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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike
Betcha it has better rear visibility than the MiG-21!
They had to put a damn periscope on that thing just so the pilot could check his '6'.
But its not like the MiG-21 was successful or anything; they only built 11,500 of the things! |
It's interesting you mention the MiG - 21. I read an American F-4 pilot's recollection of a dogfight in Vietnam; the MiG-21 pilot he fought kept swerving nervously because he could not get a good view of his "six". Maybe his model wasn't equipped with the periscope, or I guess he just panicked and forgot in the heat of battle? In the end, the MiG-21 was shot down.
I get pretty nervous myself when, in flight sims, I'm flying a "razorback" like the Bf-109, P-40, P-51B, etc. At least I can restart - unlike that poor MiG jockey...
