This airplane might be old, but it is a legend! It has served Eastern Europe and Russia for over 50 years and is still in service in some countries. True, there are much better aircraft today, but the MiG-21 remains my favorite!
Việt Nam chúng tôi đang kỷ niệm 50 năm chiến thắng Điện Biên Phủ trên không và chúng tôi rất tự hào vì Mig 21 đã góp công rất lớn trong chiến thắng trước đế quốc Mỹ vào năm 1972
@@jakobfast4401 Изучал на военной кафедре МАИ. До сих пор в голове фразы «для обеспечения более или менее единообразной техники пилотирования…» Это вроде про АРУ-3В.
What a great film,especially the cockpit with the plane powered up,a rare sight indeed! Thanks so much for putting this film about these remarkable aircraft up, it's nice to get such an up close look at something so rare for most people!
I must say that for such an old aircraft it's still amazing what it is capable of today. Simple, rugged, reliable and packs quite the punch. What's not to like??
Very nice and rare video. BTW, I know this fighter very well. I used to work on it as technician during my 2 years in military service 25 years ago. Nice to see them again. My plane was No.2205 type MF in former Czechoslovak fighter base located in Bechyně. She died in 1991 in scrappyard somewhere in Czech Rep. Such a sad destiny. :-(
Probably one of the most cost effective jet fighters of the 20th century. Brilliant piece of engineering. The first Soviet frontline fighter, designed from the outset, to be equipped with long range air-to-air missiles and targeting radar.
I've read about US F-14 pilots who flew with Croation MIG-21s during eastern european exercises, the American pilots respected the 21s from what they saw. The Croations, along with the Czech, keep their MIG 21s in impeccable condition.
I flew 4 flights in the MIG-21 back in the early 1990's. It was obsolete then, but it was a great design for it's time and mission. I got to fight an F-16 in it; very interesting.
@@Samer-sm6nf they probably "respected" the migs because they didnt want to be mean. im sure that they made fun of them when they came back. like american f18 pilots when they trained against german mig 29's
ionuttamasan Hiya. No mistake. The mig21 is a good dog fighter (remember, we were talking pilots of equal skill), and still out turns and out accelerates many aircraft in current service. As for it only being an interceptor: there are many folks who have been bombed by Mig21's in recent years, or photo'd by recce 21's. Not to mention the cold war threat of whole squadrons of 21's equipped for spraying NATO troops with chemical agent if the balloon had ever gone up.
Awsome video!! I am an American and an airplane buff. The video is great and shows the MIG -21 in and out. I wish we had more videos like this. The MIG-21 was the answer to our F-4. Both very capeable aircraft. From the video, I wouldn't want to mess with the MIG-21 today. Still bad to the bone. Better then an F-4? Let the experts figure that one out.
The reason for that is that the US continued to develop and use better fighters (F-14,F-15, F-16, F-18, F-22) while some third rate countries continued to use outdated and dangerous to operate MiG-21's. India is getting rid of it's 21's as fast as it can so as to not loose more pilots to it. But just to be complete, the F4 is still in service with Egypt, Germany, Greece, Iran, Japan, S Korea and Turkey. And in the US as a target drone.
NOTHING like a rubber-facecup Phazotron radar! But W/O those drop tanks, you BETTER BE ON FINAL 40 minutes after takeoff! A FRIEND BOUGHT ONE FOR just $80G - from Poland! 700 hrs on the airframe, just 70 on the engine! We pulled that HUGE old radar and balanced it back with batteries- no start-cart necessary! GREAT design! Only a few sizes of screws & bolts, phat tires for grass fields, AND EVERYTHING IMPORTANT RAN DOWN THAT 'SPINE". State Dept. stole our 23-mm cannon & left the seat ARMED!
Did i see that correctly? Were they ground firing the cannon with the plane on jacks? Recoil shook the plane pretty good. You would think you could just pull a breaker or bypass a squat switch to put the plane in "air" mode. Either way, the Mig21 is a good looking old bird, I've always loved the Russian cockpit colors. Great video and thanks for not covering up the jet noise with music.
I really love this plane. Pity that none of aircraft displayed in this video does not exist anymore. :-( Only the number 4003 is used for static display as a monument. I think this video shows their last flight in 2005. (after which they were offered for sale and scrapped in 2006)
Аж сердце защимило. Вспомнил как сидел я маленьким пацаном в кабине МиГ-21 в 1976 на авиационном празднике на аэродроме Бекетовка. Как же это было круто...
@@ОлегСмирнов-б1б Да. Я знаю. В 70-е там были L-29 потом L-39, это всё "парты" Качинского училища. Другую технику пригоняли только по праздникам. Сейчас да, там ничего нет. Редко бываю в тех краях. Только когда в Волгоград наведываюсь.
What is the big dial-thingy under the HUG for? Is that part of the the ground-controlled intercept system, to show the pilot which way to fly? How about the little trefoil-looking lights on either side of it? What are those for? I also wonder about the big "F" on the safety padding.
The delta wing MiG-21 did bleed energy relatively quickly in a turn, but still turned better than the F-4. But as I have stated prior, turn rates aren't the most important aspect of a fighter. Speed and firepower are more important, that is why the F-4 is a better fighter than the MiG-21.
We tend to laugh at the MiG-21, but it was built as a cheap, high speed, all weather interceptor. Just because something is cheap doesn't mean it sucks as we learned in Vietnam. Remember that while the Raptor and Typhoon outclass the Fishbed, those fighters are still pretty rare.
Beautifull aircraft, still in front line service with the Indian Air Force. This video is fantastic and shows off the elegant good looks of this iconic fighter which entered service more than sixty years ago !
The Squadron had stopped its flying operations from June 30, 2022. The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Friday retired the No. 51 'swordarms' MiG-21 fighter Squadron based in Srinagar. With this the IAF is left with three MiG-21 Bison squadrons, which will be phased out in the next three years.
nice vid. i live in wilmington, de and saw one fly over the other day while working on the river. very rare to see around here haha. almost couldn't believe it.
1959-1962 the F-4 set 15 speed, altitude and time to altitude records. None of these records were ever beaten by a MiG-21. The F-4's normal AA weapons load out was 4 Aim-7 and 4 Aim-9. The maximum AA load out of the MiG-21 was 6 short range AA-8, and this was rarely used. True the Navy F-4's never had a cannon, but the USAF F-4E carried the M61 Vulcan which totally out classed the cannon carried by the MiG-21. Not opinion, just facts.
It's amazing I just saw one for sale on trade a plane for $80k in flying condition a 2 seat trainer. Maintenance is probably out of the range for normal folks but 80k to go Mach 2 that would be really cool. Nice video looks like those guys know what they are doing.
one sleek air craft... a pleasure to watch and fly... its down right one of the best aircrafts... it was rated no.3 all over the world by a survey by discovery.
@MANdroid81 I work at the air port its amazing to hear that plane go. We are in class some weekends and the whole building shakes. Very cool! I think they are going to have another air show in a couple years make sure you come!
Piękne to były maszyny, miały w sobie coś niesamowitego :) Pamiętam je w latach 70-tych jak startowały z lotniska w Sianożętach, niziutko nad naszymi domkami, budząc wszystkich o 6 rano :)
@penguinskywalker I figured the SU-17 more comparable to the F-8 but youre right about the F-104 and the MiG-21 as far as speed and climb. I only figured the F-100 because of the manueverability. But the F5 has that covered. Interesting. It takes at least 2 aircraft of the time in the western inventory to compare to such a single, and wonderful, soviet fighter. I love MiG's. :D
Beautiful aircraft for her age, there are two of them rotting away in a hangar next to mine. It's a shame, but there built like tanks so it'll take more than age for her to rot away. Great video.
well thats a gun sight,it can be varied with distance just like shown in video,when circle is big means the target is very near when the circle if small means the target is far.the screen in which the circle was appeared is known as HUD means heads up display.
I learned from a former Vietnamese MiG-21 pilot. Well! May be different airforce have different SOP! Btw, is that radar cone at the air intake able to move forward and backward manually/automatically?
The subject was F-4's vs MiG-21's, but I'll take the change of subject as admission that you can't argue with the facts I've presented on that score. But I am perfectly willing to talk overall numbers: The US lost 198 fighter aircraft to MiG's over Vietnam while shooting down 221 MiG's. 224 if you count the 3 MiG-21's shot down by B52 tail gunners. Your claim of 350 would not be correct even if one were to include attack, bomber, reconnaissance aircraft and helicopters lost to MiG's.
Nice video. Russians always did make nice aircraft, like US and Russian aircraft both, like the F4 for its armament and the MIG 21 for its looks and performance.
The F-4 was better armed, had a longer combat range, better radar and was faster than the MiG-21. The MiG bettered the Phantom in only one area, turn radius. And there had never been any acknowledgment" by "the US" that the MiG-21 was the best jet of its time. And there should not be as that assertion simply is not true.
Hi YF681. While I agree that the Mig21 is an outstanding aircraft, and has been in front line service for decades, it is no longer classed as a leading edge interceptor/fighter (although is still a good dog fighter). So, assuming the two pilots were equal, and the combat was no holds barred (so likely to be BVR), how do you think the Mig21 would beat an F35. What weapons do you think the Mig would use. Of course, there would have to be a serviceable F35 to start with lol (not many of those)
So you now admit the F-4 was faster? And the MiG-21 did not break any speed, time to climb or altitude F-4 records. It just never happened as recorded by the keeper of such records, the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. And there is no internationally recognized record that is kept for "turn rate" and if there were some biplane would own it not the MiG-21. And irregardless I had already stated that the MiG-21 could out turn the F-4.
Hi YF681. Thanks for the reply. I am starting to see your reasoning now, but am also realising you seem to know little of the 35's avionic systems, or manoeuvrability. It might be worth you checking out the 35's weapon aiming system, and its integrated pilots helmet. Then you would see that your comment on the HUD, would have no effect on the outcome of a dogfight. If current gen fighters can slew their aiming sights sideways (not using HUD), why do you think the 35 would not be able to?
@Artaxeus You CAN buy these for civilian use, found one up for sale today, only thing your not able to have is the Nuke interface package, all the switches still light up and such, but it will not work. Saw it on "trade a plane" for a phenomenal amount of money.
@stefaan10111992 Guess! Hint: it's ALWAYS slung under a hardpoint- or you're flying THRU the particles! But the '21 is/was rarely used other than as a point--defense interceptor, in which role it is still is OUTSTANDING! .
I'd rather they remade the MiG-21, but with more than 45 minutes of endurance. Ridiculously short range was the only serious flaw the MIG-21 had, and I think doubling that time would be far more useful on an everyday basis than thrust vectoring nonsense.
Another great characteristic of the plane was that it was very easy to maintain. This allowed the MIG-21 to be sold, traded or given to given to dozens of developing countries during the cold war. The U.S. designed the Freedom Fighter (F-5?) for the same purpose, but it was not nearly as successful as the MIG 21.
I was recently at an airshow (wings over Illawarra 2022) and there were, very surprising to see in australia, 3 migs. A 15, 17, and 19. They were from the indian airforce and now disused.
Yeah I love the show Dogfights. I'll PM you a link where I got my information though. Also, vietcong =/= NVA. The VC were basically insurgent fighters who were separate from the official army. They didn't have ROE, didn't answer to the government, and knew the jungle like the back of their hands. The NVA were more organized but had a larger chain of command because they answered to the government. Can't explain well in a comment but basically vietcong = guerrilla fighters. NVA = main army.
True that the MiG21 and F4 were built for different purposes. Perhaps a better match for the MiG21 is the F8 Crusader. The F8 shot down 4 MiG21's with no loss to MiG21's. Three F8's were lost, but to MiG17's, but the F8 also shot down 15 MiG17's. The F8 proved to be the best pure fighter in the Vietnam war.
@florianska6 I think Our B-52 isn't much newer than the "Bear" so You're not alone. Good designs that fit their function and are adaptable will always be around,especially if the price is good.
Part two lol. Also the migs weapons would not be true all aspect use, and would not be be as effective in either heat seeking or radar guided modes. While the 35 would have true all aspect mssiles, look up/down radar, and possibly optical guidance too. the ecm system on the 35 is still better than the upgrade on the 21. Just curious as to your thoughts here. But thanks for the reply :)
Hangar , stojanka , pas startowy i komenda klapy start zezwalam i mig pięknie szedł do góry. Następnie przestrzelenie NR23 a potem załadowanie amunicji , szkoda że nie pokazano próby silnika na hamowni . To wszystko widziałem na własne oczy w latach 72/74 służąc w lotnictwie .
И небыло нищих,у всех была работа и Все строили светлое будущее... Что с миром люди сделали!? И ради каких таких Денег!? Главное-то будущее детей без Войны!!!
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This airplane might be old, but it is a legend! It has served Eastern Europe and Russia for over 50 years and is still in service in some countries. True, there are much better aircraft today, but the MiG-21 remains my favorite!
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Yes! Really! Very good model for his time! 21 - big in Vietnam!... I really was sitting in this airplane. Very comfortable!
@@ra1ajw wowo
@@Akhil24kumar445 I never no be in Vietnam. I was very little in children's camp, where stay this airplane.
It's very wonderful! :-)
16 Years ago and the MiG-21 still my favorite
Очень приятно. Я же обслуживал данный тип. СДэшник. Был МиГ-21БИС. Полк стоял в Молдавии. Очень приятно.
Мне так кажется или это уже действительно допотопно?!
Việt Nam chúng tôi đang kỷ niệm 50 năm chiến thắng Điện Biên Phủ trên không và chúng tôi rất tự hào vì Mig 21 đã góp công rất lớn trong chiến thắng trước đế quốc Mỹ vào năm 1972
выпускался из КВАТУ(Кал-д)по этому аппарату,попал в ПВО на СУ-15ТМ,вовремя слинял.Спец-сть-СД
@@jakobfast4401 Изучал на военной кафедре МАИ. До сих пор в голове фразы «для обеспечения более или менее единообразной техники пилотирования…» Это вроде про АРУ-3В.
@@ebaltyx КВАТУ уже давно нет, на территории какие то склады. Был там 20 лет назад 😔
What a great film,especially the cockpit with the plane powered up,a rare sight indeed! Thanks so much for putting this film about these remarkable aircraft up, it's nice to get such an up close look at something so rare for most people!
I must say that for such an old aircraft it's still amazing what it is capable of today.
Simple, rugged, reliable and packs quite the punch. What's not to like??
The short range.
@@PauloPereira-jj4jv if it gets the job done, it gets the job done
Yes it is a good plane for its time, but because technology advances the mig 21 will face something like a F-35 or F-18
This mig21bis shot paf f16 In 2019
@@PauloPereira-jj4jv IIRC, the purpose was to be a short range but quick interceptor.
Perhaps the best Mig 21 video ever. Great filmmaking. Love the intro with the instruments
and radar functions. Great plane. Thanks for posting!
Hii
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are you alive?
@@kashiftechgaming no
Very nice and rare video. BTW, I know this fighter very well. I used to work on it as technician during my 2 years in military service 25 years ago. Nice to see them again. My plane was No.2205 type MF in former Czechoslovak fighter base located in Bechyně. She died in 1991 in scrappyard somewhere in Czech Rep. Such a sad destiny. :-(
So sad...
Probably one of the most cost effective jet fighters of the 20th century. Brilliant piece of engineering. The first Soviet frontline fighter, designed from the outset, to be equipped with long range air-to-air missiles and targeting radar.
Exactly!
Thank you. It is good to see how well they are taken care of. I love these planes and they remind me of my childhood.
I live in Serbia and this thing flies over my head every day...I love when it breaks the sound wall
Still today?
@@werwerwerwer-vd3cg sometimes, now it's mostly mig29
@@Sega1544 wow your account is still activ!
@@werwerwerwer-vd3cg yeah lol it's linked to the Gmail account I use for most stuff
I've read about US F-14 pilots who flew with Croation MIG-21s during eastern european exercises, the American pilots respected the 21s from what they saw. The Croations, along with the Czech, keep their MIG 21s in impeccable condition.
I flew 4 flights in the MIG-21 back in the early 1990's. It was obsolete then, but it was a great design for it's time and mission. I got to fight an F-16 in it; very interesting.
The F-14 pilots didn't respect it at all. It is a relic of the Cold War era that the Tomcat would have destroyed 100 to 1. Quit with your BS.
@@Samer-sm6nf they probably "respected" the migs because they didnt want to be mean. im sure that they made fun of them when they came back. like american f18 pilots when they trained against german mig 29's
Amazing fotage! We Americans don't often get an up close look at former WarsawPact aircraft. Thanks for sharing.
ionuttamasan
Hiya. No mistake. The mig21 is a good dog fighter (remember, we were talking pilots of equal skill), and still out turns and out accelerates many aircraft in current service. As for it only being an interceptor: there are many folks who have been bombed by Mig21's in recent years, or photo'd by recce 21's. Not to mention the cold war threat of whole squadrons of 21's equipped for spraying NATO troops with chemical agent if the balloon had ever gone up.
It was the queen of skies in cold war when the sabers were in the sky and is still operating in many of the worlds forces!! Long live Mig 21
+12yewrs those see this comment after 5
@@Akhil24kumar445 haha
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@@cheekychupakabra you are alive oh my god, great to see man
@@cheekychupakabra and you are an indian and a muslim too i believe?
Awsome video!! I am an American and an airplane buff. The video is great and shows the MIG -21 in and out. I wish we had more videos like this. The MIG-21 was the answer to our F-4. Both very capeable aircraft. From the video, I wouldn't want to mess with the MIG-21 today. Still bad to the bone. Better then an F-4? Let the experts figure that one out.
Gorgeous plane. It just looks like it means business. The fact that it is STILL in service in 2012 says it all.
Ironically this video is from the Czech "Den MiGů Prague-Letňany", the last day the MiG-21 served with the czech airforce.
Very simple and effective combat plane! As we see he is still popular among people. Thank you.
15 years
Its a 60 yr old plane. Awesome design that was the best in its day and remains in service still around the world.
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The reason for that is that the US continued to develop and use better fighters (F-14,F-15, F-16, F-18, F-22) while some third rate countries continued to use outdated and dangerous to operate MiG-21's. India is getting rid of it's 21's as fast as it can so as to not loose more pilots to it.
But just to be complete, the F4 is still in service with Egypt, Germany, Greece, Iran, Japan, S Korea and Turkey. And in the US as a target drone.
Thanks for video.My father was flying on this plane and was on servers in Gradchani airfield in Chehoslovakia during 80s by the way.
This is the absolute best Mig 21 vid on youtube. So many things shown that you never see on other vids.
NOTHING like a rubber-facecup Phazotron radar! But W/O those drop tanks, you BETTER BE ON FINAL 40 minutes after takeoff! A FRIEND BOUGHT ONE FOR just $80G - from Poland! 700 hrs on the airframe, just 70 on the engine! We pulled that HUGE old radar and balanced it back with batteries- no start-cart necessary! GREAT design! Only a few sizes of screws & bolts, phat tires for grass fields, AND EVERYTHING IMPORTANT RAN DOWN THAT 'SPINE". State Dept. stole our 23-mm cannon & left the seat ARMED!
Did i see that correctly? Were they ground firing the cannon with the plane on jacks? Recoil shook the plane pretty good. You would think you could just pull a breaker or bypass a squat switch to put the plane in "air" mode. Either way, the Mig21 is a good looking old bird, I've always loved the Russian cockpit colors. Great video and thanks for not covering up the jet noise with music.
I really love this plane.
Pity that none of aircraft displayed in this video does not exist anymore. :-( Only the number 4003 is used for static display as a monument.
I think this video shows their last flight in 2005.
(after which they were offered for sale and scrapped in 2006)
26 Mig 21 ia crush în România 1990 -2015
Where. can I get one?
Thanks for the video, you don't usually see the details like this.
Аж сердце защимило. Вспомнил как сидел я маленьким пацаном в кабине МиГ-21 в 1976 на авиационном празднике на аэродроме Бекетовка. Как же это было круто...
А на Ту-104 летали?
@@SKNSV Нет. Не довелось. Их тогда уже мало стало. Ту-134 , и Ту-154 были "королями".
Тоже приходилось, только на Л 39. Сейчас часть в Бекетовке расформирована. Ничего не осталось...
@@ОлегСмирнов-б1б Да. Я знаю. В 70-е там были L-29 потом L-39, это всё "парты" Качинского училища. Другую технику пригоняли только по праздникам. Сейчас да, там ничего нет. Редко бываю в тех краях. Только когда в Волгоград наведываюсь.
Amazing how to this day this plane can still turn circles with some modern fighters. And after all these years she's still beautiful xD
That dog and those sounds as they were preparing those instruments was phenomal asmr
What is the big dial-thingy under the HUG for? Is that part of the the ground-controlled intercept system, to show the pilot which way to fly? How about the little trefoil-looking lights on either side of it? What are those for? I also wonder about the big "F" on the safety padding.
The delta wing MiG-21 did bleed energy relatively quickly in a turn, but still turned better than the F-4. But as I have stated prior, turn rates aren't the most important aspect of a fighter. Speed and firepower are more important, that is why the F-4 is a better fighter than the MiG-21.
We tend to laugh at the MiG-21, but it was built as a cheap, high speed, all weather interceptor. Just because something is cheap doesn't mean it sucks as we learned in Vietnam. Remember that while the Raptor and Typhoon outclass the Fishbed, those fighters are still pretty rare.
Thanks for sharing! The 21 has THE sexiest profile of any aircraft I've ever seen. I think it's the tail that does it for me. Thanks again, great vid.
Beautifull aircraft, still in front line service with the Indian Air Force. This video is fantastic and shows off the elegant good looks of this iconic fighter which entered service more than sixty years ago !
The Squadron had stopped its flying operations from June 30, 2022. The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Friday retired the No. 51 'swordarms' MiG-21 fighter Squadron based in Srinagar. With this the IAF is left with three MiG-21 Bison squadrons, which will be phased out in the next three years.
nice vid. i live in wilmington, de and saw one fly over the other day while working on the river. very rare to see around here haha. almost couldn't believe it.
MiG-21MF.. probably the best version with the most reliable engine among other MiG-21 variants
R-13-300!
incredible 1950s designs to protect the motherlands. Respect!!!.
No, 18 years. MiG-21 first flight was in 1956, F-16 first flight in 1974.
1959-1962 the F-4 set 15 speed, altitude and time to altitude records. None of these records were ever beaten by a MiG-21.
The F-4's normal AA weapons load out was 4 Aim-7 and 4 Aim-9. The maximum AA load out of the MiG-21 was 6 short range AA-8, and this was rarely used.
True the Navy F-4's never had a cannon, but the USAF F-4E carried the M61 Vulcan which totally out classed the cannon carried by the MiG-21.
Not opinion, just facts.
You could also cmpare it with Saab 35 Draken. Draken is more versatile though.
@hobosown
That is speed sensor - based on measuring ongoing air pressure
It's amazing I just saw one for sale on trade a plane for $80k in flying condition a 2 seat trainer. Maintenance is probably out of the range for normal folks but 80k to go Mach 2 that would be really cool. Nice video looks like those guys know what they are doing.
one sleek air craft... a pleasure to watch and fly... its down right one of the best aircrafts... it was rated no.3 all over the world by a survey by discovery.
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Хорошая машина . Хорошие были времена . И государство было .
Супер! Сделано в СССР!
@MANdroid81 I work at the air port its amazing to hear that plane go. We are in class some weekends and the whole building shakes. Very cool! I think they are going to have another air show in a couple years make sure you come!
Piękne to były maszyny, miały w sobie coś niesamowitego :) Pamiętam je w latach 70-tych jak startowały z lotniska w Sianożętach, niziutko nad naszymi domkami, budząc wszystkich o 6 rano :)
Не были, а есть!
@@RomanchandoFernadi W Polsce ich już nie ma
@penguinskywalker I figured the SU-17 more comparable to the F-8 but youre right about the F-104 and the MiG-21 as far as speed and climb. I only figured the F-100 because of the manueverability. But the F5 has that covered. Interesting. It takes at least 2 aircraft of the time in the western inventory to compare to such a single, and wonderful, soviet fighter. I love MiG's. :D
An excellent quality video - thanks for the viewing pleasure. This was a formiddable aircraft in its day.
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Beautiful aircraft for her age, there are two of them rotting away in a hangar next to mine. It's a shame, but there built like tanks so it'll take more than age for her to rot away. Great video.
that tiny "bang" before the cannon blasts were loading charges right?
Красавчик самолет!❤
One of the most sinister looking planes ever
Great vid
That RP-21 radar seem too old!. What is the pilot doing during the start on check?
well thats a gun sight,it can be varied with distance just like shown in video,when circle is big means the target is very near when the circle if small means the target is far.the screen in which the circle was appeared is known as HUD means heads up display.
Самый Красивый самолёт.
Ну, может и не самый... Но, крутой по тем временам, однозначно!
I learned from a former Vietnamese MiG-21 pilot. Well! May be different airforce have different SOP!
Btw, is that radar cone at the air intake able to move forward and backward manually/automatically?
The subject was F-4's vs MiG-21's, but I'll take the change of subject as admission that you can't argue with the facts I've presented on that score.
But I am perfectly willing to talk overall numbers:
The US lost 198 fighter aircraft to MiG's over Vietnam while shooting down 221 MiG's. 224 if you count the 3 MiG-21's shot down by B52 tail gunners.
Your claim of 350 would not be correct even if one were to include attack, bomber, reconnaissance aircraft and helicopters lost to MiG's.
Very nice video on the Fishbed. Kind of live a video version of Detail & Scale. Any footage of engine removal and installation?
Nice video. Russians always did make nice aircraft, like US and Russian aircraft both, like the F4 for its armament and the MIG 21 for its looks and performance.
thanks for this cool video. love this plane so much. my country still used this legendery aircrafr because its so great.
The F-4 was better armed, had a longer combat range, better radar and was faster than the MiG-21. The MiG bettered the Phantom in only one area, turn radius.
And there had never been any acknowledgment" by "the US" that the MiG-21 was the best jet of its time. And there should not be as that assertion simply is not true.
Hi YF681.
While I agree that the Mig21 is an outstanding aircraft, and has been in front line service for decades, it is no longer classed as a leading edge interceptor/fighter (although is still a good dog fighter). So, assuming the two pilots were equal, and the combat was no holds barred (so likely to be BVR), how do you think the Mig21 would beat an F35. What weapons do you think the Mig would use.
Of course, there would have to be a serviceable F35 to start with lol (not many of those)
Over 800 now lol and plenty more F35s are being made. I hope you've been well for the past 12 years.
So you now admit the F-4 was faster?
And the MiG-21 did not break any speed, time to climb or altitude F-4 records. It just never happened as recorded by the keeper of such records, the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale.
And there is no internationally recognized record that is kept for "turn rate" and if there were some biplane would own it not the MiG-21. And irregardless I had already stated that the MiG-21 could out turn the F-4.
Hi YF681. Thanks for the reply. I am starting to see your reasoning now, but am also realising you seem to know little of the 35's avionic systems, or manoeuvrability. It might be worth you checking out the 35's weapon aiming system, and its integrated pilots helmet. Then you would see that your comment on the HUD, would have no effect on the outcome of a dogfight. If current gen fighters can slew their aiming sights sideways (not using HUD), why do you think the 35 would not be able to?
@Artaxeus
You CAN buy these for civilian use, found one up for sale today, only thing your not able to have is the Nuke interface package, all the switches still light up and such, but it will not work. Saw it on "trade a plane" for a phenomenal amount of money.
THanks for posting this really interesting seeing the controls of one of these old things.
где эти 16 лет валялись? почему в реках только сейчас-2023 году вышли ?))
There is a gripen on the runway at 3:24. Right after the take off of the 2 MiG-21s.
The ground crew handlers, are overalls their uniform for the czech air force?
What a great upload about the legendary MIG 21. Thanks for uploading.
@stefaan10111992 Guess! Hint: it's ALWAYS slung under a hardpoint- or you're flying THRU the particles! But the '21 is/was rarely used other than as a point--defense interceptor, in which role it is still is OUTSTANDING! .
I'd rather they remade the MiG-21, but with more than 45 minutes of endurance. Ridiculously short range was the only serious flaw the MIG-21 had, and I think doubling that time would be far more useful on an everyday basis than thrust vectoring nonsense.
Another great characteristic of the plane was that it was very easy to maintain. This allowed the MIG-21 to be sold, traded or given to given to dozens of developing countries during the cold war. The U.S. designed the Freedom Fighter (F-5?) for the same purpose, but it was not nearly as successful as the MIG 21.
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Fantastic video of a Legendary aircraft. Thanks a ton! 5 stars. Though this deserves more than that.............
What are those explosions at 4:25?
I was recently at an airshow (wings over Illawarra 2022) and there were, very surprising to see in australia, 3 migs. A 15, 17, and 19. They were from the indian airforce and now disused.
is there a reasen that the cockpit is in green?
@Crashman2 The only thing better than flying fast aircraft is owning them :-) How is maintenance on your friends plane and how fast has he gone?
The flying kalashnikov.
Yeah I love the show Dogfights. I'll PM you a link where I got my information though. Also, vietcong =/= NVA. The VC were basically insurgent fighters who were separate from the official army. They didn't have ROE, didn't answer to the government, and knew the jungle like the back of their hands. The NVA were more organized but had a larger chain of command because they answered to the government. Can't explain well in a comment but basically vietcong = guerrilla fighters. NVA = main army.
True that the MiG21 and F4 were built for different purposes.
Perhaps a better match for the MiG21 is the F8 Crusader. The F8 shot down 4 MiG21's with no loss to MiG21's. Three F8's were lost, but to MiG17's, but the F8 also shot down 15 MiG17's.
The F8 proved to be the best pure fighter in the Vietnam war.
Man I love this plane most produced supersonic jet fighter in the world it broke many records
Fulcrum, Flanker are nice code names. Frogfoot however is just plain weird. Worse then Fishbed. Does the PAK-FA T-50 have a code name yet?
@ YF681 Surely it has more to do with the pilot?
Wow ... What a beautiful and dynamic bird is this, i really love this fighter jet ... 😘🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
@florianska6 I think Our B-52 isn't much newer than the "Bear" so You're not alone. Good designs that fit their function and are adaptable will always be around,especially if the price is good.
Does the Czech Air Force personnel usually wear overalls as their uniforms or was that just a special occasion??
Fine looking bird. Would the Starfighter have been the nearest US equivalent?
Nice machine. I remember MiG-21bis- it was good machine. MF is export but this mod very good.
No, that was just a very short burst. Those 23mm have a very high ROF. An odd stand set up for bore sighting the guns.
cheapest ones are $40,000. its a good thing the MiG 21 was the produced supersonic aircraft ever(about 13,000)
why is there a rad counter inside?
Hello did the Czech air force use MiG-21bis before?
Part two lol.
Also the migs weapons would not be true all aspect use, and would not be be as effective in either heat seeking or radar guided modes. While the 35 would have true all aspect mssiles, look up/down radar, and possibly optical guidance too. the ecm system on the 35 is still better than the upgrade on the 21.
Just curious as to your thoughts here. But thanks for the reply :)
my grandfather used 2 fly MIG 21, proud of him
Hangar , stojanka , pas startowy i komenda klapy start zezwalam i mig pięknie szedł do góry. Następnie przestrzelenie NR23 a potem załadowanie amunicji , szkoda że nie pokazano próby silnika na hamowni . To wszystko widziałem na własne oczy w latach 72/74 służąc w lotnictwie .
И небыло нищих,у всех была работа и Все строили светлое будущее... Что с миром люди сделали!? И ради каких таких Денег!? Главное-то будущее детей без Войны!!!
Hi! Anyone tell me how to look at those radar screen? why they got a radiometer close to the HUD?
The romanian air force still uses this beautiful bird so i think you can say that it passed the time test along time ago.
@Crashman2 The Polish actually sold it to you WITH the cannon? =O