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To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers

1986 was before advanced CGI. Filming a “Mig-28” would have been VERY expensive, even if they had some Russian planes to use.

That said, remember Fire Fox with Clint Eastwood? I always wondered how they did that. But I haven’t watched it in a while.


14 posted on 06/06/2014 9:58:51 AM PDT by Tenacious 1 (Tagline deleted at the request of an offended FReeper.)
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To: Tenacious 1
That said, remember Fire Fox with Clint Eastwood? I always wondered how they did that.

The shots where the Fire Fox was taking off and landing were done with R/C model airplanes. Larry Wolfe of Jet Hangar Hobbies built and flew the models. He said they flew very poorly. The design looked good on film, but aerodynamically it was a piece of junk.

16 posted on 06/06/2014 10:01:25 AM PDT by Ol' Dan Tucker (People should not be afraid of the government. Government should be afraid of the people)
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To: Tenacious 1

do not get Fire Fox and Fox Fire mixed up... you’d be scarred for life


30 posted on 06/06/2014 12:24:11 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: Tenacious 1

The simulated flight using models and the green screen was horrendous.


36 posted on 06/06/2014 4:52:06 PM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (Stop wishing for a perfect world. You may get it. Who will you talk to then?)
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