ezlead 42 Posted June 27, 2009 I was looking for something to do earlier today and realized that I hadn't been out to the airport in quite a while. Airport being Dekalb Municipal Dekalb,Illinois. I stopped in and they were having an open house for some boyscouts(everyone invited). I went into the main hangar and there was that MIG-21 UM sitting there. I went over and started walking around it. The owner(a United Airlines captain)was there so I walked up and started talking to him. He told me all about the aircraft and what it was like to fly. He said it is a HOT (fast) aircraft to fly. He said it would be like flying an F-104 if anyone has flown them. I told him I had some F-4 Phantom time and he said it would be a lot like flying one of them,with a lot less power. It accelerates fast and flys fast. He said that low and slow(gear down,flaps down) it is a little hairy. He made my day when he asked if I would like to set in the cockpit. I climbed up the ladder and got in. He has had most all the instruments and radios "Americanized". The thing that impressed me the most was how tight the cockpit was. It reminded me of the A-4's cockpit. It is truly an airplane that you "strap on". It is for sale,if anyone is interested. Less than $400,000. Burns fuel like crazy,though. With a centerline droptank and full fuel it has about 400 miles range. Here is a link to see what it looks like. http://www.planecheck.com/aspdet.asp?nr=10578 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FastCargo 412 Posted June 27, 2009 Heh...his name wasn't Buck Wyndham was it? Cool story! FC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ezlead 42 Posted June 27, 2009 Sorry,I should have mentioned the owners name. Paul Van den Huevel. He is a really nice guy and very knowledgeable about the MIG. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eraser_tr 29 Posted June 27, 2009 Awesome! Too bad you can't go supersonic over land, see the other pilots chugging along at 100kts in a cessna and there you go flying by at full afterburner at mach 1.5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fubar512 1,350 Posted June 27, 2009 Awesome! Too bad you can't go supersonic over land There's always Lake Michigan...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Derk 265 Posted June 27, 2009 There's always Lake Michigan...... How about Lake Mikoyan..... Hou doe, Derk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MigBuster 2,875 Posted June 27, 2009 Wow - alright for some Might be out of my price range though :( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Syrinx 13 Posted June 27, 2009 Anyone want to lend me $400,000 ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Jarhead1 27 Posted June 28, 2009 Get in line Nikki, lol, I am gonna have to fight u for this one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Syrinx 13 Posted June 28, 2009 Marines...I eat em for breakfast. In another life I will own a plane like that, I swear it ! Lucky lucky devils, some folks are. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crl848 9 Posted June 28, 2009 (edited) I just read a good book about the classified Constant Peg program flying migs against red flag participants from Tonopah: http://www.amazon.com/Red-Eagles-Americas-...6857&sr=8-1 There are many in-flight descriptions of the MIG-21 and MIG-23, and what stands out is how much the pilots liked the -21 and hated the -23. The latter must be over-modelled in our sims as it was not much of an opponent in real life according to the American pilots who flew it regularly against US aircraft. Also it was *very* dangerous. The -21, on the other hand, is described as being excellent WVR. Edited June 28, 2009 by crl848 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Atreides 144 Posted June 30, 2009 (edited) Awesome! Too bad you can't go supersonic over land. Weeelll, kinda off topic but, the British did manage to go supersonic on land with Thrust (twice if I'm not mistaken). Edited June 30, 2009 by Atreides Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Spillone104 553 Posted June 30, 2009 Weeelll, kinda off topic but, the British did manage to go supersonic on land with Thrust (twice if I'm not mistaken). I think that eraser_tr was referring to the fact that there is a speed limitation over land. Look at the Concorde.... they were authorized to go supersonic only over the ocean. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MiG Master 2 Posted June 30, 2009 So, you guys want to get a pool started? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
