The Great, Constantly Changing Picture Gallery...part DEUX

[KODAK]

 

[Rellag]

If the wing has two sweep angles (more sweepback from the root to about half span, then less sweep for the rest) and no dihedral, then it's probably a MiG 17. The MiG 15 had a thicker wing too, but that difference can be subtle.

MiG-15 has two wing fences while the MiG-17 has three, with the outboard pair closely spaced.

I agree that the picture is a -15 UTI.

 

[picklesuit]

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-15
Yup, looks like a Fagot...
Thanks!

 

[jmcquate]

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-15
Yup, looks like a Fagot...
Thanks!

MiG 15UTI, NX-157GL Owned by Red Star Aero Services

 

[ea6bflyr]

MiG 15UTI, NX-157GL Owned by Red Star Aero Services

Well, at least we know it's not a MiG-28....

 

[Gatordev]

I agree that the picture is a -15 UTI.

I'm sure with a little antibiotics, it can become a regular -15 again.

 

[Jim123]

I'm sure with a little antibiotics, it can become a regular -15 again.

I beat you to it. And you don't need to get the flight surgeon involved if you use cranberry juice instead.

 

[Gatordev]

I beat you to it. And you don't need to get the flight surgeon involved if you use cranberry juice instead.

Son of a... That one flew right over my head.

 

[hlg6016]

If I remember my ac recognition Mig 15 is a good 3-4 foot shorter than the Mig 17.

 

[BusyBee604]

If I remember my ac recognition Mig 15 is a good 3-4 foot shorter than the Mig 17.

It would be well nigh impossible, even for the most "eagle eyed" pilot to make that distinction in the heat of air combat. Very possible between the MIGs -15/17/19 and -21 & beyond.
BzB

 

[Swanee]

sailplane pic

Is that the JS-1 with the jet engine sustainer? Sweet sailplane!

 

[hlg6016]

It would be well nigh impossible, even for the most "eagle eyed" pilot to make that distinction in the heat of air combat. Very possible between the MIGs -15/17/19 and -21 & beyond.
BzB

That thought did pop into my head, If anything the 17 and 19 gives you more airplane to fit into the HUD?

 

[BusyBee604]

That thought did pop into my head, If anything the 17 and 19 gives you more airplane to fit into the HUD?

Uhhh... gee Daddy, what's a HUD? I'm afraid in my era (late middle ages), bogie targeting/tracking was accomplished with a MK-53 Mod II grease pencil mark on the "gun glass". Hmmpf, spoiled young "WhupperSnippers"!

BzB

 

[jmcquate]

Uhhh... gee Daddy, what's a HUD? I'm afraid in my era (late middle ages), bogie targeting/tracking was accomplished with a MK-53 Mod II grease pencil mark on the "gun glass". Hmmpf, spoiled young "WhupperSnippers"!
BzB

I know not in Vietnam, but the A-4 got some of the very first Marconi HUDs.

 

[BusyBee604]

I know not in Vietnam, but the A-4 got some of the very first Marconi HUDs.

Yeah, when the Scooter was finally retired, it was much more technologically advanced from the ol' trusty B/C/Es. The Singapore A-4SUs were decades ahead of ours. Mainly because by then we had put all our light attack eggs in the A-7 'SLUF' basket.

A-4SU # Korat

BzB