Aviation by Planes Wiki on Instagram: "What if the Su-27’s iconic ‘Cobra maneuver’ wasn’t just for airshows? It was designed to dodge missiles in combat—and it works. The Su-27 Flanker, Russia’s premier air superiority fighter, is renowned for its agility and raw power. Its ability to perform the Cobra maneuver—a sudden, near-vertical deceleration—was initially dismissed as a stunt. However, declassified Soviet documents reveal it was developed to evade incoming missiles during dogfights. During