At one point in my life...My F-4 could not out turn a MiG...But l sure had the speed over it...Back in 1968....So when l see a MiG l see something a little different than most people do....l am 77 years old.....Thanks very much my friend...Super good Camera Shots...!!

Thank you very much, Steve! Greetings to the United States! :)

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imagine what they can do with a 5th gen.

Ruined 69 likes sorry 😢 But ya the landing was beautiful.

Tbh Ro AirForce pilots arr pretty talented i might be romanian but im not telling this just for that. They are very talented on f16s and mig 21

Thats how you land when you have landing speed of 300 kmh i guess

@@-Unknown-25 There's an interesting documentary of the Romanian and US pilots during WWII, called Knights of the sky: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jZmUgdmWmd-rc5c.html

Totally agreed! :)

I think you think that about yourself, If that is you and your profile picture. 🤣🤣🤣

Beauty won't win a war mate...by simply being patriotic and say that a wooden spoon can outmanoeuvre a rapier won't save yer but. Russians are at yer border with hundreds of sukhoi and MIGs and you choose to throw stones .... What you'll do mate try to sneeze at them? Throw sticks? Geez ....Try to step up yet efforts and see the world spinning don't live in a yesterday world...sure mig 21 15 and 19 good airplanes perhaps in Vietnam war times not in current situations. You can't buy a Dacia and put a Phillips surround sound and then, pretend it's a Lamborghini..because it's still a Dacia breaks down when you break a wind in the car....How many MiG 21 plow the Romanian country side ...dozens ....better use them for the agriculture feed the starving elderly in Romania and invest and buy something for for purpose to defend your country when the proverbial poo hits the fan.....

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@@zacexd Nope just realistic

Espera um minuto huuuuum, por acaso você é dos estados unidos e gosta de migs ãããhhmm?

Galaxias você gosta de migs? O impresionante é que eu sou do brasil e acho lindo os seus aviões.

Ya the paint job looks rad

I think you meant camo

Yep even after 60 years in service people still use them which I can't blame because it's so deadly during combat super agile and very fast its one of my absolute favorite fighter jets

Love the Mig 21

@@mrcoolepikkman6397 , deadly during combat ? you must be joking !!! and i think you are ! This piece of crap doesn't stand a chance compared with today's technology ! when a mig will win a fight against a gripen, rafale, eurofighter typhoon , F-15, F-16, F-18, F-22, F-35 , or a Sukhoi , then i'll say this: you were right, i was wrong. But until then, let's hope it doesn't come to that. Ever! we and other countries that has mig-21 on their air force, why do you think we call them the "flying coffin" ?.......

@@sorinbratila6385 you can't compare a 3rd generation fighter with a 5th generation fighter.But this is best in its own way.

@@sorinbratila6385 a mig21 managed to shoot down an f16 a couple of years back.

Army doesn't fly planes! Lol

@@patriotsleepercell4060 An ARMY is formed by combined forces, Infantry, Air Force, Navy, Special Forces, so lol you man...

@@gheoman a military it's formed by combined branches like Army, Air Force, Navy and Special Forces, so you are the on in the wrong here. Military is the term for an overall defense department, the Army is the land forces branch.

@@theterrobear2716 well in Romania we have it different. Romanian Army(Armata Romana) is composed by Terrestrial Forces(Fortele Terestre), Aerial Forces(Fortele Aeriene) and Naval Forces(Fortele Navale). And other forces also. Peace!

Mig 21 fucked American pilots in the ass in the Vietnam war but usa will never accept it. All the American planes from that era are rotting in a museum but the mig 21 is still being used in combat today, it is the ak 47 of planes and western planes are like a jammed m16

@@abhishekpawar5126 Hate to burst your bubbles but MiG-21 were so rare in Vietnam due do the MiG-21 being a recently new jet. Most of the MiGs the US fought against were the 17 and 19. MiG-17 was an updated MiG-15 with better maneuverability and handling controls. MiG-19 was a MiG-17 designed to use missiles and rockets, as well as being the first Russian twin jet fighter that could engage in Mach 1 battles. Russia was hesitant to give the Vietnamese the 21 because of fear one would crash and be taken by US forces to examine. When Vietnam did get their 21, they only got around 12, and were strictly under order to not engage in dogfight. Their role were simply to be interceptors against the US bomber and fighter bomber fleet bombing Hanoi. The pilots in the new 21 weren't even train to use the reversed engineered Atoll missile for lock on and heat seeking. They instead fired them like unguided rockets and hoped that the US bombers would run into them. Also, there was a special operation where F-4 Phantoms disguised themselves as F-105 to lure out over 20 MiG-21s to engage. The operation ended with the majority of the MiG-21s being shot down for no F-4 Phantom loss. Vietnam would never again use the MiG-21 to engage in interception unless they knew for sure that it was a bomber formation with no fighter escorts. That operation costs Vietnam over 80% of its MiG-21s it received from Russia.

@@WatcherMovie008 MiG-21's deliveries end out outnumbering those of MiG-17's by the war's end (roughly 270 vs 240). The total ammount of J-6 (all VPAF MiG-19's were actually chinese J-6's) was around 70 to 100 planes. The engagement you describe was Operation Bolo, which was indeed very succesfull and along with a later ambush a few days later in which two MiG-21's were downed forced the VPAF to ground its MiG-21's for four months. What it didn't do however was shooting down "the majority/80% VPAF MiG-21's", the USAF claimed 7 (roughly a third) while the VPAF record reported five losses (documented well enough that even the serial number of the planes lost is known), and more critically, all pilots managed to eject safely. In the end of the day, and given their limited supplies and somewhat rushed training the VPAF did pretty damn well, they reported losing around 130 planes in combat while USN+USAF+Marines admit the lost of 90 to 110 planes in air combat, which is some of the worst (if not the worst) exchange ratios the US combined airservice has ever had.

@@miquelescribanoivars5049 yeah but thats not the Air power fault, it’s the incompetence of the civilian administration.

Siento contradecirlo, los Mig pilotados por soviéticos y vietnamitas dejaron en ridículo a la US Navy y a la USAF. Reconociendo los EEUU su inferioridad con los aviones y pilotos soviéticos, cosa que ya habían sufrido en Corea.

Absolute agree. :)

It actually shot down a Pakistani f 16 in 2019

it actually kicked the ass of pak f16.. because the man behind this machine was one of the best air forces' pilot..❤️

@@bipeenchorge4218 Then the F-16 might have well been a Blériot XI.

Mig 21s, f 16s, f 15s and f 14s are really beautiful planes

I would imagine that they rarely are an economically reasonable solution, since there are plenty of jets of later generations available that top militaries get rid of that are probably going to break down less than a plane this old.

Probably the last & most advanced version of the MiG 21, which is the MiG 21 Bison, a 3.5 generation fighter jet will finally be retired by the end of 2025 from the Indian Air Force. The, Indian Air Force first inducted MiG 21,s in 1961, later under a licence agreement produced locally almost 850 to 900 MiG 21,s of atleast 7-8 different variants. The Bisons which were a heavily upgraded version the MiG 21 BIS version were inducted between 1996 & 2003. 2025 will be their final swansong.

Mig 21 had a flying time of 30 mins only without ext tanks

a missile with wings that worked properly, as opposed to the starfighter.

продали!!! и не одни румыны. Пилоты МИГов более не нужны НАТО)))

Что значит сохранили?! Это их основной боевой самолет! Скоро украинцы на такие же пересядут.

Они нищие просто

Yes we did my friend

@@egorlukin Нет, он прав! Я спас его. Румынский Mig 21 - это модернизированная версия израильтян из Elbit и румын из Aerostar Bacău. 110 самолетов были модернизированы и доведены до стандартов 1990-х годов. Но сейчас главный румынский истребитель - F16 Falcon.

Они ета русскйи самолёт😄

Să vii cât m-ai repede pentru că în curând se vor înlocui toate cu F-16 apoi F 35. Personal aș fi optat pt SU-35 combinat cu SU 57 👈👌💪 Noroc și sănătate. La revedere

И мне билет возьми!)

We also got aproved by the congress to get an f35 squadron

MiG-21 LanceR is still operational and used for air policing.

daniel rosca What history? in Croatia we fly this MoFos 😂

this is history whith gen 4 avionics 😀

Da. Le avea de la daco geti.

Ce faci d-nle dezvaluiesti secrete de stat?

Romania has also around 20 of F-16 as jet fighters, but our needs are to be at least 48 as them in number , after that MiG-21 LanceR will be pensioned here...until then MiG 21 still patrol on our borders///

Простите нас! Россия всегда рядом!, даже солдатами!

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Thank you, my friend! You too have a nice sunday! :)

Thanks for watching and commenting! :)

Yes, but this rocket with wings can land, take off and still do F16 on bends...

It s not the fishbed, it s the lancer version of the mig 21

Коллектив!А не Микоян.

@@elis_mell Что, за зуд? Самолёт, чьё имя носит?

Они до сих пор стоят на вооружении некоторых стран мира,на них ставят новые двигатели,и современную авионику.он будет ещё служить,удачно сконструирован планер.

Данный Миг уже модернизации Израиль. Авионика западная.

Romania has also around 20 of F-16 as jet fighters, but needs are to be at least 48 as them in number , after that MiG-21 LanceR will be pensioned here...until then MiG 21 still patrol on our borders///

Wie immer vielen Dank, Martin! Sehr schade dass es auch diese Exoten nicht mehr lange geben wird. Die rumänischen MiG-21 sollen bzw. werden ja nach und nach durch F-16 ersetzt. 🤨

@@knightflightvideo Immer gerne ;) Ja davon habe ich gelesen, sollen glaube ich sogar israelische F-16 werden oder?

Die rumänischen MiG-21 sind ja nun seit dem 15.05. leider Geschichte. Gab noch Abschiedszeremonien auf den zwei Basen wo sie stationiert waren, und einen Open Day auf der Air Base 95 in Bacau wo alle Maschinen letztmalig gelandet sind, danach war endgültig Schluss. :// www.europeanairshows.co.uk/news/romania-retires-mig-21-lancer-jets Die ersten 17 F-16 die als Ersatz für die MiG's beschafft wurden stammen aus Portugal. Weitere 32 sollen von Norwegen gekauft werden.

@@knightflightvideo sehr interessant und zugleich traurig! Immerhin wird es die F-16 und nicht die F-35, die fast jeder künftig fliegt😅

@@BAVBavarianAviationVideonews Naja, ein kleiner Trost. Ärgere mich schon ein wenig dass die Außerdienststellung bzw. der Open Day in Bacau so kurzfristig erfolgte bzw. angekündigt wurde. Hätte ich davon rechtzeitig erfahren wäre ich wohl hingefahren/geflogen. Vielleicht wollte man aber damit ja auch einen Ansturm von zehntausenden Spottern/Besuchern vermeiden. Jetzt fliegt in Europa nur noch Kroatien die MiG-21. Die war zwar auch letztes Jahr auf der Airpower in Zeltweg zu sehen, aber leider ist mir die Speicherkarte mit den Aufnahmen davon abhanden gekommen. 😞😭

уже прирулило.

Развалился твой СССР без единого выстрела и самая великая и сильная армия в мире ему не помогла. Сейчас нужно о России думать, а не жить мыслями о прошлом. И сейчас строят великолепные самолёты дети и внуки тех учёных и конструкторов

Самый красивый истребитель СССР.

Ich danke Dir vielmals für den netten Kommentar Daniel! Dein Kompliment bzgl. meiner Videos und Abonnenten freut mich sehr! 🤗 Ich mag deine Videos auch, und weiß nur zu gut wie viel Arbeit und Mühe in jedem einzelnen davon steckt. Hab auch noch einen schönen Sonntag, und viel Spaß heute beim spotten bzw. filmen am LEJ!!! Viele Grüße, Olli 😊

Ich danke Dir vielmals für den netten Kommentar, Volker! Ob die Rumänen jetzt zum ersten mal mit ihren MiG-21 beim RIAT waren weiß ich leider nicht. Könnte aber gut möglich sein. Was ich weiß ist dass 1993 die Ungarn mit dem Team "Sky Hussars" und 4 MiG-21 dort geflogen sind. Hier ist ein Video davon von einem englischen Freund: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p72cmdVk3s6zlJ8.html

@@knightflightvideo Super, danke für den Link. Schaue ich gleich an. VG, Volker :-)

Will miss the good old MiG-21's. One of the last real cold-war jets. :)

@@dand7763 spune-i tu lu' ăla ça noua nu o sa ne lipsească mig-urile. Ne-a omorât destui piloți până acum

@@cosminvoicu1522 Ești dobitoc

@@knightflightvideo We actually cannot wait to replace these MIG's . We had pilots that have died because of these plane's old age and poor maintenance...

@@SHTEFUN09 old age, yes! Poor maintenance... no way! They are still in sevice only because were well maintained! And "Lancer" modernization was the best money can buy for this kind of plane! So, they are still usable, they are still deadely! Hope never be used in real combat situation!

Thank you! :)

@@knightflightvideo much welcome my friend 😎

No, from RIAT at Fairford/UK. ;)

MiG-21 is now history in Romania. The last operator in europe is the Croatian Air Force, with at least 10-11 aircraft.