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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
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Originally Posted by Chock
...it looked seriously handy in comparison to the F-86
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I once saw a pair of those opponents engage in a mock dogfight at an airshow at West Wendover, Nevada. The guy flying the MiG was much the better pilot.
MiG-15: Better climb, bigger guns, less ammo.
F-86: Faster, better armor. |
Yeah, I love the MiG, but it has some really bad quirks, such as no defroster in the canopy! Sure you can fly higher than a Saber, but what do you do when the canoy frosts over?
The -15 sure was tough though! The Russian pilots would have the plane shot to pieces, then within a week- good as new!