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Old 10-29-2007, 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by SP01715
Have you ever seen a Mig (or any Soviet built aircraft) in person? I flew helicopters in the military and had a chance to get up close to some stuff captured in the Soviet / Afghan war, and the stuff is crap. It looks like they do a good job building cars but the Migs I have seen were very crude compared to western technology.
Yes I have seen one up close and irregardless of what they look like, they kicked a lot of US butt in the air when handled by experienced pilots. That noted thru my experience in the aerospace industry building our own and thru an extensive historical study.
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