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originally posted by: CiTrus90
originally posted by: aholic
Don't know if any of you missed this. I'm sure we all heard the report but the video has been leaked. Apparently he was doing 500mph when the MiG shot past him at mach 3 at a distance closer than 65 feet. The NATO pilot is heard saying "what the hell!" in Norwegian.
I had heard of the report but had no idea he was pulling that kind of speed. And also reminds me that NATO doesn't really have much that can catch a MiG-31........
For above reference.
2-As far as i can see from the HUD the Norwegian pilot was pulling ~280 knots = ~322 mp/h (which for us on the other side of the pond = ~518 km/h). That's not much of a high speed for a F-16.
originally posted by: Agent_USA_Supporter
a reply to: aholic
It was the Norwegian F-16 that was trying to close with the Russian mig it was the Norwegian whom was poking the bear.
originally posted by: Britguy
It looks like the F-16 was the one moving around a bit, while the Mig appeared to be flying straight, with gear down at a slow speed. They don't tool around at speed with the gear down. At least it looks to me like he has landing gear down!
originally posted by: CiTrus90
a reply to: Britguy
The F-16 was flying straight, most probably on the left wing of the Su-34 it was keeping an eye on, while the MiG-31 jumped in between them from behind. What you see extended under the Foxhound, is not the landing gear but its air brakes.
Which means the -31's pilot deliberately came between the other two planes and slowed down to stay there, preventing the F-16 to keep/resume its former position.
originally posted by: StratosFear
wonder if the pilots exchanged friendly single digit waves?
originally posted by: StratosFear
Why did Norwegian ground radars not pick up the Mig-31 closing in on an interceptors 6 O`clock and warn the pilot? I have not read any story elsewhere yet but ground radars monitor what is going on up there and a Mig-31 is nothing close to a stealth aircraft. It looks like the Mig was slowing down to come up close on the Falcons wing, wonder if the pilots exchanged friendly single digit waves?
Fighter Pilots will be Fighter Pilots.
I think its sort of cool the Russians give this sort of freedom to their pilots to do stunts like that. How many could say they wouldn't do the same thing if they had the chance? Its just fun and games until the missiles and rounds start flying.
Maybe the next time a Bear comes lumbering over a pair of Eagles do a fly by?
originally posted by: Ridhya
originally posted by: StratosFear
wonder if the pilots exchanged friendly single digit waves?
Rudeness is illegal in Norway. I think that applies to above Norway as well.
1-Foxbat is not the correct NATO code name: the MiG-31 is the Foxhound, the MiG-25 is the Foxbat.
2 -As far as i can see from the HUD the Norwegian pilot was pulling ~280 knots = ~322 mp/h (which for us on the other side of the pond = ~518 km/h). That's not much of a high speed for a F-16.
F-16 utenfor Finnmark viser et SU-34 «Fullback» som eskorterer russiske bombefly.
F-16 outside Finnmark shows a SU-34 "Fullback" escorting Russian bombers.
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: spy66
There were both in this formation. The HUD video clearly shows a MiG-31, and there are multiple sources quoting the Norwegian government that they were Su-34s and MiG-31s. It wouldn't be the first time.
originally posted by: spy66
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: spy66
There were both in this formation. The HUD video clearly shows a MiG-31, and there are multiple sources quoting the Norwegian government that they were Su-34s and MiG-31s. It wouldn't be the first time.
Hey i live in Norway and i know what Our News i telling us about this event. The Eent With the F-16 in question is from a different event than the once With the SU 34s.