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Originally Posted by heartc
The in-cockpit shots are clearly from the backseat of an F-15D, or maybe an F-15E, and not of any MiG whatsoever.
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Well it's not an ACES II ejection seat that both the F-15D and F-15E used, as the bodies of the seats bear no resemblance to it, save for the
It looks more to me like a Zvezda K-36D-3-5 LT trainer ejection seat, minus the coverings with the pitot tubes (the things sticking out of the sides) adjusted (they can be anywhere to a 45* angle). For those who don't know anything about them, they have three modes to measure air pressure differences to determine velocity, to select the manner of ejection in the MiG-21's selection system:
- Mode 1: low altitude, low speed - Mode 1 is for ejections at speeds of less than 250 knots and altitudes of less than 15,000 feet. The drogue parachute doesn't deploy in mode 1.
- Mode 2: low altitude, high speed - Mode 2 is for ejections at speeds of more than 250 knots and altitudes of less than 15,000 feet.
- Mode 3: high altitude, any speed - Mode 3 is selected for any ejection at an altitude greater than 15,000 feet.
There's also one outside of the cockpit mounted on the forward fuselage on some models. This pic is of a typical 36D-3-5.
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Originally Posted by heartc
The "cigar" shaped object is probably an airliner, tanker, target drone, or what have you.
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How was it able to accelerate so quickly, nevermind stay aloft with no visible engines or wings?
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Originally Posted by heartc
Also, the MiG-21s taking of in the beginning of the video is a quite familiar scene to me, I've seen it often over the years in different documentaries.
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First time I'd seen it.