Posted on 08/30/2016 7:31:32 AM PDT by C19fan
Military aircraft can have notoriously short lifespans, especially during periods of technological ferment. The most elite aircraft of World War I could become obsolete in a matter of months. Things werent much different in World War II. And at the dawn of the jet age, entire fleets of aircraft became passé as technologies matured. The advanced fighters that fought in the skies over Korea became junk just a few years later. But a few designs stand the test of the time. The B-52 Stratofortress first flew in 1952, yet remains in service today. New C-130s continue to roll off the production line, based on a design that became operational in 1954.
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The MiG-21 is a tractor with delta wings compared to most modern fighters and more than a few older ones. They were cheap, easy to fly and were handed out like party favors during the cold war. They were part of the Russian philosophy of quantity over quality, which is great if you’ve mastered the science of cloning fully trained pilots. So far the only one who has is George Lucas.
CC
The MIG-21 was originally designed to shoot down bombers. So the only job of the pilot was to take off, vector to the target based on ground control input, fire the missiles, and land.
So it’s the aeronautical equivalent of a field goal kicker?
CC
India would tell you something different.
Dear yo-Yo,
Oh Yeah!
Asst. Shop Chief, Radar Calibration Docks, 35th TFW, 35th AMS, George AFB, CA, 1977 - 1980.
Can’t fool me. That drink’s an overdressed (Fifteen Year Old Glen Livet in a mix? Do you also use Beluga Caviar as fish bait?) Rusty Nail.
This is rich, coming from the crew who routinely trashes the F-35.
It sure is!
Victory 22
2 shots Lagavulin over crushed glacial ice chips acquired from the slopes of Ben Nevis
1/2 oz. Drambuie
To be consumed with a La Flor Dominicana Digger Natural.
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