No the Extra is alot nicer then the sukhoi. The cowl is very nice and landing gear are really good also. The thing that kills the Sukhoi's landing gear is how long they are. I also had a bad cowl with the Sukhoi, but one phone call and i got another 1 in a few days. I had a Os 50 in my Sukhoi and it too was tail heavy. So I put a os 61 in it and it was way cooool!