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

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

@@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)

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

@@Edax_Royeaux correct

English is a great language isn't it?

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”

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.

@@dannyzero692 hahaha

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

​@@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.

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

bro really said "Pam Thuan" 💀💀💀💀💀

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

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.

@@funkykunx2544 One hell of an Asian.

wait for Su-27 experience😄

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

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

@卐 Arup Ratan Mitra 卍 afterburners are loud indeed

@@TauroChuck because they are built for comfort

Yup

yeah rather than concept blue print aircraft

why not both?

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

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

Yep

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

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

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

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

Bless his soul

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

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

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

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

Pretty cool info, thanks!

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.

@@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

@@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.

@@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

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

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

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.

@@СергейПересыпкин-н3й ♡

Croatian air force still uses the Mig 21

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@@СергейПересыпкин-н3й Yes I agree. My eyes prevent me from making more but loved all the aircraft building.

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Even if most of the pilots were Russian "volunteers "

@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.

@@jamesricker3997 any proof lol ?

@@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.

​@@sergeantnnn4758sorce: trust me bro

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

@@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 ?

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

@@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.

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

The MIG 21 was and is an overrated Pile of junk... Here's the facts, if it had half a tank or less, of fuel, it's flight characteristics went into the bin and became unstable to the point of absurdity.. Oh and also, it had onboard radar that was a FULL generation BEHIND that of what US jets had. And Finally, it would BURN OUT it's engines if it achieved it's claimed TOP SPEED for more than a split second. The MIG 21, at first concerned the West, until they found out it was GARBAGE... Then they said nothing and let the Soviets think their little BLUFF worked. It was scary against slower moving bombers, that's all it had. PRO TIP: it didn't work and the Pentagon knew it, then just laughed in secret.. It's ALL on record, on paper and well known NOW.. Declassified documents LAUGH at the MIG 21.

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

Because they didnt do any proper research.

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.

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

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.

Nah

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.

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

@@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

@@demcomp salty much?

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

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

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

The MIG 21 was and is an overrated Pile of junk... Here's the facts, if it had half a tank or less, of fuel, it's flight characteristics went into the bin and became unstable to the point of absurdity.. Oh and also, it had onboard radar that was a FULL generation BEHIND that of what US jets had. And Finally, it would BURN OUT it's engines if it achieved it's claimed TOP SPEED for more than a split second. The MIG 21, at first concerned the West, until they found out it was GARBAGE... Then they said nothing and let the Soviets think their little BLUFF worked. It was scary against slower moving bombers, that's all it had. PRO TIP: it didn't work and the Pentagon knew it, then just laughed in secret.. It's ALL on record, on paper and well known NOW.. Declassified documents LAUGH at the MIG 21.

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

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

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?

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

⁠@@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.

The MIG 21 was and is an overrated Pile of junk... Here's the facts, if it had half a tank or less, of fuel, it's flight characteristics went into the bin and became unstable to the point of absurdity.. Oh and also, it had onboard radar that was a FULL generation BEHIND that of what US jets had. And Finally, it would BURN OUT it's engines if it achieved it's claimed TOP SPEED for more than a split second. The MIG 21, at first concerned the West, until they found out it was GARBAGE... Then they said nothing and let the Soviets think their little BLUFF worked. It was scary against slower moving bombers, that's all it had. PRO TIP: it didn't work and the Pentagon knew it, then just laughed in secret.. It's ALL on record, on paper and well known NOW.. Declassified documents LAUGH at the MIG 21.

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

Big American liars french mirage f1 was the goat

Its a recent story maby 3-4 years previously

This kinda sounds like a war thunder match ngl

@@brandixzva5431 yeah but this is true

Yeah it's true.

Oh no, shitstorm incoming

Please the T-34 tank, PK machine gun

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?”

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

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

😂

It's subjective

@@tomwithatophat6457 Not without reason! My grandfather worked in the Sukhoi design bureau, and the Su-27 project was originally developed as a potential killer of the F-15 and F-16 pair after they were delivered to the US military.

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.

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

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

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

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

@@xSwaghettiYolonesEx none

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

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".

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

@@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.

Not even the mig 21 Indian pilot ever accepted this made up story.

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.

@@johnosbourn4312 Thanks for the information.

@@petarjoncic2801 You're welcome.

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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.

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.

Superior american engineering.

The MIG 21 was and is an overrated Pile of junk... Here's the facts, if it had half a tank or less, of fuel, it's flight characteristics went into the bin and became unstable to the point of absurdity.. Oh and also, it had onboard radar that was a FULL generation BEHIND that of what US jets had. And Finally, it would BURN OUT it's engines if it achieved it's claimed TOP SPEED for more than a split second. The MIG 21, at first concerned the West, until they found out it was GARBAGE... Then they said nothing and let the Soviets think their little BLUFF worked. It was scary against slower moving bombers, that's all it had. PRO TIP: it didn't work and the Pentagon knew it, then just laughed in secret.. It's ALL on record, on paper and well known NOW.. Declassified documents LAUGH at the MIG 21.

I though Nguyen is pronounced New-N.

The first of the two missiles they fired got an unfortunate fighter pilot who struggled to keep up with the U-2.

I unsubscribed the channel

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

@@arslanraza4142 a typical madarsachap

@@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 ...

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

no proof of that...american oficers counted ..they werr all ok tere in pakistan...dnt get fooled by indian meda

​@@vipin6693India released proofs and parts of F-16 😂 USA : 🤫🤫😭

Ah the Balloon Killer

A made up F-16 kill that is 😂

@@Blitzfalcon6858 you forgot all wars started by Pakistan those ended by INDIA (1947, 1965,1971,1999 wars). Don't forget Pakistan's 85000 armed POW are arrested by INDIA. And balakot airstrike is cherry on the cake🍰. Want any cake? Don't forget Pakistan's radars are failed to detect our brahmos strike in Pakistan last year. Pakistan is country having always katora in hand for begging, INDIA is a country getting world leader in all sectors.

@@Blitzfalcon6858 No, the F16 was shot down.

@@pacus123 Simple stories of it being shot down in Indian media, outside of that there exists no evidence the back the story In this day and age every crash can easily be tracked using satellite imagery. Hence the claim of F-16 being shot down is as non credible as the Pakistani claim of a Indian Su-30 being shot down. The only casualties that day were an Indian Mig-21 and Indian helicopter shot down by friendly air defense

@@Blitzfalcon6858 first the PAF said they didn't use any F16s then got proven wrong then claiming no F16s were shot down. PAF have no credibility while IAF have always backed thier claims. Your F16 got shot down by an ancient plane and PAF is lying as always

What about the Mig-21 Lancer?

i agree

Yes it is proven to be fake