Just like we would say with no difficulty that aircraft such as the F-15 or F-16 or F-22 are the best in the world (not because they are American, but because they are the best) , i think it would only be proper to say that aircraft such as the Sukhoi-27/30/35, and helicopters such as the Mil-8/17/171 and Mil-24/25/35, are also some of the best that the world has seen , and indeed as has been prov