What the story with the “USAF” MiG?
Repainted from a red star due to “current events”
There’s been at least one defection involving a MiG-15.
Chuck Yeager, amongst others, tested it.
Not that this is the same aircraft, of course, but maybe painted like it?
Nov. 18, 2022: album Buck Danny Classic volume 9: “The Flight of the Rapier”
About the XF-108 Rapier:
( North American XF-108 Rapier, scale 1/72: North American XF-108 Rapier 1/72 - Ready for Inspection - Aircraft - Britmodeller.com )
Some cool pics in this article
I call this CCIP-ISH
If you left them on the pallet it would be a CBU
1000lb bomblets. Like your thinking
That is very nice. Built by someone with a genuine interest in making it recognizable.
that is quite true
ED gotta get their **** together and put this in DCS.
Yeah! ED Is really going down the pan…
It really should be there, it’s bog standard after all
A photo and a question:
What is the intake(?) on the front side of the vertical tail? And why does it leave such a dirty trail on the tail? Is it an APU exhaust?
Ooh or is the dirt just from the thrust reverser?
The filth is the thrust reverser. The intake is for a cooling system.
She’s a dirty bird mate!