F-4 Phantoms & Vietnamese MiG-21s Face Off in Aerial Dogfight
It's April 1972, and a team of F-4 Phantoms are on a hunting mission, high above the skies of Vietnam. But they'll need to be careful: the Russian-made MIG-21s are fast, tricky and very...
Dogfights: Fierce MiG-21 Jets Create Hell Over Hanoi (S1, E5)
2021年5月13日 · These pilots fight in a supersonic world, and split second decisions determine life or death. Find out more in Season 1, Episode 5, "Hell Over Hanoi."
Dogfights: Outsmarting MiG-21s in Vietnam (Season 1)
2024年4月11日 · Legendary fighter pilot, Colonel Robin Olds, sets an intricate trap for the North Vietnamese MiG-21's. His Squadron, the Wolfpack, disguise their lethal F-4 Phantoms as vulnerable bombers. Learn...
F-4 Phantoms take on Vietnmaese MiG-21’s In Dogfight
2022年8月15日 · As two MiGs show up on their radar, the Phantoms quickly engaged in a dogfight. The first MiG successfully got away while the second was not so lucky. In the middle of their escape, another MiG showed up and a third Phantom pursued it. The second MiG was too nimble and tried its hardest to lose Olmsted’s Phantom.
MiG-21bis dogfighting tips? : r/hoggit - Reddit
The F-5E, with its automatic manoeuvring devices and root extensions, is objectively the better dogfighter here. The MiG-21 has, however, a moderate acceleration and climb rate advantage, and rules the high altitude arena in most if not all parameters thanks to that sweet delta wing. On the other hand, it's a pig down low for the same reason.
MiG-21 “FISHBED”: Opposing Rolling Thunder 1966–68 (Dogfight…
2023年8月15日 · One of the most successful communist jet fighters ever built, the MiG-21 "Fishbed" was involved in a series of deadly duels with American fighters over North Vietnam as the USAF and US Navy ramped up strike missions during Operation Rolling Thunder, culminating in the destruction of over 70 US aircraft for the loss of 35 "Fishbeds."
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MiG-21 Dogfighting Performance : r/hoggit - Reddit
2019年1月28日 · The MiG-21's radar is going to be a liability in a guns-only dogfight. You may be tempted to try using radar ranging for your gun but due to the way that system works, it is better to use the fixed net sight in dogfighting scenarios.
István Toperczer’s ‘Dogfight’ - Warfare History Network
The US F-4 Phantom was the opposing fighter most often acting against the MiG-21 in the air-to-air role. A combination of aggressive American tactics and North Vietnamese inexperience caused heavy casualties in planes and pilots, but over time the Vietnamese developed new tactics and ground control techniques which allowed them to achieve ...
MiG-21, Vietnam, Osprey Dogfight Series - AeroScale
MiG-21 “FISHBED” Opposing Rolling Thunder 1966–68 is scheduled for release on 15 August. Using archival photographs sourced directly from Vietnam, specially commissioned diagrams and combat accounts from veterans, István Toperczer reveals how the MiG-21 defended Vietnam between 1966 and 1968.
MiG-21 dogfight tactics? : r/hoggit - Reddit
2022年11月9日 · At ideal dogfight weights (2 missiles, 50% fuel), under 4k meters/~13k ft with emergency A/B on the mig-21 enjoys about or a little over double the F-5's effective twr. You want to put your emergency afterburner on and take most fights two circle/rate fight.