Zilch Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 (edited) The War Eagles Air Museum in Santa Teresa, NM has a lovely, restored MiG-21. The ex-GDR bird has no internal gun and the cockpit is dominated by a radar scope and a sight of some kind. I'm not sure why there's an iron gunsight, with the lack of gun and all, but you'll be interested to see lots of familiar features and some different ones in this MiG-21 variant. If you think forward visibility in the DCS MiG-21 is bad (due to canopy framework, etc.,) just wait till you see this one... Here's the imgur link to the MiG-21 album: http://imgur.com/a/OfrhQ?gallery If you like those, I have more of a P-51D, a pair of MiG-15's, a P-40, and a few of the F-86. Unfortunately, my phone died at the F-86, so I'll have to go get more pics. What a hard life, eh? Enjoy the photos. You can really see what a good job LNS did with our version of this bird. EDIT: Linked the whole album this time. Edited February 7, 2015 by Zilch 2 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Zilch79's YouTube Channel: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirkomix Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Great pictures! I love them! thank you for sharing them with us!!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas_From_Hell Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Great photos, very interesting. Note: The iron sights are there because MiG-21 models after the F series and before the internal cannon was a feature had the option to hang a gun pod in the centerline pylon (much like early F-4s). Here's a photo: http://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/imgs/mikoyangurevich-mig21-fishbed_8.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildBillKelsoe Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Great photos, apart from the pilot appearing to lean on that rocket launcher, playing his junk :) AWAITING ED NEW DAMAGE MODEL IMPLEMENTATION FOR WW2 BIRDS Fat T is above, thin T is below. Long T is faster, Short T is slower. Open triangle is AWACS, closed triangle is your own sensors. Double dash is friendly, Single dash is enemy. Circle is friendly. Strobe is jammer. Strobe to dash is under 35 km. HDD is 7 times range key. Radar to 160 km, IRST to 10 km. Stay low, but never slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portman Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 LOL if a MiG pilot would have tried to fly in that outfit they'd have put him in the loony bin. Mancher zum Meister sich erklärt, dem nie das Handwerk ward gelehrt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
effte Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 LOL if a MiG pilot would have tried to fly in that outfit they'd have put him in the loony bin. Really? http://www.sci.fi/~fta/migflt-2.htm http://www.mig-21.de/english/technicaldataequipment.htm ----- Introduction to UTM/MGRS - Trying to get your head around what trim is, how it works and how to use it? - DCS helos vs the real world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zilch Posted February 7, 2015 Author Share Posted February 7, 2015 Glad you guys like them! I'll post the others in their respective sections once they're organized. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Zilch79's YouTube Channel: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zilch Posted February 7, 2015 Author Share Posted February 7, 2015 Great photos, apart from the pilot appearing to lean on that rocket launcher, playing his junk :) Bad angle, I guess. I think they may have had problems with the mannequin, also. He always looks like he's drunk or something...I'll assume on Spaten Optimator, because that stuff is awesome. :thumbup: The worst one is actually by the P-51...I'll link to all the rest later today, after my flight in a Ford Trimotor (which I'm really excited about.) Later, folks! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Zilch79's YouTube Channel: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentGun Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Great shots Zilch!!! Link to my Imgur screenshots and motto http://imgur.com/a/Gt7dF One day in DCS... Vipers will fly along side Tomcats... Bugs with Superbugs, Tiffy's with Tornado's, Fulcrums with Flankers and Mirage with Rafales... :)The Future of DCS is a bright one:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_Hrothgar Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Forward visibility clearly wasn't a priority in that model. You can see how much faith they had in pure "long range" missile combat at the time just by looking at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptako Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Nice photos! I've noticed that this Mig-21 has an interesting neighbor on the right side. It's Polish Air Force Lim-2, more often referred as Mig-15. You should definitely go back there and perform another photo session for another Mig. It would make our waiting for Mig-15 module release a little bit less painful :) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] -- "The three best things in life are a good landing, a good orgasm, and a good shit. A night carrier landing is one of the few opportunities to experience all three at the same time." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portman Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Really? http://www.sci.fi/~fta/migflt-2.htm http://www.mig-21.de/english/technicaldataequipment.htm The pressure suit was worn underneath the pilot suit :thumbup: See the first 40 seconds: Mancher zum Meister sich erklärt, dem nie das Handwerk ward gelehrt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zilch Posted February 7, 2015 Author Share Posted February 7, 2015 (edited) Nice photos! I've noticed that this Mig-21 has an interesting neighbor on the right side. It's Polish Air Force Lim-2, more often referred as Mig-15. You should definitely go back there and perform another photo session for another Mig. It would make our waiting for Mig-15 module release a little bit less painful :) I'm already on it! Let me get the album together and I'll post it over on the Belsimtek area. Some P-51, P-40 and F-86 on the way, too. Edit: http://imgur.com/a/pC8mG?gallery Shortcut to the MiG-15! The museum actually has two, a single seat and a two seat trainer. The cockpit shots are all of the two-seat MiG. The single-seat was roped off, but you get the idea. Edited February 7, 2015 by Zilch [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Zilch79's YouTube Channel: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth_HR Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Thanks for the galleries, Zilch. The cockpit reminds me of a Yugoslavian airforce training video I saw on YouTube. Neither of the two look like the MiG-21bis cockpit - some instruments got combined together in the bis. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Real men fly ground attack :pilotfly: where EVERYTHING wants a piece of you :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxic Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Wonderful pictures :D! #CHOPPERLIVESMATTER http://www.aircombatgroup.co.uk/ [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buren Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 OP, is this a variant for the PVO? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zilch Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 It was donated to the museum by the German Luftwaffe. It is formerly of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany.) I'm not sure if the original variant was intended for the PVO or not. Honestly, I was hoping someone else here could fill us in on this particular model, as I am no expert on the MiG-21. I understand instrument flight, but having your front vision about 60 or 70% obstructed seems pretty insane. :) This cockpit felt...eh, "cozy." [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Zilch79's YouTube Channel: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buren Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 I asked because I have only seen the "top-down" gunsight on PVO aircraft. (Su-9, Su-15, MiG-25) Also, there's the emphasis on missile armament (no internal gun, outsized radar scope) - so a dedicated interceptor -- hence PVO -- variant came to my mind. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zilch Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 I asked because I have only seen the "top-down" gunsight on PVO aircraft. (Su-9, Su-15, MiG-25) Also, there's the emphasis on missile armament (no internal gun, outsized radar scope) - so a dedicated interceptor -- hence PVO -- variant came to my mind. Logical. It's quite possible that it was developed for the PVO and the GDR picked them up, as well. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Zilch79's YouTube Channel: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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