| Mako11 | 24 Sep 2016 11:42 a.m. PST |
This is an interesting little article. Hadn't heard about this before, but appears we have a squadron of Mig-29s: link Seems like they'd be great for Red Flag and Topgun exercises, but spare parts availability might be an issue. Then again, the Russians do seem to be embracing capitalism. Wish they'd buy a bunch of those big, beautiful Sukhois. |
| BattlerBritain | 24 Sep 2016 12:51 p.m. PST |
I like the picture of that Polish MiG-29 with the big emblem on it. I think it's the Kosciuszko emblem as worn on 303 Squadron RAF machines in WW2. |
| Charlie 12 | 24 Sep 2016 2:20 p.m. PST |
Wish they'd buy a bunch of those big, beautiful Sukhois. Not sure they could get those OEM!  |
| ScoutJock | 24 Sep 2016 9:30 p.m. PST |
You'd be surprised what we have acquired since the wall came down… |
| VVV reply | 25 Sep 2016 3:26 a.m. PST |
You have to checks those MiG-29s, they rust link |
| Cardinal Ximenez | 25 Sep 2016 6:27 a.m. PST |
MIG-29s to Iran…can't have that, no way. Nukes, no problem. It's a funny world nowadays. |
| Mako11 | 25 Sep 2016 11:56 a.m. PST |
Perhaps, some cheap, Chinese knockoffs for the Sukhois would do. Not really, Don. |
Wyatt the Odd  | 25 Sep 2016 12:16 p.m. PST |
The author starts off with a lot of hyperbole. It's been well known that the US acquired the Moldovan fighters for at least a decade. And, as has been noted elsewhere, the Germans offered to give us the former East German '29s to us for free. If someone had read the article, they would have noted that the Moldovan 29s were nuclear-capable – and that's the primary reason for grabbing these. Wyatt |
| Ascent | 26 Sep 2016 2:18 a.m. PST |
VVV reply, they don't rust, that's iron oxide. Sorry, RAF corrosion training kicking back in, aircraft don't rust they corrode. The best way to upset the instructors was to call it rust. |
| Tango01 | 26 Apr 2021 9:40 p.m. PST |
Secret Is Out: How the U.S. Military Purchased Russian MiG-29s link
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| Barin1 | 27 Apr 2021 4:16 a.m. PST |
I understand the concern about Iran, as for knowledge part there was a time when my office manager was a former DDR officer, trained in Russia to service their Mig-29…and I guess these planes in Germany were in better shape that those in Moldavia. |
| Tango01 | 27 Apr 2021 1:10 p.m. PST |
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| arealdeadone | 27 Apr 2021 5:35 p.m. PST |
Wasn't much of a secret given most aviation enthusiasts have known about it for most of this century! :D |
| Perun Gromovnik | 02 May 2021 12:06 a.m. PST |
USAF had MiG's and Sukhoy's for long time |
