Years ago at Oshkosh there was a Chinese MiG-21 flying demonstrations and his take-off routine was to roll at full throttle until he got to one of the landing lights along the runway where he would light the afterburner. These are single stage units and they make a VERY loud explosive THUMP! when they fire up. I saw him take off all week and along the runway spectators weren't anticipating the explosion from the burner and small children were always being knocked over by it. One evening I met the pilot and mentioned to him about the little kids going flying when he lit the burner and he laughed and said he'd have to watch for that next take-off. Which he did and found it hilarious. VERY rude and crude aircraft that up close has amazingly rough construction...but they worked well enough to do the job at hand.
Only the MiG-21 BIS produced 21k lbs thrust. The plane you're looking at probably only produces 17k lbs or even as low as 13 k. Man that's like $12,000 for an hours worth of fuel or $3 per second in fuel.
@@Gurkani-xv7kn thats not an F-13. The F-13s were singleseat interceptors, not tandem trainers (nothing on this lines up with the F-13 except for the shockcone). This jet specifically is a MiG-21US model. Meaning it's a mid production model with newer flaps and avionics, but still with the older/basic R-11 engines, with about 13k Ibs of thrust. Later MiG-21UM models use the R-13 engines but these are rarer (and more readily found in Europe)
That's my home towns air museum! I've been there a few times since I was a kid. That mig, and the f104 sitting fairly close to each other always use to blow my mind because they didn't care if you touched it, and got under it.... Or ya know... As a kid stick your head in the exhaust haha lot of good memories with that mig.
1:46 4,500 gallons per hour = 75 gallons per minute, 1.25 gallons per second. Those figures are probably the rate in full afterburner, not cruise rate.
I knew an old rich guy who started the War Eagles Air Museum in Santa Teresa,New Mexico.He bought retired squadrons of Mig-17's and 21's from countries like that,and traded most to buy other aircraft for his museum.His personal airplane that he and his wife flew around the US in was a Cessna 425,which I flew from Wichita to his museum to work on a couple of times.
The planes from the bottom of river beds are a touch bit simpler. Like a Ship of Theseus.. a lot of the aluminum panels are completely replaced. This is far too complex.
@@calvinnickel9995 I mean with a plane on the bottom of the ocean you don’t have much to go off of, so yea, it would be like building it from scratch mostly But with this, it’s mostly intact other than probably the engine
Jimmy, don't do it, don't do it, don't do it. No No NO!!! Remember, without ammunition the Air Force would be just an expensive flying club. Love your channel.
I just started seeing you on Facebook. I just subscribed and love the videos. I got my private pilot license in 97. I got busy raising my two daughters after my wife passed away in 08. Now, I have just started going back to the airport to see all my old pilot friends. My very first Instructor and good friend just bought a 6 cylinder Cessna 172. Not sure how long it would take to get me current again. I need to get a pilot medical first. Love the content
Just about. The Mig 21 was the world’s premier fighter for 20 years. The F-16 was built specifically to beat it and a Mig-21BIS was actually as good in the horizontal and slightly superior in the vertical than an A model F-16 due to its insane thrust to weight ratio. Of course later F-16s perform better and have much better weapons and sensors.. the F-16 being at the beginning of its development cycle vs the Mig-21 being at the pinnacle of it. Mikoyan itself wouldn’t beat its own creation until the Mig-29.
Greg Shepard is the big MiG guru there in Florida. He’s restored MiG-15’s, -17’s and a MiG-21 back to flight status. You should hit him up and see what he has in his hangar!
Got a call from a Nigerian prince who was trying to get his Air Force out of the country. All he needed was $1000 to clear customs so I helped him out. Waiting for a thank you.
Holy cow this is Cavanaugh air flight museum!! I volunteered there for over half a decade. Man I miss Addison Texas.. that's also the airport I took my flight lessons from- monarch air flight school is right next to the museum- All the Russian planes were my babies I was in charge of.. I'm from Russia so it only made sense and yes I also adopted even the polish Iskra. This is a Mig-21UM originally polish if my memory serves me right that got repainted into Vietnamese colors though if I'm not mistaken Vietnamese were never delivered training versions strictly single combat seaters as they either trained in Moscow or China before being sent to their units. MiG-21 were used extremely sparingly and it is said that the kill loss ratio was actually in the MiG-21 favor of 4 to 1. Edit: small correction 🥸🇷🇺over 11,400 were produced from 1959-1985 or 26 years. So even if from 1966-1984 or 18 years half were lost that would mean over 200 aircraft per year as 438 were made annually. That statistic is made up and doesn't make any sense.
I like all the leaves and debris at the bottom of the engine on the MIG-21...maybe it won't fly much more with that engine or any other engine for that matter :-)
I see that as Jimmy's childlike side. Easily distracted by shiny objects. I suspect his wife grounds him when these itches strike. Of course that's one thing that makes him interesting... probably to her, too. And especially to his kids!
In China and some parts of the eastern block these things were abandoned in kids playgrounds and used as play structures. I haven't seen one in a kids playground recently - so presumably they've been chucked out. I think paying 50k for playground scrap is probably a bit on the high end - you might want to negotiate for a better price - like zero.
Funny, Was sitting in the fire station in mid to late 80's I think. I see an ad for Mig 21's. In crates delivered to New York, $50,000.00 dollars. My co -worker called and asked how many they had,,, the guy says "How many do you want????"
A4 Skyhawk, that plane was painted in homage to the A4Q of the Argentine Navy that fought in the Malvinas, the owner is in prison so I guess that's why they put it up for sale
This would be no different than buying a $30k Ferrari or Lamborghini sure $50k jet, but with $500k to over a mill in repair, certifications, insurance and other maintenance costs. I may not own a jet but have been flying for 40yrs (since 17yrs old) as a private pilot who worked up from a Cessna 170 to my current ride a Cirrus SR22 GTS-X G3 which was fairly new when I got it, but with insurance, maintenance and other fees? Can get expensive very fast.
@@182QKFTW Nope, torque in backwards countries is still measured in foot-pounds, the rest of us use Newton metres. Nowhere (not even the USA) use pound-foot.
@@itsverygreen532 You are simply wrong There is foot-pound, *AND Pound -Feet* They have different meaning. And if it wasn't for our country, yours would ruled by Communists or the Naz
They probably all crashed trying to intercept SR-71's! There's a guy in Reno that could probably hook you up with all the pieces to get it airworthy...
Lets see 4501 x $8.21 (California summer blend) is $37,000.00 per hour after you spend a million for the airworthiness certificate. I wonder if the DMV can help? And NO Jimmy, this would make a very small motorhome bus.
I'm sure you know about the F14s that the Iranian's have but can't find parts for. They were purchased by Iran before the revolution but after the revolution the US put a ban on selling parts to Iran. I wonder if you could get a deal on 3 or 4 of them. 3 or 4 might make one flyable bird.
Get a part of the Elvis Jet at www.SaveThe310.com before they are gone forever
JIMMY! NO. You dont need another rescue plane! NO, now put that idea out of your head young man!
Just read the title and thought: What could possibly go wrong?
With Jimmy......how much time do we have to list things off. Lol
Everything. And that's why we're here
After your 1/4 million dollar purchase of the Elvis jet you’d think you would have come to your senses. 😂.
It isn't a 'FISHBED'- that's the single seater. What you have here is a 'MONGOL', the UM trainer.
Mig 21 is FOXBAT not Fishbed
Correction Mig25 n0t FOXBAT. That wasthe Mig 25/ My Bad
Poteto potato. A two seater f-18 doesn't stop from been an f-18
MiG21US former Vietnamese Air Force
@@lcfflc3887 yes but it was the F-18B/D
Years ago at Oshkosh there was a Chinese MiG-21 flying demonstrations and his take-off routine was to roll at full throttle until he got to one of the landing lights along the runway where he would light the afterburner. These are single stage units and they make a VERY loud explosive THUMP! when they fire up. I saw him take off all week and along the runway spectators weren't anticipating the explosion from the burner and small children were always being knocked over by it.
One evening I met the pilot and mentioned to him about the little kids going flying when he lit the burner and he laughed and said he'd have to watch for that next take-off. Which he did and found it hilarious. VERY rude and crude aircraft that up close has amazingly rough construction...but they worked well enough to do the job at hand.
@@recoilrob324 is like Peppa Pig and we all get to laughing and fall down
The neighbors Corvette has nothing on this! Makes me want to get one and park it in the driveway 😉
My friends highschool an elementary school now has a F 84 thunderstreak as a mascot The Enka NC jet pretty cool
@@Carlos-r5n2bthat's awesome 👍😎
Hope you don't have an HOA!
@@KutWrite nope, could never live in a communist neighborhood, this is America 😉🤣😂🤣
@@FunWithCars716 I agree, though I'd call it fascist.
Only the MiG-21 BIS produced 21k lbs thrust. The plane you're looking at probably only produces 17k lbs or even as low as 13 k. Man that's like $12,000 for an hours worth of fuel or $3 per second in fuel.
The exact model of this MiG-21 is the MiG-21 F-13 which has a after burner thrust of 5010 kgf (11,045 lbs of thrust)
@@Gurkani-xv7kn thats not an F-13. The F-13s were singleseat interceptors, not tandem trainers (nothing on this lines up with the F-13 except for the shockcone). This jet specifically is a MiG-21US model. Meaning it's a mid production model with newer flaps and avionics, but still with the older/basic R-11 engines, with about 13k Ibs of thrust. Later MiG-21UM models use the R-13 engines but these are rarer (and more readily found in Europe)
@@peerschulz2029 ah thanks for explaining i just play war thunder and its the closet looking Mig-21
That's my home towns air museum! I've been there a few times since I was a kid. That mig, and the f104 sitting fairly close to each other always use to blow my mind because they didn't care if you touched it, and got under it.... Or ya know... As a kid stick your head in the exhaust haha lot of good memories with that mig.
1:46 4,500 gallons per hour = 75 gallons per minute, 1.25 gallons per second. Those figures are probably the rate in full afterburner, not cruise rate.
I’m patiently waiting on update videos about the T-6 and MiG 15 😊
I knew an old rich guy who started the War Eagles Air Museum in Santa Teresa,New Mexico.He bought retired squadrons of Mig-17's and 21's from countries like that,and traded most to buy other aircraft for his museum.His personal airplane that he and his wife flew around the US in was a Cessna 425,which I flew from Wichita to his museum to work on a couple of times.
great dinghy for the Elvis jet / bus
A reliable workhorse. Much respect.
I mean, we’ve restored planes from the bottom of river beds, I’m more than confident with some love this thing could fly
Maybe a cockpit switch or lever.
The planes from the bottom of river beds are a touch bit simpler. Like a Ship of Theseus.. a lot of the aluminum panels are completely replaced.
This is far too complex.
@@calvinnickel9995 I mean with a plane on the bottom of the ocean you don’t have much to go off of, so yea, it would be like building it from scratch mostly
But with this, it’s mostly intact other than probably the engine
Consider creating "Jimmys World air museum" a history of outstandingly bad financial decisions, the possibilities are endless.
Jimmy, don't do it, don't do it, don't do it. No No NO!!! Remember, without ammunition the Air Force would be just an expensive flying club. Love your channel.
Since Nigeria is across the Atlantic at ~6K miles and you get~300 miles (one way) per flight, what could possibly go wrong?
I just started seeing you on Facebook. I just subscribed and love the videos. I got my private pilot license in 97. I got busy raising my two daughters after my wife passed away in 08. Now, I have just started going back to the airport to see all my old pilot friends. My very first Instructor and good friend just bought a 6 cylinder Cessna 172. Not sure how long it would take to get me current again. I need to get a pilot medical first. Love the content
Jimmy what happened to the Mid15 & T6 you Bought ?
2:09 "That goes in there a long way!"
*Thats what she said*
I had to, sorry 😂
0:45 Jet engine thrust is measured in pounds, not pound feet.
Pounds-force.. as written lbf. Pounds is weight.
@@calvinnickel9995 Incorrect. As I said, jet engine thrust is measured in pounds (lbs). There's no such thing as pounds-force.
The best jet ever built.Only few pilots can really use it because thus jet it' s really NO MERCY!
Just about.
The Mig 21 was the world’s premier fighter for 20 years. The F-16 was built specifically to beat it and a Mig-21BIS was actually as good in the horizontal and slightly superior in the vertical than an A model F-16 due to its insane thrust to weight ratio. Of course later F-16s perform better and have much better weapons and sensors.. the F-16 being at the beginning of its development cycle vs the Mig-21 being at the pinnacle of it.
Mikoyan itself wouldn’t beat its own creation until the Mig-29.
Good for target practice if you’re flying a Phantom. Well you can make believe your firing live ammo.
MiG-21U Mongol A. My dream aircraft!🤩
Looks like a great jimmy buy!
Aww the museum was a nice little day trip when I was down there visiting friends
0:45 LBF is the force exerted by a pound mass on Earth's surface. It is not pound feet as you said which is a torque measurement
Be strong enough to be honest and kind
Greg Shepard is the big MiG guru there in Florida. He’s restored MiG-15’s, -17’s and a MiG-21 back to flight status. You should hit him up and see what he has in his hangar!
Got a call from a Nigerian prince who was trying to get his Air Force out of the country. All he needed was $1000 to clear customs so I helped him out. Waiting for a thank you.
This is at the Addison Air Museum looked at this plane myself pretty cool
Holy cow this is Cavanaugh air flight museum!! I volunteered there for over half a decade. Man I miss Addison Texas.. that's also the airport I took my flight lessons from- monarch air flight school is right next to the museum-
All the Russian planes were my babies I was in charge of.. I'm from Russia so it only made sense and yes I also adopted even the polish Iskra.
This is a Mig-21UM originally polish if my memory serves me right that got repainted into Vietnamese colors though if I'm not mistaken Vietnamese were never delivered training versions strictly single combat seaters as they either trained in Moscow or China before being sent to their units. MiG-21 were used extremely sparingly and it is said that the kill loss ratio was actually in the MiG-21 favor of 4 to 1.
Edit: small correction 🥸🇷🇺over 11,400 were produced from 1959-1985 or 26 years. So even if from 1966-1984 or 18 years half were lost that would mean over 200 aircraft per year as 438 were made annually. That statistic is made up and doesn't make any sense.
Just what you need another tapped out aircraft. Cmon Jimmy
Nigeria is due east jimmy😂😂
More than 155 miles though , last time I looked, so they wouldn't get to Florida !
Hey I saw that plane before at an air museum. but sadly they are closing
Now I might start watching this channel.
I like all the leaves and debris at the bottom of the engine on the MIG-21...maybe it won't fly much more with that engine or any other engine for that matter :-)
2:39 now THOSE are super-sonic bees!
You need to get my favorite fighter plane "the Corsair" aka Whistling Death! Jimmy! 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
I want that one aswell
Love your videos man, keep doing what you’re doing! 😊
Fly it!!!
Nice Video 👍
What ever happened to the MIG-15 from a year ago?
Jimmy, what about the MIG15, T6, 421, 310???? Getting to be too many projects here.
I see that as Jimmy's childlike side. Easily distracted by shiny objects. I suspect his wife grounds him when these itches strike.
Of course that's one thing that makes him interesting... probably to her, too. And especially to his kids!
@@KutWrite LOL, I got grounded from playing with a friend when I came home REALLY Drunk, wife didn't like that.
After a Mountain Dew and some Chik-fil-a, I'm sure Jimmy will come to his senses. Dear God I hope so. :)
Bro i saw that one on a plane sale app once, i couldn't believe it, but im still not 18 so, saddly, i couldn't buy it. ):
In China and some parts of the eastern block these things were abandoned in kids playgrounds and used as play structures. I haven't seen one in a kids playground recently - so presumably they've been chucked out. I think paying 50k for playground scrap is probably a bit on the high end - you might want to negotiate for a better price - like zero.
Is that nozzle movable with speed?
Sorry off topic.
Jimmy, Mentour Now! has a video "Airliners as private-jets, Smart or Dumb?!"
At 2:15 think it shows Elvis entering the plane.
Did you see the 3 Beechcraft Starships based there in Addison?
There is an airworthy one flying regularly at Signature KPIE.
Jimmy you are crazy!!! I know you're having fun!!!
is there a website for this with tanks?
probably my fav cold war jet
how much run way do i need and can i get that delivered?
I drive a 2002 pt cruiser. And it runs!
Jimmy how can you afford these planes? Just wondering 😮
What happened to the other old jet you bought? This one doesn't fly.
Even today a very capable fighter jet
Thrust is a force. POUNDS not pound - feet
The unit of force is Newton.
@antondichtl6557
And the unit of force is pounds-force. As written in the caption “lbf”.
Cool Jimmy, keep your eyes wide open! Chuckle....
Funny, Was sitting in the fire station in mid to late 80's I think. I see an ad for Mig 21's. In crates delivered to New York, $50,000.00 dollars. My co -worker called and asked how many they had,,, the guy says "How many do you want????"
They can spit out FOD too. Unique to Soviet vs. American aircraft.
Any idea what a A6 intruder would go for?
Is it safe to fly ?
How’s the plane you swamped the car for and how the private twin engine you bought for you and the family and the silver bullet
where the MiG21 at? ill buy it.
Call your Nigerian Banker, Jimmy.
A4 Skyhawk, that plane was painted in homage to the A4Q of the Argentine Navy that fought in the Malvinas, the owner is in prison so I guess that's why they put it up for sale
And the other Skyhawk is in tribute to the Argentine Air Force and I think it also belongs to the same owner, which is why it is unfinished.
Bro i saw this one on Aviation trader
I see engine stuff too
Try to make it fly again
I was just about to buy itt
$1 and they take care of shipping to my door lmao 🤣😂🤣😂
Jimmy Nigeria is roughly 5000 miles from Florida and only about 200 miles where I am. But either I do not want them. No mileage
Nigeria to Florida is a LOT of 155mi. legs! (EDIT: It's ~39 legs...fuel burn for the squadron is more math than I want to think about!!!)
That’s at my FBOs airport
I met you last time you came to Million Air there 👌🏻 awesome
very cool!
I drive a 2002 pt cruiser. And it runs!
I want one
The crazy thing about a globe planet... is the distance of Florida->Nigeria > Maine->Nigeria.
This would be no different than buying a $30k Ferrari or Lamborghini sure $50k jet, but with $500k to over a mill in repair, certifications, insurance and other maintenance costs. I may not own a jet but have been flying for 40yrs (since 17yrs old) as a private pilot who worked up from a Cessna 170 to my current ride a Cirrus SR22 GTS-X G3 which was fairly new when I got it, but with insurance, maintenance and other fees? Can get expensive very fast.
You should have bought the Falcon
Wait didn't he already buy a mig?
Jimmy, you are NUTS...SO AM I ! I LOVE IT! Keep on keeping on!
"pound feet of thrust" ... lol, I think you'll find it is pounds force of thrust ... foot-pounds is torque, pounds force is thrust.
Really who cares it goes over 1000MPH 😅 and your face pulls faces like this from the Gs🥴😱🤧🤣
Pound sand.
*Pound-foot of torque* ...not "foot-pounds" since you want to play Karen and wrongly correct Jimmy, I'll correct, you.
@@182QKFTW Nope, torque in backwards countries is still measured in foot-pounds, the rest of us use Newton metres. Nowhere (not even the USA) use pound-foot.
@@itsverygreen532 You are simply wrong There is foot-pound, *AND Pound -Feet* They have different meaning. And if it wasn't for our country, yours would ruled by Communists or the Naz
Hey Jimmy, we need a MIG update! Asking every week till it’s answered
He sold it to a guy that was supposed to give him updates on its restoration back to airworthy status
@@arkbluj I must have missed that somehow
So basically you are sitting on top of a lit rocket. Lol
I agree God bless America 🇺🇸 ✌️
They probably all crashed trying to intercept SR-71's!
There's a guy in Reno that could probably hook you up with all the pieces to get it airworthy...
Nigeria selling of the entyer airfoce lol, thats funny.
Lets see 4501 x $8.21 (California summer blend) is $37,000.00 per hour after you spend a million for the airworthiness certificate. I wonder if the DMV can help? And NO Jimmy, this would make a very small motorhome bus.
When you get bullied at school this is what you hope your parents will pull up in at the end of the day to pick you up.
Hang on, what happened to Mig-15?
It’s only over the Atlantic. It’s not like your have to cross the pacific ocean
send it to Tico
I'm sure you know about the F14s that the Iranian's have but can't find parts for. They were purchased by Iran before the revolution but after the revolution the US put a ban on selling parts to Iran. I wonder if you could get a deal on 3 or 4 of them. 3 or 4 might make one flyable bird.
That's crazy they're selling off all these aircraft and aircraft projects what the hell...
Mig a nice jet but not as quick as the English electric lightning which still holds the record for the fastest clim
Hello there
Your gonna need a bigger UA-cam channel !
Hahahahaha!!!!
Jimmy I think your getting a little off track on this one. Whatever happened to save the 310?