Russia's Best Fighter Jet Ever Made - The Mig 21

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[@jcy089]

The Mig-21 was literally a flying AK-47, easy to mass produce and able to operate in a whole range of environments, even by developing countries with barebones air forces.

[@Edax_Royeaux]

I'm pretty sure it's not literally a flying assault rifle. Perhaps figuratively.

[@robertmoore3982]

@@Edax_Royeaux as of 2020 ( i think) according to Webster’s literally is this context means figuratively. So op is correct. ( yes I hate it here too)

[@Edax_Royeaux]

@@robertmoore3982 And that means the English language has lost the ability to distinguish literal and figurative statements.

[@robertmoore3982]

@@Edax_Royeaux correct

[@chiefturion7134]

English is a great language isn't it?

[@MrStevemur]

The story of the non-exploding Sidewinder missile is one of the craziest things I’ve heard. Imagine that Chinese pilot: “I’m dead! No wait, I’m a hero bringing back priceless treasure!”

[@dannyzero692]

He’d be more like “wtf just hit me” and the Chinese crews who recovered that missile from the aircraft is probably “wtf is this shit”

[@hanno-erdmanntietz8424]

In 1967, a KGB spy, his driver and a West German air force pilot stole a more advanced Sidewinder variant from a West German air base. The missile was dismantled and its pieces were sent by mail to the USSR. The Soviets reverse-engineered this missile, too, but their version didn't enter service until 1974.

[@iflrt63]

@@dannyzero692 hahaha

[@ermalkrasniqi8742]

​@@hanno-erdmanntietz8424 All Us and russian technology old and modern are German Nazi technology 😉

[@alexandrvasilev2865]

​@@hanno-erdmanntietz8424 i suppose it took several years to develop and build facilities for mass production of new tech. Like it was with B-29 and Tu-4.

[@chinuexe]

I once had two IAF MiG-21s fly above my house, banking almost at 90 degrees. Even on idle power they're so loud you'd feel like a bomb dropped next to you.

[@prasakmanitou4925]

wait for Su-27 experience😄

[@TauroChuck]

Tejas is also loud, compared to that passenger jets are silent

[@davidvasquez08]

@@prasakmanitou4925 that’ll be in about 50 years, wrong jet my bad

[@chinuexe]

@卐 Arup Ratan Mitra 卍 afterburners are loud indeed

[@Babumoshai..]

@@TauroChuck because they are built for comfort

[@alejandrocasalegno1657]

The MiG-21 at 0.13 with Pam Thuan is the real plane used to atack the B-52, the bort number is "5121"....survived the war and is in the Hanoi museum declared as "National Tresure".

[@ExAid010]

His name is "Phạm Tuân" in Vietnamese or "Pham Tuan" without the mark on the name.

[@JasonChen69420]

bro really said "Pam Thuan" 💀💀💀💀💀

[@lastnamefirstname9043]

@@JasonChen69420 you're lucky they got so close. According to Alejandro the entire language is just 1 long series of chings and chongs

[@funkykunx2544]

And later in life he became the first Vietnamese as well as the first Asian from Asia to go to space in 1979, tbh Phạm Tuân life was crazy.

[@HungLoo]

@@funkykunx2544 One hell of an Asian.

[@dragonstormdipro1013]

India used the MiG 21s in ground attack roles too, with excellent success. In fact, MiG 21s are widely regarded as the jet that won India the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War

[@sanurawat1651]

Yep

[@geethsan1567]

At one point India even manufactured Mig-21s on license.

[@sooryan_1018]

Apparently it was so good that even Iraq sent their pilots to be trained in India after the war

[@kv4648]

Now I see the bad side in the mig-21 being built

[@sorryi6685]

Also, Mig 21 has killed more India pilots than Enemy countries It was nicknamed Widowmaker and Flying coffin because of this.

[@quannguyenhong3981]

The Ha Noi air battle, 12 days of nightmares, for anyone who dont know, this is the last air battle has ace pilots, mostly Vietnamese pilot on mig 21, mig 17, the guy called Pham Tuan in the video has most kills, he shoot down 9 US aircrafts, included a B52, he is still alive, a great hero of Viet Nam.

[@Neb_Raska]

Bless his soul

[@williambenedictalava2634]

The Ace and his comrades who beat the bully to submission.

[@quannguyenhong3981]

@@parttimecripple yes but it's not acctually correct bcs the ARVN did not fight for the Ha Noi air battle, just US pilots.

[@FarokhBulsara4065]

he was also the very first Asian to be in space.

[@kdrapertrucker]

​@@williambenedictalava2634imagine calling an military junta that is invading it's small unarmed neighbor the victim. The mind of the leftist is truly twisted.

[@hoangnguyenviet9535]

According to pilots that shot down the B-52s, one missile is not enough to take a B-52 down right away. They had to launch 2 consecutively once got in the range and pull up immediately to avoid debris. If the B-52s got hit by one missile, they would be able to escape Vietnam's airspace and the US would not count the kill by VPAF

[@lucasokeefe7935]

Pretty cool info, thanks!

[@fordwk]

When was this? I never heard of a B-52 being shot down by a MIG. If true...was the Gunner asleep? The Gunners have RADAR and MIG are tracked by Red Crown.

[@hoangnguyenviet9535]

@@fordwk operation Linebacker at the end of 1972. So you think B-52s are superior, unkillable? They were just flying target and shooting them down was not impossible

[@omgpix]

@@hoangnguyenviet9535 re: B-52s being unkillable. No one rational thinks that, but it is a fact they were heavily escorted and the majority of B-52 combat losses were from North Vietnamese SAMs. Not many people know North Vietnam actually had one of the best air defence networks at the time and the lessons drawn from it are one of the main reasons the US and other countries invested so heavily in SEAD capabilities. It also doesn't help that Vietnam made hugely exaggerated claims about the number of B-52s shot down. When it comes to aircraft losses I'm more inclined to believe the self reported American losses simply because of the fact its hard to hide a missing multi-million dollar aircraft and missing crew, especially in a country with a free press and where the war was as heavily scrutinized as the US. Kill counts OTOH were exaggerated by both, and not always out of malice. Fog of war can be a bitch. That said I'm sure I recalled reading a story about a B-52 being downed by a Mig, I can't recall the source though.

[@hoangnguyenviet9535]

@@omgpix the 'exaggerated claim' as what you say was one of the reason why 2 missiles were needed to launch at once. Every B-52 shot but managed to escape the airspace and then fall down somewhere else was not counted as a combat kill though. And if there were no pilots caught, the number of shot down B-52s should get to 0 then

[@geeknproud321]

The Mig-21 is an enigma. So old the dinosaurs flew them, but just had the raw specs and modularity to keep it relevant way past reasonable. Like to the point where they were a threat to decades newer designs by virtue of their speed alone. A lot of planes had to develop certain tactics to handle them because they couldn't just run away. A rare problem when facing a fighter this old. When it was brand new it was probably the best fighter in the world hands down. Modern avionics(at least as modern as a Mig-21 gets) and newer weapons keep it deadly even today.

[@seventhson27]

Except for the Phantom. The F8 would handle them too.

[@user-ux3jm6go1d]

we would be bored in this world without you, and you without us. Sincerely, from Russia

[@russetwolf13]

Like the F-104, which stayed in service for a ridiculous amount of time despite being the very first Mach 2 fighter and notoriously hard to handle and short ranged. The Starfighter was modular, inexpensive and easy to maintain.

[@lewildknight9864]

@@user-ux3jm6go1d ♡

[@mihaelsvab5876]

Croatian air force still uses the Mig 21

[@moziwarthunder]

You should really keep up this format, I really like stories about real aircraft!

[@justrandompeople2157]

Yup

[@thesauce1682]

yeah rather than concept blue print aircraft

[@JokullFrosti]

why not both?

[@justrandompeople2157]

@@thesauce1682 concept, prototype, fail design, new and old plane is good, that is interesting

[@jamesjross]

Low effort crap. HE said Vietmanese at one point. These are terrible.

[@MarkB-uu5we]

As a guy who has built hundreds of plastic aircraft models (including rare and complex "Amodel" kits like the Ye-2), a self confessed military buff who loves the raw era of jet aircraft, ie: USAF Century series including the F-110A Phantom before it became the F-4. Self confessed know it all as well about The MiG history, great video from another fellow Aussie (including the Avion RAAF F-86 Sabre in your video), and this is probably my most favourite USSR aircraft of all time (loved the Flogger and Foxbat too).

[@user-ux3jm6go1d]

we would be bored in this world without you, and you without us. Sincerely, from Russia

[@MarkB-uu5we]

@@user-ux3jm6go1d Yes I agree. My eyes prevent me from making more but loved all the aircraft building.

[@theogunesekara2847]

What a magnificent Aircraft. The brilliant pilots of the NVAF were the most adept users of the MiG-21. They did amazing things with a handful of Aircraft against all odds.

[@jamesricker3997]

Even if most of the pilots were Russian "volunteers "

[@theogunesekara2847]

@James Ricker There is one Russian who reached ace status. The rest are Vietnamese. Some Vietnamese pilots even achieved this distinction while flying the obsolete MiG-17. Says a lot about their flying skills.

[@sergeantnnn4758]

@@jamesricker3997 any proof lol ?

[@IvanNguyen-ky6nn]

@@theogunesekara2847 Vietnam is negotiating to buy F16 which is a better version of Mig-21. The funny thing is F-16 was born in the Vietnam war because the US needed a plane that was similar to Mig-21. I have no doubt that Vietnamese will be good at flying F16 as well.

[@hieuphamtrung1244]

​@@sergeantnnn4758sorce: trust me bro

[@samyrrakoto3784]

Just wanted to say thanks for your videos, I'm really passionate about aviation and you're always in my bedtime playlist. The 10-20min duration is just perfect, long enough to have the distraction and thirst of knowledge and short enough to see more ! Keep it up man, thanks for the awesome work.

[@FoundAndExplained]

I want to make an hour long one but no one has time for that!!

[@justeunfan3364]

@@FoundAndExplained I would ! Clearly not on all videos, but a more developped video from time to time (for exemple on real aircrafts who saw combats or a lot of versions, like the mig 21) would be really great. On the other hand i underdtand it would mean more word for less view so it may not be suitable for you. Maybe you could do a test video ?

[@4wardfr3ak23]

One of the most beautiful jets ever build for sure. The vid is so great and the goodbye was on point)

[@user-ux3jm6go1d]

we would be bored in this world without you, and you without us. Sincerely, from Russia

[@Kchandrashekaran]

I am surprised you did not mention about Indian air force. MiG21 is still in use and heavily modernised by the IAF

[@loljk1991]

Also that mig 21 has killed 170 indian pilots and 40 indian civilians so far

[@randomgoodvideos1569]

Because they didnt do any proper research.

[@redman1249]

It was supposed to be retired in the 1990s. Not anything to be proud of, the MiG-21 was a top fighter in the 60s & 70s now it's obsolete. A plane, "widow maker", that has killed dozens of Indian pilots.

[@Kchandrashekaran]

@@redman1249 i said “mention”. I am not proud of it. Lol. Indians know its flaws

[@duongnhdn]

And everytime I heard that the Indian airforce loses an aircraft and pilot, surely it's a Mig21. Indian Mig21s are just fossils trying to stay relevant.

[@Thanatos833]

The basic platform of the mig 21 is so good that it is perhaps the only fighter aircraft that spanned 2 fighter generations, it started as a second generation fighter, but with upgrades it became a 3rd generation fighter. Via its Chinese variant, the J7, it evolved into a 4.5 generation fighter, in the form of the JF 17. In fact, the mig 21 was good enough, that it prevented more widespread induction of its successor, the Mig 23.

[@peekaboopeekaboo1165]

JF17 is not derived from Mig21 . JF17 < side air intakes + fuselage under carriage + straight wings

[@Thanatos833]

@@peekaboopeekaboo1165 Some sources like the "national interest" website claim that the J17 airframe was derived back in 1989 by making the changes you mentioned, to the original J-& airframe.

[@peekaboopeekaboo1165]

@@Thanatos833 Yeah... redesigned Mig-21 fuselage .

[@dreamhunter2973]

The Mig 21 is one of the best and feared jets of its time..... And one of the best jets ever made, relative of its time

[@deeacosta2734]

Nah

[@demcomp]

It was feared until the US got one and found it to be crap. In fact, it is just outright shit. Made to be fast.. shitty maneuverability at high speed, shitty gun control, shitty visibility... It was a shitty plane that was feared when new, then laughed at when it was reverse engineered and put to the test by US fighters. There is no Russian fighter that anyone is worried about.

[@dreamhunter2973]

@@demcomp It was way better than the initial F4 of the USAF

[@demcomp]

@@dreamhunter2973 was it now? You sure about that? The F4 was more powerful, engine wise. The problem was it was heavier, and less maneuverable, but it didn't matter anyway. The F4 still claimed 107 Mig-21 kills, while only losing 33.. so the F4 was still better.. and you don't need to worry about maneuverability when you don't have to get close enough to use your cannon. The Phantom had a much better gun, better visibility, which matters more in a dogfight.. who cares how well you can turn if you can't see where you're going... Had better gun sights, and a much better targeting computer and radar array. The MIG was fast tho... Almost as fast as the F4. F4 also had a larger load out with 9 hard points, to the Migs 5... I know the hype around the MIGs was high, but try not drinking too much of the Russian Kewl-Aid

[@chakraborty1989]

@@demcomp salty much?

[@MikoyanGurevichMiG21]

Thank you for doing my life story justice. You really got down to the important points of my long and illustrious career. How crazy that I'm still flying around today!

[@loveofmangos001]

You created this account for attention? 😬 This is just pathetic 😂

[@MaddogMD82]

Congratulations on the long and successful career. Also - are you a fish's bed, or a fish in a bed?

[@siddharthbhatt2101]

😂

[@hrishijagadees1234]

MiG 21 is one of those rare masterpiece of engineering that just refuse to die..Like the B52 herself.

[@user-ux3jm6go1d]

I'm from Russia, and I really liked your review of the MIG 21. I really respect many American aircraft, including, of course, the B-52

[@user-ux3jm6go1d]

we would be bored in this world without you, and you without us. Sincerely, from Russia

[@mirandela777]

Mig 21 was what - 11 500 units .... how many B52 were made ? :p

[@LukeAlexander42]

Awesome video, really enjoyed your take on a more common aircraft, keen for more videos like it (and more of the regular content as well)

[@Aspir3xx]

Is this also a hint that Found & Explained would also do a video on MiG-21's main rival in Vietnam the F-4 Phantom?? As per usual this is a great and informative video!

[@andyhughes1776]

In the Vietnam War, North Vietnam had more Aces than the U.S. - 19 to 5. They flew mainly MiG-21s.

[@IvanNguyen-ky6nn]

Vietnam is negotiating to buy F16 which is a better version of Mig-21. The funny thing is F-16 was born in the Vietnam war because the US needed a plane that was similar to Mig-21. I have no doubt that Vietnamese will be good at flying F16 as well.

[@aperson336]

Yes, but that wouldn’t be surprising as the us primarily flew bombing missions on the north and the north flew air to air So I sure hope if you are flying air to air, you are going to get air to air kills

[@andyhughes1776]

@@IvanNguyen-ky6nn Funny how enemies become friends and friends become enemies.

[@andyhughes1776]

@@aperson336 Uh...ever heard of fighter escorts?

[@oldgoat142]

This is great content. Yes, prototype aircraft are interesting, but those which flew and fought are a bit more interesting to me. Thank you btw, for this post.

[@michaelfrench3396]

It seems like you do a pretty dang. Good job with any subject. How about you look into some of the widely produced but lesser known aircraft and what they did? The p61 Black widow comes to mind. Almost nobody knows about it, but it's one of the most badass aircraft of world war II. But you could talk about flying tigers in China. You could discuss Air America operations in Vietnam during the '50s and early 60s and discuss the types of aircraft they used as well as the modifications that they made to a lot of vintage aircraft. I'll watch whatever you put out them man cuz you do good job

[@Ben777Transport]

1:03 that tarp/cover texture looks amazing

[@Iskelderon]

Interesting that these critters survived all the way from 50s era technology to the age of fifth generation fighter.

[@kimbonzky]

More of this, there is so much to explore, and not just the mainstream aircrafts.

[@ausbjmcd]

The odd Titan of the sky video would be pretty great 👌 The cold war era especially, it was the pinnacle of aviation development and produced so many interesting aircraft that were so easily forgotten. Similar story for some of the lesser known WWI and WWII aircraft.

[@umi3017]

JL-9/FTC-2000 is still pretty much a Mig21 and still in production. And FC-1/JF-17 also start as "Super7" as a direct decedent from MIG21/J7

[@PJHEATERMAN]

It is impressive given the limited tech of the time. It's delta wing gave it impressive climb as it was designed as a interceptor, but as a dog fighter it bled off speed quickly in turns which made it vulnerable as we found out in Vietnam.

[@MiKeMiDNiTe-77]

When I think MiG it's usually the MiG 21 that comes to mind, vicious but yet beautiful and sleek blooded in a dozen wars and iconic.

[@PersuChogo]

I see at the end You used the footage from Zeljava airport, It could be interesting for people to hear about that.... Great work..

[@patrickwelsing3308]

I loved the video! Please do more deep dive videos on jets! I love them!

[@charleschadsey5653]

I know you have done this in the past, but I would love to see more stuff about ground and naval vehicle's, or just stuff other than planes.

[@waverlh]

Great overview of the 21. Thank you for the time and effort you all put into these vids!

[@user-ux3jm6go1d]

we would be bored in this world without you, and you without us. Sincerely, from Russia

[@mjdoombreed]

I'll watch any and all videos you release, excellent work all around.

[@Alphafortress]

We would love to see more Jets that didn't get cancelled in the future Your videos are amazing boss

[@StarshipEternity]

I think looking at production aircraft would be fine. There's a lot of great stuff about them not many may know. Plus it could give more time to look into aircraft that didn't make it. As for this aircraft, pretty cool to know how much of a history it has and how good a few pilots can make it a great fighter.

[@adammilosdubovsky6607]

Mig actually wasnt lacking being F-4. It was faster, also had a radar (or at least something with a similar function), gyroscopic sight and with K-13 rockets it could easily defeat the F-4 because despite its “technological advantage” the F-4 was a flying brick without any in-mounted weapons.

[@haydenchu58]

Must be why in every f-4 vs mig 21 dogfight the phantom won. The only times migs shot down phantoms were hit and run missile attacks, phantoms had a high kill ratio against the migs and mig 21s were grounded because of it

[@gort8203]

Wow, you have bought that myth lock stock and barrel. Its easy to research that the MiG was not the faster of the two. It was also not the more maneuverable of the 2 depending on what part of the envelope you were in. Have you compared the E-M diagrams of the two planes?

[@gort8203]

@@haydenchu58 You will spoil his fantasy with such facts.

[@adammilosdubovsky6607]

⁠@@haydenchu58 problem is that these dogfights were highly In favour of F-4 due to their superior numbers. Example operation bolo: 56 F-4 vs 16 migs. Migs were more maneuverable But when you have a numerical advantage higher maneuverability is basically nonexistent. Moreover, MiG-21 as well as other Soviet fighters were designed to be used as point defense fighters-interceptors. They were supposed to fight in close cooperation with land aam and radar systems. And that is what the Vietnamese were doing. And no the versions of F-4 used in Vietnam didn't have cannons in their fuselage and cannon pods were mounted on them in later phases of the war. They were mostly armed with A-7 sparrow BVR missiles which are disappointment so high that nobody talks about them. Migs we're used how they were supposed to be used. Thanks to this the Vietnamese we're able to inflict such heavy casualties on the US.

[@payag_venture]

I really love your content. Thank you! Would love to see soon maybe about the history leading to the development of Dassault Rafale.

[@graceliao4355]

Another great video, now featuring the MiG 21! First knew them through the F-4s, and MiG 21 is truly an awesome fighter jet. Never though of the role Taiwanese played in that AIM-9 "delivery". History classes never mentioned any details about what happened in 1958. Came across your channel a few weeks ago and I'm now looking up your videos every night. So much invention, aircraft, and vehicles I never even heard of, and your story style brings so much joy and excitement when watching these incredible ideas.

[@peekaboopeekaboo1165]

Chinese actually . ROCAF vs PRC's PLAAF F&E is biased... low-key bashing.

[@mohelemadembe2630]

Big American liars french mirage f1 was the goat

[@rolen2358]

I would like to see something about MIG 29, and F-14. Great video by the way :)

[@jensdevos6464]

Yeah would love to some more content like this, maybe the f4? Or the 15? Since you both mentioned them and they are both legendary aircraft

[@lightspeedvictory]

I feel that your channel is more unique if you stick to paper designs and prototypes that never entered operational service, as there are plenty of KZbin channels that cover aircraft that did enter operation. Requesting videos on the following: -switchblade aircraft designs such as the FA-37 Talon from the ‘05 movie “Stealth” or the X-02 Wyvern from the Ace Combat franchise (the concept, not the actual fighters I mentioned) -Super Tomcat-21 and ASF-14 -the NATF program as a whole -early ATF proposals -Sea Apache -F-20 Tigershark -Bae SABA -Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Technology Bomber proposal -Northrop’s proposal for what would become the F-117 Nighthawk -Interstate TDR

[@antipoti]

Yes, by all means, this new format is very interresting, and refreshing.

[@swisstestpilot]

I think it speaks for the MiG-21 s design that even when Soviet/Russia stopped the production, China build new aircraft based on the MiG-21 like the F-7 or the 2-Engined Version J-8

[@DavyRo]

This brilliant aircraft has to be the most successful fighter of the jet era. In the top 2 at the least. But to think it's still in use 60 years after it was 1st used is amazing. When you take into consideration how much military aircraft have evolved over that period.

[@ghostb9339]

Awesome video, and awesome story. Would really like to hear the whole story about Fishbed and Fishpot rivalry.

[@tomislavb5760]

Been traveling to Croatia since 94 and every time I see the Mig-21s fly and in recent trips I always think it will be the last time I see this iconic plane. Might get one more chance this year!

[@christopherwang4392]

I've read various online sources such as Rosoboronexport which reported there was a modernization proposal to replace the MiG-21's Tumansky R-11 / R-13 / R-25 turbojet with a variant of the Klimov RD-33 turbofan used in the MiG-29. There is also Pakistan's cancelled Project Sabre II which proposed replacing the Chinese license-built Chengdu J-7's WP-7 / WP-13 turbojet with a modern turbofan such as the General Electric F404 or Pratt & Whitney PW1120.

[@kingghidorah8106]

I'd give the edge to the MiG19, it was a better dogfighter and had better guns, but it was harder to produce because the airframe had some structures that required more complicated mechanization like the fuselage's rear.

[@peekaboopeekaboo1165]

True ... a As a matter of fact, the PRC maintained large fleet of Mig19 up to the 90s .

[@loodwich]

Yes, it is interesting to know about all the planes.

[@felixfranzen7318]

There was an exercise a couple of years ago when Indian Air Force (or Navy) MIG-21s and SU-30s managed to achieve a 9-1 kill ratio against US Navy F-15s and F-18s (and that was the Super-Hornet version). Apparently the MIG-21 did all the heavy lifting.

[@sovietanimator5867]

India also shot a Pakistani F-16 with a mig-21 bison

[@sovietanimator5867]

Its a recent story maby 3-4 years previously

[@brandixzva5431]

This kinda sounds like a war thunder match ngl

[@thelordpercival758]

@@brandixzva5431 yeah but this is true

[@shymalipaik4001]

Yeah it's true.

[@gospodinkenobi9903]

Oh no, shitstorm incoming

[@Razgrizzle27]

Great video, the mig 21 is one of a handful of jets I absolutely love from around that era. I'd have to flip a coin to decide between it and the F4. Also worth noting that I never knew the mig 29s and the su27s etc were so different in size until this video, I always assumed that most jets of this ilk were around the same size until the footage of them doing a flyby together!

[@user-ux3jm6go1d]

we would be bored in this world without you, and you without us. Sincerely, from Russia

[@icun2212]

Please make a video about Boeing 727/767. I have never found any animated documentary of these airplanes, and I assume it'll be wonderful if you make one.

[@donaldlang95]

Great video!!! Let us get more of that kind.

[@petarjoncic2801]

Maybe you could do a video on Yugoslavia? The conflict in the 90s or one of the many aircraft projects between the 50s and the 90s? Like the J-22 Orao(Eagle) an original design based on the franco-brittish Jaguar, or the G-4 Super Galeb(Super Seagull) , a jet trainer. That could have become USAF new produced jet trainer. Or even the unfinished 4th generation fighter project, the "Novi Avion" (New plane).

[@johnosbourn4312]

The J-20 Orao is not based on the Jaguar, it is in fact an original design from the former Yugoslavia, and it closely resembles the Jaguar, but, it is a lot smaller, and was powered by two Rolls Royce Viper engines.

[@petarjoncic2801]

@@johnosbourn4312 Thanks for the information.

[@johnosbourn4312]

@@petarjoncic2801 You're welcome.

[@tristancorboy8978]

would defiantly like to see more about real planes love your content

[@top_loser]

That 'Do svidanya!' at the end sounds very cool)

[@Shakeelkhan-qz3ob]

Thumps up to u for making the video on my favorite plane ✈ Mig 21

[@RS-jp7fq]

In 2019, an IAF MiG-21 Bison shot down a Pakistani F-16. Both the aircraft were shot down, but the IAF Pilot survived but the Pakistani pilot didn't. While MiG-21 may be really old, it isn't yet outdated.

[@eessaumer3225]

Stop lying .no f16 was shot down and no proof was given

[@Chris-ok4zo]

Wait, so if it wasn't for these Migs shooting down Phantoms in 'Nam, we wouldn't have the Top Gun academy, leading up to the movies? Oh my. Suddenly, I love Russia more than I used to.

[@Chimpunk729]

This is best! Keep it up. Great vid!

[@beamplays1484]

the animation get getter and better each time!

[@cascadianrangers728]

I love a good underdog story. What an amazing aircraft. Reninds me of an older U.S muscle car; Under the right circumstances with the right pilot, a mig 21 can still humble a brand new fighter just just off the production line that on paper is superior in every way.

[@BobPruett]

I would love to see a video about the F104 Starfighter.

[@gort8203]

If its going to like this video you don't want to see it. Almost every video about the F-104 on the internet is 99% BS so my confidence is very low.

[@irobert1226]

Romania just retired their Mig 21 fleet this june. The Romanian air force was so bound to those airplanes that they made a ceremony in the day when the last 6 of them landed at their home military base, where were modified in the early 2000s to comply with a number NATO standards. In that day, the military let civilians attend the ceremony at the airbase, one of few days when was allowed for civilians to enter the base. I watched the ceremony because I live in the city next to the airbase and I saw the last flight and landing of the last 6 Migs. Some former pilots that flew those Mig 21s gave speeches about the experience they had operating them, and also mentioning their versatility in combat and the respect that Romanian air force has to them to this day. Truly an amazing aircraft with a rich history in Romania.

[@coltonBigblood0045]

Loved it on Gunship III Vietnam, I would linger near my base at low altitude daring the F-4's and F-5's into a down and dirty dogfight. Or they would try fly over then I'd have a pop with my heatseekers then I'd dive for the deck to avoid Sparrows. Awesome plane 👍

[@soleenzo893]

Great 3D, however i think you should play a few flight sims to get an idea of how Fighters really maneuver in the air, some of the movements and associated Aileron and elevator movements were completely off and unrealistic. Also i think it would have been great for you to integrate some cockpit footage from DCS, which has a beautiful Rendition of the MIG-21

[@soleenzo893]

Also, the afterburner flames don't look like that at all, they are like glowing red tubes coming out of the engines, with Mach diamonds inside, depending on altitude.

[@AirWolf2301]

When I was traveling via bus near the Zagreb Airport in Croatia and I have seen this bad boy take off and land 20+ times... its sooooooooo loud, I LOVE IT!!! Its without question my favorite plane because of it.

[@lollington6113]

Love your unbiased approach to explanation

[@danielrusso6293]

Yes would love to see more of this

[@heanvisalseyhak9487]

Ak47 Mi-17 Mig21 T55 These truly show how amazing and genius the Soviet are

[@katimboallan4605]

Please the T-34 tank, PK machine gun

[@TheRobman139]

The Russians are good at two things: weapons and vodka. And if you were to ask a Russian, they’d say, “What else is there?”

[@Jollyroger84103]

Small pronunciation nitpick. It's Vietnamese (Viet-Nam-Ease) not Vietmanese (Viet-Ma-Knees). Just thought that was funny, but love the content. Keep it up! Second pronunciation nitpick while I'm here: "Nguyen" is pronounced like (Nu-win) not (Nugun).

[@VMRDY]

I though Nguyen is pronounced New-N.

[@Rempa]

You should do a serie on fiction aircraft: tie fighter, YF valkyrie, etc. That would be great!

[@GamerFromSpace]

I think you should do a video on su9, as it's a plane that excited but never really gets any coverage

[@swisstestpilot]

It would be cool if you can do a video about the Fighter projects from Switzerland: F+W N-20.02 Arbalete and N-20.10 Aiguillon or the FFA P-16 (Sometimes called "Father of the Learjet") or the ALR Piranha.. Also Pilatus Aircraft had a few interesting Projects and Prototypes SB-1. Pilatus SB-2 Pelican, SB-5 Super pelican. Pilatus P-1, Pilatus P-4, Pilatus P-5, Pilatus PC-8D Twinporter .

[@jamesbelcher9374]

Another fantastic video, have you ever heard of the Coandă-1910, A Romanian/French plane built in 1910 and believed to be the first Turbo-Jet aircraft, predating the first jet plane by almost 30 years and only 7 years after the first wright brothers flight.

[@matevasas2625]

Yes it is proven to be fake

[@my1vice]

I had a chance to purchase a 21 with a spare engine for 80 grand about 25 years ago. I should have bought it.

[@Admiral_Nikolai_Kuznetsov]

Can you do a video about the Su-27 series or the Yak-141? I'll love to see those with the great format you have!

[@mental_hazard6991]

Fun fact: The M4 Sherman was never shot down by the MiG-21 in air to air combat

[@alperakyuz9702]

Superior american engineering.

[@joshcochran2217]

The short clip in the intro of a missile shooting down an airplane is actually an F-4 shooting down a MiG-21. Ironic! 😂

[@ilkoderez601]

I have always love the Mig-21... Thanks

[@davidmok108]

Yes yes yes, more of this pls!! Cheers from Malaysia!

[@mrunaltondre6051]

a mig 21 bison was able to take down a f16 during a confrontation between india and pakistan

[@mrunaltondre6051]

@@xSwaghettiYolonesEx none

[@pratiksamantaray10]

@@xSwaghettiYolonesEx 2019 mig 21 operated by Abhinandan took down f16. Check before commenting

[@chiraggowda4928]

It's very much confirmed that this happened in 2019 when IAF showed proof of radar signature of F16 disappearing after a missile was fired from mig21. But Pakistan's fake news unit was successful enough to convince western media that this did not happen, so they still use the word "allegedly".

[@chiraggowda4928]

@@xSwaghettiYolonesEx 1 of the missiles was found to be exploded

[@chiraggowda4928]

@@xSwaghettiYolonesEx 1) Both planes landed in Pakistan's territory which Pakistan an advantage to control the narrative. 2) IAF did not capture any pilot because again both planes crashed in Pakistani territory. Pakistan first reported that 2 planes have crashed and 3 pilots are in their custody, later they changed that only 1 plane has crashed and 1 pilot is captured. You can check this yourself. 3) Pakistan has something called ISPR which is specifically tasked to spread the narrative as approved by the military, I have to agree they do their job very well. They did not fool every other country they just controlled the narrative on day 1. They managed to get the Reuters to report that the US conducted an audit of F16s and they did not find any planes missing, but the Pentagon immediately replied that they have not done any audit and it's a fake news. 4) It's not that unbelievable if you think the IAF was using mig21 to do exactly that - high speed interception. Yes I am Indian and I have spent a lot of time looking at many analysis from different countries, if you have a better analysis feel free to change my mind.

[@legoguy8740]

A video on the F-22 Raptor would be great

[@caelum2185]

Ah the Balloon Killer

[@bearcb]

A few weeks ago I saw a MiG 21 exposed at the aircraft section of the Deutsches Museum in Munich, near the airport (not the main building in the city center).

[@joeycan6801]

Great video, correction at 7:50 it’s not M4 but F4….. thank you

[@quistsciencestation]

I just love the way you put the U.S-Soviet rivalries 🎉

[@iansmith5174]

Definitely do videos about the F-4 Phantom and the B-52 Stratofortress. :)

[@jelhaj7769]

was hoping you had more info on the Operation Have Doughnut

[@The1cdccop]

I've heard the Mig 21 was a beast to land. Unstable at low speeds.

[@shrikanthvhshri8350]

The Slayer of F-16 ... At last he retired by hunting F-16 leaving behind his legacy " The Slayer " "The Falcon Slayer" patch of IAF Mig 21 squadron

[@mulla_impotent]

I unsubscribed the channel

[@arslanraza4142]

IAF till this date provided no evidence btw the claim is coming from the same air force that lost its sukhoi a superior platfrom and the mig not only that they also shot down their own chopper i wouldnt put much weight in that claim of IAF... PAF bombed your targets in broad daylight and left unchallenged

[@mulla_impotent]

@@arslanraza4142 a typical madarsachap

[@shrikanthvhshri8350]

@@arslanraza4142 😅... Who ? those beggers bombed us ... sorry mate we did that.. Kid just read the history ... by the way you barking on behalf of those Radical Islamic Terrorists, Any how we did it our fleet Data is clear ... we don't give medal for making wealth of billions & no war like Pak generals ...

[@xandervk2371]

MIG-21s couldn't even hold against vastly outnumbered F-4s which was the best Israel had in the Yom Kippur war.

[@blocky_luke]

its amazing how i just built a MiG-21 in ksp and then i got this video

[@tereterevanakere2132]

I had this as a model during my Soviet childhood.

[@imperialenforcer2271]

Any MiG-21 video that doesn't talk about the Indian modified MiG-21 bison or the MiG-21-93 is incomplete. Russians and Indians have made major upgrades to the MiGs. Such as LD radar, R-73 missiles, Digital displays in the cockpit, redesigned cockpit etc.

[@that_guy_civi]

What about the Mig-21 Lancer?

[@mig21bis]

i agree

[@sougata8332]

The Fact that a MiG 21 Bis downed a Pakistani Block50 F16 in WVR combat in 2019 speaks volumes of the design ingenuity & its capabilities. A dogfight hero of the yesteryears. Long live the Legend

[@theGabe87]

you could do some content on weapon systems. Rockets, bombs, cannons and even countermeasures.

[@KingPantocrator]

start a series of Cold War jets on the both sides of the Iron Curtain . That would be very interesting to watch. Thank for the great work you shear whit us !

[@geesehoward700]

weird how the navy phantom didnt have a gun and yet did well. almost like the plane was being used wrong by the army.

[@geesehoward700]

its even weirder since he goes on about how important the missile was first and shows it downing a b52 but then its all "nah the missile was shit actually". Guess the Russians were wrong in bothering to copy it.

[@georgekingiv8171]

I have heard that phantoms would almost always win in dogfights. Mig 21 were firing there missiles and running away. But if mig started dog fighting with phantom it will very likely lose because of massive engines phantom have. Navy got better in dogfighting after top gun training exercise. I think this video have lot of mistakes.

[@gort8203]

@@georgekingiv8171 You are correct. Like most KZbin videos, this one is just repeating BS the creator has seen on other videos.