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A video showing a fighter jet making an aerobatic landing on an aircraft carrier is misrepresented as proof of the virtuosity of Russian military pilots.
The scene is spectacular: a fighter plane rears up, stands vertically and ends up landing gently on an aircraft carrier. It would illustrate, according to some, the capabilities of Russian aviation. But, as impressive as they are, these images come from a video game. However, the maneuver does exist but is carried out under certain conditions, as a former military aviator explained to the editorial staff of France 24 Observers.