fields.
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How long can it take?
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A day and a half.
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A day and a half.
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a new engine and they flew like a sim.
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Cool.
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Rolling just sounds like it. It's just
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that in reality you need to move the
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most complex device by 1 and 1/2 tons so
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that all its parts fall into the right
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places. However, there is such precision
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at the factory in everything including
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installing a catapult seat in an
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aircraft.
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One of the most important elements of a
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pilot's life. Guys of the sixth category
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work. This is the highest category.
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Errors are excluded here.
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At this moment, the trajectory is
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clearly visible for observation.
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If the chair works, it comes out.
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For aircraft manufacturing, we consider
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millimeters, but here we go down to mere
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hundreds of millimeters. Everything
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prioritizes maximum reliability.
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The main arament of this 235, guided and
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unguided missiles, and now also adjusted
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aerial bombs. All these aircraft will be
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armed before departure when it gets into
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the army. And now at the factory, the
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fighter receives a melee weapon, an
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aviation cannon.
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One of the experienced installers is
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finishing the installation of the Gresa
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30. Everything has already been finally
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exposed along the gaps in this design.
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Tushko will go to the flight test
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station. Well, there will be the final
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shooting.
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All countries are asking the question,
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the creators of fighters in different
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countries of the world. Put it or not
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put it. Why are there rockets now?
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Mean,
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however, our pilots firmly affirmed the
11:16
necessity, emphasizing that close combat
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remains a real possibility and cannot be
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disregarded.
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And she's from here, migrated to fighter
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fight generations 5.
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Generation.
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Now after the aircraft is assembled, the
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test begins. They pass on the territory.
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LISA stands for flight test station. In
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fact, it's all much more. Huge areas
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behind me practically to the horizon.
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It's all Liz. Now we must introduce you
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to the lead radio engineer. Navigation
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equipment. Vladimir Kvnik of Vladimir.
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So what should pass from the plane? What
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test did he have before he joined the
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army?
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The aircraft must pass through the full
12:04
technological cycle of the flight test
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station
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which include a mandatory check of the
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onboard radio electronic equipment for
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compliance with technical
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specifications.
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Once conduct engine tests at the engine
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engine test station, check the fuel
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system 3. The gun four must be fired and
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pass.
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Presentation techniques acceptance test.
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Today of course it is degrees cold in
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Kamos Amore. What time are you 30 today?
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5 degrees 3.
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5°. So,
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we put on hoods, remove the warm part of
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the face.
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This is exactly the form in which the
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journalist arrives the plane. They are
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not painted yet, right?
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Yes, it is true that the hydraulic
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pneumatic system is being tested. The
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exhaust system and fraction cleaners are
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being checked. When checking at a slow
13:01
pace, fences are checked that must be
13:03
within a certain tolerance.
13:05
That is to say, the sound of the
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airplane as it warms up
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very hot.
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As the body heats up and expands, we
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need to confirm this carefully in such
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situations.
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Everything will be
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It's okay, Costa.
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Such a boy is truly delightful to
13:23
observe. And yet the iron operates just
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as it does now.
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He functions. Of course, Titiano's
13:29
presence came in later stages.
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Genna, you are employed at an
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engineering center and the work
13:37
primarily involved analyzing databases
13:39
on a computer. The task wasn't engaging
13:42
for me personally, so someone else
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transferred it to a sheet. Since 2010,
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you've been working with wire setups,
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fostering excellent communication among
13:52
people in our large territory with one
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of the highest populations.
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Vladimir Cojikov, a senior engineer
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specializing in radio navigation and
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radar equipment, holds a degree from
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Siberian state. In this workplace, two
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university degrees have become the
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standard for excellence. The majority of
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employees here are highly educated
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professionals.
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Vladimir and his wife also graduated
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from the university in the same
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specialty.
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That's right.
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We studied together in the same course
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and she currently helps care for my
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children at my place playing an
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important role.
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Six.
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Your kids, right?
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Junior.
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The youngest is 2 years old. The oldest
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is 14.
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Years ahead. Will you consider
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accompanying him? Then work this way
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from us. The older child's keen interest
14:41
lies in aviation. It captivates them
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profoundly.
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Work for us and dad is an aviator. You
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are an aviator. Grandfather is an
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aviator. Brother is an aviator. His wife
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also works at the factory.
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You have your own big dynasty too, don't
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you?
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Odin began with my father who came in
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the year 2002 1000. Our factory when I
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was still a school boy, I worked on the
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territory of the factory. Now I realize
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that I like it.
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During the armed conflict in Syria,
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Vladimir worked for six months at the
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Kamemium air base for which he received
15:17
the gratitude of the president and the
15:18
status of a combat veteran.
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The next stage involves inspecting fuel
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rods followed by moving to her specific
15:26
workplace. It's not hard to envision the
15:29
Sue35 fighter dynamically soaring
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through the skies.
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[Music]
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Fuel up.
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In addition to the fuel rod, filling
15:40
stations check the fuel system itself.
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The electronics are fired by the cannon
15:45
and then sent for flight tests.
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This aircraft has already been marked,
15:50
painted, and prepared to continue
15:52
flying. Finally, the painted and tested
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aircraft leaves the workshop and goes to
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the airfield. There the car is being
16:00
prepared for the first flight in its
16:02
life and the test pilot personally
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inspects the brand new fighter.
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The sun's examination takes place on
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Earth itself as if the earth is taking
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an essential examination.
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Why me?
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We'll go the other way around together
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with
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other aircraft belong to the court
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family but plant employees
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named after Gagarin. Continuing his
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legacy within the homeront, his efforts
16:27
ensured that pilots stationed in the
16:29
critical CV zone would receive
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operational O in the earliest possible
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time frame.
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These are the new planes.
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[Music]