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"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 06/13/2020 at 12:09 • Filed to: Planelopnik, wingspan

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The Aviationist has some cool pictures of Cold War interceptions taken from the Russian side.

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Chariotoflove > ttyymmnn 06/13/2020 at 12:15

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Art imitates life.

ttyymmnn > Chariotoflove 06/13/2020 at 12:19

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That parallel did not escape me. Did you notice, though, that the names on the cockpit are reversed in that shot?

Chariotoflove > ttyymmnn 06/13/2020 at 12:25

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Oh yeah! There're in the right direction but upside down. Typical result of a photoshop flip. I never noticed.

ttyymmnn > Chariotoflove 06/13/2020 at 12:28

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They flipped something somewhere, but I’m wondering why they flipped the Tomcat and not the “MiG.” Of course, the scene goes by so quickly, I doubt many people noticed in the theater. 

Chariotoflove > ttyymmnn 06/13/2020 at 12:52

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Yeah, who knows. Also, do you remember what planes they used for MiGs?

ttyymmnn > Chariotoflove 06/13/2020 at 12:56

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T-38s, I believe, or two-seat F-5s. 

Chariotoflove > ttyymmnn 06/13/2020 at 13:11

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I seem to remember they used F-5s for the aggressor planes. I wasn’t sure about the MiG impersonators. A quick google confirms F-5s.

ttyymmnn > Chariotoflove 06/13/2020 at 13:21

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Yup. The F-5 has a much longer, pointier nose than the T-38.

user314 > ttyymmnn 06/13/2020 at 15:49

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“...B ecause we were inverted..."

f86sabre > ttyymmnn 06/13/2020 at 20:19

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Ok, you have a bajillion dollars. You are fully  trained and have a maintenance crew. You can have one Cold War fighter as your personal toy. What’s your pick?

I’m thinking a Phantom would be the way to go. There are faster and more maneuverable options, but it is pretty much the icon of its time. 

ttyymmnn > f86sabre 06/13/2020 at 20:24

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Phantom. No question. I get tingly just looking at those photos. Looking at that shot, I can’t imagine what it must have been like to strap that thing on, to be nestled inside so much power . Some wag here on Oppo opined that the Phantom remained airborne through sheer brute force over aerodynamics. It’s such an iconic beast, one of my favorites. 

f86sabre > ttyymmnn 06/13/2020 at 21:10

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Smoke and thunder. That’s what it was all about. All the crazy angles mixed with curves. 

ttyymmnn > f86sabre 06/13/2020 at 21:16

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This has a place of honor on my desk.

Only Vespas... > ttyymmnn 06/16/2020 at 20:05

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Oh that’s a tough choice. Phantom? Love it but: Third. Controversial, yes. First...Vought Crusader. Second, the F 104 Starfighter. I know, it has limitations but the pilots wore these spurs that they locked into the ejection seats just before punching out. Think about it, spurs jingling all the way out to a missile with a man in it.  Bad.  Ass.

Plus both the 104 and the Crusader had guns. Phantom was an add on.

ttyymmnn > Only Vespas... 06/16/2020 at 20:08

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Crusader = Last of the Gunfighters