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2003-02-04 India-Pakistan
Indian mother presses for MiG ban
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Posted by Steve White 2003-02-04 01:01 am|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 The F-20, truly one of the great 'might have beens' was never produced beyond the testing phase. Overseas contracts were fufilled largely by the F-16 and upgrades to the existing F-5 airframes, the F-5 continues to server on in the air forces of many contries. The F-5 was a replacement in many airforces to the F-104.

On a side note, in 1994 I got to see my first Mig-21 up close at an import organization that was buying them on the cheap from countries like poland and china. When I asked the line mechanic what he thought of the aircraft, he said that the dorsal fin that ran along the top of the fuselage was unique to each aircraft and if became damaged by anything ( corrsion , poor fitting etc) the airframe itself became unuseable. He preferred the Mig-17, as the Mig-21 was just too difficult to keep going.
Posted by Frank Martin  2/4/2003 10:57:58 AM|| [varifrank.blogspot.com]  2/4/2003 10:57:58 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 "Are they buying new airplanes?"
The problem is they keep buying the world's stock of Mig-21s, the ones discarded by other countries. Don't ask me why.
Posted by Rw 2003-02-04 02:28:39||   2003-02-04 02:28:39|| Front Page Top

#3 f-20,super tiger?never heard of it
Posted by Raptor  2003-02-04 05:42:10||   2003-02-04 05:42:10|| Front Page Top

#4 I think if you search this site, you'll find a thread on this already. The Indians make the MIG's under license. The Russians don't make them. Any quality problems are Indian.
Posted by Chuck  2003-02-04 07:32:30|| [blog.simmins.org]  2003-02-04 07:32:30|| Front Page Top

#5 F-20 Super Tiger was the last varient of the T-38/F-5 family. It was sold as a low cost export fighter to people we didn't trust, or who couldn't afford F-15/F-16's, etc.
Posted by Steve  2003-02-04 09:48:37||   2003-02-04 09:48:37|| Front Page Top

#6 The F-20, truly one of the great 'might have beens' was never produced beyond the testing phase. Overseas contracts were fufilled largely by the F-16 and upgrades to the existing F-5 airframes, the F-5 continues to server on in the air forces of many contries. The F-5 was a replacement in many airforces to the F-104.

On a side note, in 1994 I got to see my first Mig-21 up close at an import organization that was buying them on the cheap from countries like poland and china. When I asked the line mechanic what he thought of the aircraft, he said that the dorsal fin that ran along the top of the fuselage was unique to each aircraft and if became damaged by anything ( corrsion , poor fitting etc) the airframe itself became unuseable. He preferred the Mig-17, as the Mig-21 was just too difficult to keep going.
Posted by Frank Martin  2003-02-04 10:57:58|| [varifrank.blogspot.com]  2003-02-04 10:57:58|| Front Page Top

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