SUKHOI aerobatic aircraft, the model 26 and 31 single seaters, together with the tandem two-seat model 29, are the most remarkable light aircraft ever made. Their genesis came about through a combination of time, ambition, technology and economics that is unlikely to ever be repeated in any of our lifetimes. They are the ultimate ‘pilots’ aircraft’

Forget your Spitfire, Mustang, Concorde even. Nothing has the thoroughbred design and unique...