4Kᵁᴴᴰ 2x MiG-21 LanceR C Romanian Air Force Arrival & Departure @ RIAT 2019

[@knightflightvideo]

Watch more videos of this event or by other airshows on the playlists of my channel below. 🙂 RIAT 2019: kzbin.info/aero/PL_kDcX2_3upqBed6vHZaev_hP7ExaGnRK Airshows: kzbin.info/aero/PL_kDcX2_3upoftlBOhtnzEPE_eiDNejG- MiG Fighters: kzbin.info/aero/PL_kDcX2_3upqU6T9eCV-TntN1v6j_OIGu Russian Aircraft:kzbin.info/aero/PL_kDcX2_3upqOTztY_1IuBXKtruFLBpmL

[@steveshoemaker6347]

At one point in my life...My F-4 could not out turn a MiG...But l sure had the speed over it...Back in 1968....So when l see a MiG l see something a little different than most people do....l am 77 years old.....Thanks very much my friend...Super good Camera Shots...!!

[@knightflightvideo]

Thank you very much, Steve! Greetings to the United States! :)

[@สวัสดิ์ระเบียบนา]

มวย

[@PhallyOtreng]

Mi

[@mikescott1090]

Masterful landing at 1:40 - rear wheels touchdown only, keeps the nose up to help bleed off speed in the landing roll. Pilot= artist.

[@constantinparvu8440]

imagine what they can do with a 5th gen.

[@pyrotank1232]

Ruined 69 likes sorry 😢 But ya the landing was beautiful.

[@-Unknown-25]

Tbh Ro AirForce pilots arr pretty talented i might be romanian but im not telling this just for that. They are very talented on f16s and mig 21

[@ufopg]

Thats how you land when you have landing speed of 300 kmh i guess

[@metalassassin8841]

@@-Unknown-25 There's an interesting documentary of the Romanian and US pilots during WWII, called Knights of the sky: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWTHf6mbad56ecU

[@keithallver2450]

The MIG-21 sure is a sleek beautiful plane.

[@knightflightvideo]

Totally agreed! :)

[@1joshjosh1]

I think you think that about yourself, If that is you and your profile picture. 🤣🤣🤣

[@aresmaximus1]

Beauty won't win a war mate...by simply being patriotic and say that a wooden spoon can outmanoeuvre a rapier won't save yer but. Russians are at yer border with hundreds of sukhoi and MIGs and you choose to throw stones .... What you'll do mate try to sneeze at them? Throw sticks? Geez ....Try to step up yet efforts and see the world spinning don't live in a yesterday world...sure mig 21 15 and 19 good airplanes perhaps in Vietnam war times not in current situations. You can't buy a Dacia and put a Phillips surround sound and then, pretend it's a Lamborghini..because it's still a Dacia breaks down when you break a wind in the car....How many MiG 21 plow the Romanian country side ...dozens ....better use them for the agriculture feed the starving elderly in Romania and invest and buy something for for purpose to defend your country when the proverbial poo hits the fan.....

[@zacexd]

M ap P Wolfking k nerd

[@aresmaximus1]

@@zacexd Nope just realistic

[@galaxias2572]

I love the romanian air force painting on their migs

[@brazoliveira5524]

Espera um minuto huuuuum, por acaso você é dos estados unidos e gosta de migs ãããhhmm?

[@brazoliveira5524]

Galaxias você gosta de migs? O impresionante é que eu sou do brasil e acho lindo os seus aviões.

[@xavierlaflamme8773]

Ya the paint job looks rad

[@ry0usama511]

I think you meant camo

[@Suyamu]

It's impressive to see these birds still in service. Legendary aircraft that gets the job done.

[@mrcoolepikkman6397]

Yep even after 60 years in service people still use them which I can't blame because it's so deadly during combat super agile and very fast its one of my absolute favorite fighter jets

[@ccv1929]

Love the Mig 21

[@sorinbratila6385]

@@mrcoolepikkman6397 , deadly during combat ? you must be joking !!! and i think you are ! This piece of crap doesn't stand a chance compared with today's technology ! when a mig will win a fight against a gripen, rafale, eurofighter typhoon , F-15, F-16, F-18, F-22, F-35 , or a Sukhoi , then i'll say this: you were right, i was wrong. But until then, let's hope it doesn't come to that. Ever! we and other countries that has mig-21 on their air force, why do you think we call them the "flying coffin" ?.......

[@tusharhasan6179]

@@sorinbratila6385 you can't compare a 3rd generation fighter with a 5th generation fighter.But this is best in its own way.

[@bitofapickle]

@@sorinbratila6385 a mig21 managed to shoot down an f16 a couple of years back.

[@gheoman]

The join take off was awesome! very skilled pilots! nice Romanian Army!

[@patriotsleepercell4060]

Army doesn't fly planes! Lol

[@gheoman]

@@patriotsleepercell4060 An ARMY is formed by combined forces, Infantry, Air Force, Navy, Special Forces, so lol you man...

[@theterrobear2716]

@@gheoman a military it's formed by combined branches like Army, Air Force, Navy and Special Forces, so you are the on in the wrong here. Military is the term for an overall defense department, the Army is the land forces branch.

[@mosradu4953]

@@theterrobear2716 well in Romania we have it different. Romanian Army(Armata Romana) is composed by Terrestrial Forces(Fortele Terestre), Aerial Forces(Fortele Aeriene) and Naval Forces(Fortele Navale). And other forces also. Peace!

[@RoAF_Dev_Team]

Old but Gold!

[@distinguishedgentleman7166]

Saw several of these take off for the first time in person today, and wow.... it's like a rocket with steering. Reminded me of old American muscle cars! Much respect.

[@pankajkandpal9592]

Respect from INDIA🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@scubigor5709]

Румыны красавчики, сохранили легендарный самолет!

[@ВладимирНерасиянец-ы9ь]

продали!!! и не одни румыны. Пилоты МИГов более не нужны НАТО)))

[@egorlukin]

Что значит сохранили?! Это их основной боевой самолет! Скоро украинцы на такие же пересядут.

[@Dimarik79]

Они нищие просто

[@sebastianbratu1502]

Yes we did my friend

[@ardeleandan6362]

@@egorlukin Нет, он прав! Я спас его. Румынский Mig 21 - это модернизированная версия израильтян из Elbit и румын из Aerostar Bacău. 110 самолетов были модернизированы и доведены до стандартов 1990-х годов. Но сейчас главный румынский истребитель - F16 Falcon.

[@claudiocarbone2225]

Legendary plane what a roar! A missile with wings! Love From Italy 🔝😍💪🇮🇹Stupendo

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

a missile with wings that worked properly, as opposed to the starfighter.

[@TheSafariHunter]

Un Motan desăvârșit în performanță aviatică cu avionului de sorginte poetică a lui Foozie - Mitică înmatriculat 6807. Felicitări!!

[@deltacharlieromeo8252]

High quality resolution video of one of my favorite fighters. ❤❤❤ thanks!

[@aldistapm2518]

Just look at that approach speed. Such unforgiving but damn good looking airplane

[@АлексейП-и1г]

Очень красивый самолёт 👍

[@pilotgabriel5290]

Они ета русскйи самолёт😄

[@karthikrangaswamy7796]

India loves it's migs... Love from India...

[@doc-nobody-glider]

Roaring thunder :-) Rare birds, thank very you very much! Things which look good, simply fly good :-)

[@steffenopenheimer3601]

this plane its amasing..oki is not a plane its a engine :))) with wings and pilot seat :)))) but its one of the most performant plane ever build....

[@minhhieu8554]

I'm from VIETNAM. During the Vietnam War, MIG 21 shot down B52 and F4 aircraft. MIG 21 is a legend of Vietnam.MIG 21 is no longer in use in VietNam

[@abhishekpawar5126]

Mig 21 fucked American pilots in the ass in the Vietnam war but usa will never accept it. All the American planes from that era are rotting in a museum but the mig 21 is still being used in combat today, it is the ak 47 of planes and western planes are like a jammed m16

[@WatcherMovie008]

@@abhishekpawar5126 Hate to burst your bubbles but MiG-21 were so rare in Vietnam due do the MiG-21 being a recently new jet. Most of the MiGs the US fought against were the 17 and 19. MiG-17 was an updated MiG-15 with better maneuverability and handling controls. MiG-19 was a MiG-17 designed to use missiles and rockets, as well as being the first Russian twin jet fighter that could engage in Mach 1 battles. Russia was hesitant to give the Vietnamese the 21 because of fear one would crash and be taken by US forces to examine. When Vietnam did get their 21, they only got around 12, and were strictly under order to not engage in dogfight. Their role were simply to be interceptors against the US bomber and fighter bomber fleet bombing Hanoi. The pilots in the new 21 weren't even train to use the reversed engineered Atoll missile for lock on and heat seeking. They instead fired them like unguided rockets and hoped that the US bombers would run into them. Also, there was a special operation where F-4 Phantoms disguised themselves as F-105 to lure out over 20 MiG-21s to engage. The operation ended with the majority of the MiG-21s being shot down for no F-4 Phantom loss. Vietnam would never again use the MiG-21 to engage in interception unless they knew for sure that it was a bomber formation with no fighter escorts. That operation costs Vietnam over 80% of its MiG-21s it received from Russia.

[@miquelescribanoivars5049]

@@WatcherMovie008 MiG-21's deliveries end out outnumbering those of MiG-17's by the war's end (roughly 270 vs 240). The total ammount of J-6 (all VPAF MiG-19's were actually chinese J-6's) was around 70 to 100 planes. The engagement you describe was Operation Bolo, which was indeed very succesfull and along with a later ambush a few days later in which two MiG-21's were downed forced the VPAF to ground its MiG-21's for four months. What it didn't do however was shooting down "the majority/80% VPAF MiG-21's", the USAF claimed 7 (roughly a third) while the VPAF record reported five losses (documented well enough that even the serial number of the planes lost is known), and more critically, all pilots managed to eject safely. In the end of the day, and given their limited supplies and somewhat rushed training the VPAF did pretty damn well, they reported losing around 130 planes in combat while USN+USAF+Marines admit the lost of 90 to 110 planes in air combat, which is some of the worst (if not the worst) exchange ratios the US combined airservice has ever had.

[@TT-cf8dz]

@@miquelescribanoivars5049 yeah but thats not the Air power fault, it’s the incompetence of the civilian administration.

[@vitoperez7969]

Siento contradecirlo, los Mig pilotados por soviéticos y vietnamitas dejaron en ridículo a la US Navy y a la USAF. Reconociendo los EEUU su inferioridad con los aviones y pilotos soviéticos, cosa que ya habían sufrido en Corea.

[@shailashelu8075]

Beautiful aircraft!

[@Airguardian]

That formation take-off was REALLY COOL! :D Or should I say REALLY HOT? :DDD

[@knightflightvideo]

:D

[@dogaru.ianis.exe.6584]

Both

[@LongVu-pr1jj]

Những chiếc mig- 21 mà được nâng cấp lên thì thật tuyệt vời.

[@КритикКритикович-ы8ч]

Они ещё летают ? браво 👍🏽 молодец Микоян создал отличный истребитель . Спасибо за прекрасное видео . 😎

[@elis_mell]

Коллектив!А не Микоян.

[@глюк-и5о]

@@elis_mell Что, за зуд? Самолёт, чьё имя носит?

[@сергейбурдейный-л7н]

Они до сих пор стоят на вооружении некоторых стран мира,на них ставят новые двигатели,и современную авионику.он будет ещё служить,удачно сконструирован планер.

[@zhanibeksarkulov5532]

Данный Миг уже модернизации Израиль. Авионика западная.

[@mitanaki4526]

Легендарный Миг 21!!!

[@nanoiders3886]

I love the afterburner blowtorch at take off.

[@alexm3994]

Красавчики! Форсажный взлет - прощай уши!

[@VMBproduction]

Fantastisch, ich glaube die waren mit den MIG-21 noch nie bei RIAT dabei, oder? Super schön anzuschauen und erstklassige Arbeit, mein Freund!

[@knightflightvideo]

Ich danke Dir vielmals für den netten Kommentar, Volker! Ob die Rumänen jetzt zum ersten mal mit ihren MiG-21 beim RIAT waren weiß ich leider nicht. Könnte aber gut möglich sein. Was ich weiß ist dass 1993 die Ungarn mit dem Team "Sky Hussars" und 4 MiG-21 dort geflogen sind. Hier ist ein Video davon von einem englischen Freund: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4jPl6Vprs2Cms0

[@VMBproduction]

@@knightflightvideo Super, danke für den Link. Schaue ich gleich an. VG, Volker :-)

[@BAVBavarianAviationVideonews]

Da ist dir wieder ein fantastischer Fang gelungen! Alle Daumen hoch Olli, für diese seltenen Schönheiten! ;)

[@knightflightvideo]

Wie immer vielen Dank, Martin! Sehr schade dass es auch diese Exoten nicht mehr lange geben wird. Die rumänischen MiG-21 sollen bzw. werden ja nach und nach durch F-16 ersetzt. 🤨

[@BAVBavarianAviationVideonews]

@@knightflightvideo Immer gerne ;) Ja davon habe ich gelesen, sollen glaube ich sogar israelische F-16 werden oder?

[@knightflightvideo]

Die rumänischen MiG-21 sind ja nun seit dem 15.05. leider Geschichte. Gab noch Abschiedszeremonien auf den zwei Basen wo sie stationiert waren, und einen Open Day auf der Air Base 95 in Bacau wo alle Maschinen letztmalig gelandet sind, danach war endgültig Schluss. :// www.europeanairshows.co.uk/news/romania-retires-mig-21-lancer-jets Die ersten 17 F-16 die als Ersatz für die MiG's beschafft wurden stammen aus Portugal. Weitere 32 sollen von Norwegen gekauft werden.

[@BAVBavarianAviationVideonews]

@@knightflightvideo sehr interessant und zugleich traurig! Immerhin wird es die F-16 und nicht die F-35, die fast jeder künftig fliegt😅

[@knightflightvideo]

@@BAVBavarianAviationVideonews Naja, ein kleiner Trost. Ärgere mich schon ein wenig dass die Außerdienststellung bzw. der Open Day in Bacau so kurzfristig erfolgte bzw. angekündigt wurde. Hätte ich davon rechtzeitig erfahren wäre ich wohl hingefahren/geflogen. Vielleicht wollte man aber damit ja auch einen Ansturm von zehntausenden Spottern/Besuchern vermeiden. Jetzt fliegt in Europa nur noch Kroatien die MiG-21. Die war zwar auch letztes Jahr auf der Airpower in Zeltweg zu sehen, aber leider ist mir die Speicherkarte mit den Aufnahmen davon abhanden gekommen. 😞😭

[@DZ-Warrior1]

The MiG-21 is a flying missile

[@yriibr3167]

Yes, but this rocket with wings can land, take off and still do F16 on bends...

[@valeriocomelli1063]

Bellissimo il mig !!!

[@dand7763]

Romania has also around 20 of F-16 as jet fighters, but our needs are to be at least 48 as them in number , after that MiG-21 LanceR will be pensioned here...until then MiG 21 still patrol on our borders///

[@ВладимирНерасиянец-ы9ь]

Простите нас! Россия всегда рядом!, даже солдатами!

[@viktorbabay2905]

Класс!!! Вопрос: Увидим ли мы через 60 лет в строю хоть один самолёт из 2020? СССР рулит!

[@askillsable]

уже прирулило.

[@tingleblade4274]

Развалился твой СССР без единого выстрела и самая великая и сильная армия в мире ему не помогла. Сейчас нужно о России думать, а не жить мыслями о прошлом. И сейчас строят великолепные самолёты дети и внуки тех учёных и конструкторов

[@сергейбурдейный-л7н]

Самый красивый истребитель СССР.

[@shaunwest3612]

Great video knight flight video, amazing planes👌

[@knightflightvideo]

Thanks for watching and commenting! :)

[@АлександрПетрович-м2ш]

Гордость берёт ха Советскую технику!....

[@trainsofnorway9664]

I love the MIG21 Fishbed

[@crsvld2138]

It s not the fishbed, it s the lancer version of the mig 21

[@منيرمهدي-ل8ص]

جميلة جدا جدا هذه الطائرة ولازالت تعمل بشكل ممتاز

[@antonfilyushkin1371]

MiG-21 - das ist Fantastish !

[@psk2266]

Controlled landing at 270 Kmph... Dangerous one as always..

[@milkywayexplorer942]

Nice show Awsome planes

[@dand7763]

Romania has also around 20 of F-16 as jet fighters, but needs are to be at least 48 as them in number , after that MiG-21 LanceR will be pensioned here...until then MiG 21 still patrol on our borders///

[@kemalselmanovic9906]

Great...beauty aircraft !

[@johnmcentegart007]

Awesome video dude.

[@rbilleaud]

They come in pretty hot.

[@davidj4662]

Awesome.

[@сергейбурдейный-л7н]

Красавцы!

[@igustingurahgitasanjaya4159]

Mig 21 living legend ❤❤❤

[@KrishnaKumar-nv9vy]

lovely.....afterburners

[@dand7763]

Romania has also around 20 of F-16 as jet fighters, but needs are to be at least 48 as them in number , after that MiG-21 LanceR will be pensioned here...until then MiG 21 still patrol on our borders///

[@knightflightvideo]

Will miss the good old MiG-21's. One of the last real cold-war jets. :)

[@cosminvoicu1522]

@@dand7763 spune-i tu lu' ăla ça noua nu o sa ne lipsească mig-urile. Ne-a omorât destui piloți până acum

[@thejoke69]

@@cosminvoicu1522 Ești dobitoc

[@SHTEFUN09]

@@knightflightvideo We actually cannot wait to replace these MIG's . We had pilots that have died because of these plane's old age and poor maintenance...

[@oakeru6991]

@@SHTEFUN09 old age, yes! Poor maintenance... no way! They are still in sevice only because were well maintained! And "Lancer" modernization was the best money can buy for this kind of plane! So, they are still usable, they are still deadely! Hope never be used in real combat situation!

[@HeretikLeathercraft]

Love that planes...

[@chroniccrypto5621]

Can these combat against the newer models? Because we want to buy 20-30 of them and send them to Poland to be rearmed and ready for war, and sent to Ukraine since they're affordable, and I can actually buy enough to hopefully make a difference.

[@Mihai-vu3jk]

The video is from Romania!

[@knightflightvideo]

No, from RIAT at Fairford/UK. ;)

[@LGK-jh7hc]

МиГ-21 - это что-то Невероятное! Как они кокосов во Вьетнаме били... А вьетнамские офицеры - МОЛОДЧИКИ! Внешне - китайцы, а в душе - РУССКИЕ💖✊🔥

[@thewedge8823]

you actually needs skills to fly these planes. no fancy gadgets like the modern jets

[@Flankerski]

These are modernised MiGs with similar Block 40 avionics, but they don't have fly-by-wire like modern jets.

[@cristosrichter1373]

Frumos.

[@supremeleader5516]

F-16 killer🔥🔥

[@FishbedMyBeloved]

it's funny because at this point the MiG-21 is so widespread it's found its way into NATO

[@JOZEFWOOSZYK]

Nasze z Babich Dołów.

[@yuriypetrov3945]

В Корее фантомов нашинковали наши миги как надо

[@georgeionascu1673]

Bravoo România.

[@pramodkumarkabra5824]

SUPERB ROMANIAN FIGHTER PLANES ✌

[@mgy1438]

A bit old, but still nice lookin' aircraft :D

[@pardarupa4081]

Bravo

[@pawnfox6277]

May 15 2023 MiG 21 has been retired from Romanian Air Forces 😢

[@Warbirds]

Geil so ne Mig-21

[@cornelhansen-juhas1971]

Very Nice Video 👍

[@dr.bimbambula]

best army strongest airforce

[@douglas_brighty_tan127]

Very marvellous 😎

[@knightflightvideo]

Thank you! :)

[@douglas_brighty_tan127]

@@knightflightvideo much welcome my friend 😎

[@xmindk]

Mig21 is a big rocket with wings!

[@cvetankajohansen4766]

wow Romania still has serviceable Mig 21's ... Bulgaria was forced to scrap all their Mig 29's and then they backordered 8x F-16 to be delivered in a couple years

[@Hara-lamb]

We have a few left in service. We also have around 14 F-16 with several more incoming.

[@melintioiovidiu4236]

Upgraded mig..and 16 F16 if i don't mistake.

[@sebastianbratu1502]

they are still good as interceptors for the air police missions

[@victorbuturoaga6220]

Well in 2024 all of them will be retired

[@laszlokormendi2702]

Baromi jó szekér.

[@kevinkunkawin1694]

Did you know that the mig 21 is nicknamed "the pencil"?

[@adithzu]

The most manevrable plane i ever fly, then mig 29 is also a good fighter jeet!

[@СергейОболенский-ю1ч]

SU- 35, Su-30 SM and Su-57 are the best planes at present moment.

[@ianmangham4570]

Effective camo

[@boashna]

nice video

[@ngocau5527]

Mig 21 của việt nam toàn bộ đã được về hưu rồi.phải nói nhờ mig 21 mới có việt nam như ngày hôm nay.

[@kempo79]

The jets on the back are F/A-18 and Eurofighters if I am not mistaken?

[@knightflightvideo]

yes.

[@willdyer9688]

And a couple F-16s

[@patsematary]

1:18 1:40 notice the landing speed

[@TheSakamura]

speed od this Mig-s is about 300+ kmh at landing

[@sonsuzevren61]

The most efficient fighter plane that deserves its money's worth is the Mig 21. **If I evaluate it from this perspective, I think it is a more efficient aircraft than the F16..

[@truthprevails5911]

Where is the parachute while landing??

[@Someone299jsjw]

Hi

[@newwarrior1581]

Please make a video of Mikoyan Mig 21 Fishbed VS Sukhoi Su 22 Fitter

[@rapbotsuniverse4843]

Landings can be little tricky in these as they have high landing speed..

[@ro.zyipitoe5226]

They will be missed

[@knightflightvideo]

Absolutely! 😢

[@miguelbaca6932]

wooo acá en el Perú tenemos los SU-22

[@giuseppemarin1549]

Perché la Russia non usa più i MIG 21...???

[@КотБегемот-х9ц]

Они у них на вооружении???

[@IO10210]

да, стреляет израильскими и французскими ракетами

[@flaviusalinoltean1543]

E un VANATOR PE CER!!!

[@radumaria]

🥰🥰🥰

[@M-E-G-A]

1:19. That landing was a bit rough there.

[@smainouazene5561]

Le Mig 21 le meilleur avion de chasse de la l'armée Russe, tout les Pays du pacte de Varsovie, ainsi L'Égypte, la Syrie, L'Iraq, Algérie, était dotée de cette avion très rapide très maniable rapide très viable les avions de guerre russe sont les meilleurs, même à ce jour, d'autres avions construit Mig 23 , etc.

[@uttampatra8395]

SPUTNIK ARYABHATA

[@amina-pr8xt]

What is actually the purpose of the stick on the "nose"?

[@finntastique3891]

It´s the so-called Pitot Tube. It´s from where the Airspeed Indicator gets its readings because of the air pressure going into the tube. All fighter planes have one (and most other planes as well), but the positioning of it on the MiG-21 is a bit unusual. More commonly, it's positioned on the leading edge of the wing.

[@ardeleandan6362]

@@finntastique3891 take a look at Rafalle to see what a strange position he has ...

[@Mandrak789]

If only MiG could offer brand new 21s, in line with their now already old concepts 21-93 and 21-97, I am sure they woud sell several hundred to countries struggling with economical crises and budget cuts. It wouldn't be an aircraft to win any major aerial war, but still quite capable in minor conflicts and everyday tasks. Above anything else - cheap.

[@CL-eh2od]

China produce under licence mig21 with name J-7

[@rai-kyper]

Это миг21бис

[@hoanglong4577]

India 🇮🇳

[@suzannegoncalves9934]

⭐🏅

[@adrianadrian4263]

România deține vre-o 100 de Mig 21 -Lancer ( îmbunătățite cu firma Elbit ( Israel și Aerostar România) - cu avionica standard NATO - ) ESTE singura tara care a îmbunătățit Miracolul Mig!

[@АлексМакедонский-й6ч]

Миг не каждая ракета догонит

[@Stein871]

we use them to plow the fields

[@bishopoftroy]

It`s funny how they painted the belly in sky blue for camouflaging the aircraft as if we`re still dogfighting today. We are so 1980.

[@hikakin_mania440]

ルーマニアのmig21はdis じゃなくて 93だな 改良型

[@scippio3]

similar in style to an English Electric Lightening from the 60s in style