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The Cobra manuever demonstrates the aircraft's capability to withstand high-angles of attack in flight. Itself as a manuever, has little combat value.
Aside from the Su-27 series, the MiG-29s are pretty high AOA tolerant as well. I think any combat manuever is a stressful manuever. But as high performance machines, thats what they are built for, and will survive repetitions of such maneuvers without breaking apart in mid air (with proper maintenance of course).
Yeap. Unfortunately, even with all the electronics and computers we stuff into planes nowadays, its still the Ejection Seat Counterweight that really makes the difference. That is, until we get artificial intelligence to start flying jets into combat...
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