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Not sure where one would find definitive information on it but it seems to be 'common knowledge' that the Russian air force has to have such a capability becaus
by kwhitefoot 6y ago
Not sure where one would find definitive information on it but it seems to be 'common knowledge' that the Russian air force has to have such a capability because of the lack of development in distant parts of the country.
Anyway there are videos of aircraft doing it like this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVJWm0lf9v4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVJWm0lf9v4.
And this one is on a proper runway but illustrates the toughness of Russian/Soviet designs: a landing gear failure where the aircraft was apparently flying again after two or three days
https://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/a18021/su-27-landing-no-landing-gear-video/ https://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/a18021/su-27-landing...
Of course the A10 can also use dirt runways.