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Here's an interesting Iraq shot, which shows just how limited the view is from a MiG-23 thru the windscreen.

http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com/A ... own/03.jpg

Even if you could see thru the glass, you can tell it would be tough to see much directly ahead, and this is w/o the gunsight in place.

And I can tell you it don't get much better than that with a semi-clean windscreen and a HUD installed Very Happy

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You look like you need a phone book to sit on, Razz

Hehe! No, I just need a different jet Laughing

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Nice shots Parrothead! Yeah, I've made my way around the MiGs that are kept at Tyndall, and I must say that if it came down to me flying one of those crates into combat, I'd defect.

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Great shots, looks like you had a good time.

Thanks for the complements, Shiz and TC Smile

! I did have a great time! Well, except for that T-72 Laughing

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TC,

It would definitely be tougher to fight in one of those jets with all the switches to throw and buttons to push Shocked

! I think we have to give some credit to the engineers for making something that would work under harsh conditions and that could be maintained by relatively inexperienced crews. Credit also has to go to the pilots whose job it was and is to fly these machines into combat against U.S. and allied jets. You've gotta have courage to take one of these things up to fight!

One thing I failed to mention about the MiGs was the method of braking. There are no brakes on the rudder pedals like you'd find in most aircraft. Instead, there is a lever on the stick which you have to squeeze to apply the brakes. Why they went this route is beyond me since it eliminates any possibility of differential braking to turn the aircraft tighter on the ground, but there was probably a reason...

Great pics parrothead!

I have to admit I'm jealous of you. It looks like you had a great time.

PS. I think that's an Alamo that is next to the -29 not an Atoll. I had no idea they were such a large missile.

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Thanks again for the complements Smile

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I didn't even know about the place until a few months ago, but then it was just a matter of finding someone to get me on base.

You were right about the AA-10 being the Alamo instead of the Atoll Embarassed

. I've edited the caption for that pic - thanks for the correction Smile

! I didn't realize it was that big either - it's bigger than some of the SAMs in the yard Shocked

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Glad I could help!

The "RWR antennas" are nothing of the sort. They are ILS antennas. The MiG-29 rear RWR antenna is the semicircular thing above it.

Here's the Beryoza RWR as used on the MiG-29, though this illustration is taken from the Su-27 technical manual it is basically the same.
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/i ... attach=321

Mark,

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Overscan,

Thanks for the correction Very Happy

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