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2014-05-13 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Why the Russian MiG-21 is an effective warplane

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Posted by badanov 2014-05-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 The pilot's a helluva pilot.

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Posted by Pappy 2014-05-13 08:27|| 2014-05-13 08:27|| Front Page Top

#2 Credits to the fearless cameraman.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-05-13 09:18|| 2014-05-13 09:18|| Front Page Top

#3 I think cameraman had that puppy dog zoomed in quite a bit, perhaps some production software to center, take out the zoom and shake.

Still, tracked the plane and bomb release fairly well.

Posted by swksvolFF 2014-05-13 13:00|| 2014-05-13 13:00|| Front Page Top

#4 It's a decent-enough aircraft if you don't have any opposition, and you never have to bail out. Heck, a Piper Cub is an effective warplane against sitting ducks. The Vulcan ADA was designed to specifically take out the Mig-21. Of course, talking about "Mig-21" as a monolith is also nonsense -- there were more than 30 different variants, including those built in China (both under license and just plain copied).

Posted by Old Patriot 2014-05-13 14:01|| 2014-05-13 14:01|| Front Page Top

#5 Hey, he's learned how to 'toss' ordinance.
Probably has plenty of practice, at this point.

Posted by ed in texas 2014-05-13 19:10|| 2014-05-13 19:10|| Front Page Top

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