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How do you think which of them is better? Both are the "cheap" fighters produced by USA and USSR for poorer countries. I think F-5 has better radar system while MiG has bigger speed. I also think that they are quite comparable.
What do you think..?
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Have they ever faced each other in combat?
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I think not, but for example F-16A and MiG-29A also haven't ever faced and, we compare them. Both were cheap fighters for poor countries - so they could have fought - but FORTUNATELY they haven't..
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Have they ever faced each other in combat?

None of the different versions of the F-5 and the MiG-21 face deah other in combat, more info?
there was an issue of AFM that had a 3-page article dedicated to the comparison between both aircraft, I'll check my personal "archives", and of course guess who's better? Wink

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fishbed, I think....is better..
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How do you think which of them is better? Both are the "cheap" fighters produced by USA and USSR for poorer countries. I think F-5 has better radar system while MiG has bigger speed. I also think that they are quite comparable.
What do you think..?
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What do you call cheap? 50 Mill, 100 Mill or 250 Mill (f-22) Question
But remember that when we sell a fighter there is also support that goes with it.

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250 Mill (f-22)

The Raptor costs 90 million, its the most expensive fighter the USAF will get

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What do I mean "CHEAP"? It means: simpler and weaker and cheaper fighter for export
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kubam4a1 wrote:
I think not, but for example F-16A and MiG-29A also haven't ever faced and, we compare them.


No, but the F-16C/D and the MiG-29 have met in combat. All engaments won by the F-16 so far.

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No, but the F-16C/D and the MiG-29 have met in combat. All engaments won by the F-16 so far.


When exactly? Off Topic
For my record

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Mig 21 BIS is WAAAAAy better then the F-5... the BIS has a REAL radar!!! heck the F-20 is a better match for the latest Mig 21 BIS..
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I think, in terms of radar, the F-5 is definitely better.

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No, but the F-16C/D and the MiG-29 have met in combat. All engaments won by the F-16 so far.

When exactly?
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Hi, sorry if this is a repost, folks. I'm new here.

Here's a short clip of a documentary (in Russian) on the Soviet evaluation of ex-VNAF F-5Es on YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGmBdqxr ... re=related

Also, here's more info from another forum, FWIW:

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/sh ... E-Tiger-II

"One F-5 was extensively tested by top gun Soviet pilots from Chkalov's State Flight Tests Center (GLIC - Russian acronym). GLIC was established in the 1920s in the arid delta of the Volga River and its tributary Akhtuba and a local counterpart of US Edwards AFB AFFTC or Tonopah Test Range."

"In air combats with MiG-21, F-5 did show extremely well, surprisingly winning almost of all fights according to reports ..." Shocked Cool
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