Wings of the red star - The Mig 23 1/5

Wings of the red star the Mig 23 the swing wing solution . All copyrights belong to The discovery channel

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• red
• star

[ramoer]

man that F-111 Aardvark was a fugly plane

[Antifaith29]

@ramoer yup it was. We called them the Pig here because of it. Still, they were amazing at what they did.

[chicago85bearz]

@stuntmanmike37 Agreed.

[adamcrookedsmile]

that cruciform tail of the MiG 23 looks so cool in the air. I like the whole look of the Flogger, it looks like a lot of speed.

[lucky7980]

może ktoś zna wersję po polsku ..Dzięki jak coś>:)

[technograd]

The CAGI worker, towing that fuselage at 7:51 is funny (on a respectful way) :) .

[apodrez]

@alieu156 not really. They both share large boxy airframes, big delta-esque wings, and a large payload. In fact i think the only differences between the airframes of a Mig-25 and the A-5C bomber is that the A-5 is more slender leading to a reduced MTOW (being flown off carriers dictated this) and it has 2 tails. As well as of course the payload which was 4,200 lbs (one mk 27 nuclear bomb and 2 mk84 500 lb bombs) vs the mig 25's 4x R-40R or T missiles (3,900 lbs)

[stuntmanmike37]

@ramoer What the fuck are you talking about? The Aardvark is one of the sickest planes ever built!

[alieu156]

@schwarzess999 It's true, the Germans invented a lot of important technologies during WW2. I think Germany is always good when it comes to engineering. Even today their cars are probably the best in the world, even just home appliances like washing machines etc.

[3nasacova]

Something I learned recently that some people might find interesting is that, and I forget exactly why, Sopwith changed its name to Vickers

[schwarzess999]

@alieu156 tell you what.

Lets's thank the nazis for jets and rockets! LOL.

But seriously, they were the true pioneers in jet technology, Me-262 etc. Not to mention the V-2 rocket too.