Topic: Want a Mig 15 17 or 19 go to Albaina There selling them off

[Khalee1]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051101/od_nm/albania_migs_dc

[E_Look]

Want a F-16 for free?  Chavez is giving them away... if you're China or Cuba...

[Mackie]

Or if youre any random enemy of the american state, be it columbian drug cartel or anyone else, you could always ask Israel for cheap american donated little-bird 'copters...

[Mackie]

In any case to bring the subject back up, why the hell does anyone want to fly the early migs? Even the WW2 fighters would do a better job than those deathtraps.

[E_Look]

Ah, you know those historical nuts...

[FRA.E.Kehakoul_XC]

I find it very revealing that supposedly allied people sell F-16, or littlebirds to enemys.
I mean wtf.
Or could it be that after themselves comes for a longtime nothing.. and then they come themselves again?
Questionable ethics imo.

[Mackie]

I find it very revealing that supposedly allied people sell F-16, or littlebirds to enemys.
I mean wtf.
Or could it be that after themselves comes for a lontime nothing.. and then they come themselves again?
Questionable ethics imo.

One telling that he is your ally, doesnt make him your ally.
Questionable ethics indeed.
Its not like the first time your enemy has lied to you.
But then again, I dont think that anyone considers me a trustable source, you have to find out by yourself.
Just dont try any mainstream sources.
They were never your allies.

[The Postman]

Who would want a MIG 15, 17 or 19 when you can get a Mig 29 with lessons for about the same money.

[Villa64]

It would just look cool when you taxied up and parked it next to all those Mooney nerds.

[E_Look]

I find it very revealing that supposedly allied people sell F-16, or littlebirds to enemys.
I mean wtf.
Or could it be that after themselves comes for a longtime nothing.. and then they come themselves again?
Questionable ethics imo.

Are you talking about Venezuela, Israel, or some other country?

[Just plain old Punisher]

Those mig designs are fairly reliable, but that was before the age of high-pressure hydrolics....so good luck trying to fly em =)

[Mackie]

Those mig designs are fairly reliable, but that was before the age of high-pressure hydrolics....so good luck trying to fly em =)

Uhm... that meaning that they used to be fairly reliable in their days when they were the standards?

[Commander La'ra]

Uhm... that meaning that they used to be fairly reliable in their days when they were the standards?

Most of what I've heard about the MiG-15 implies that it wasn't a bad ride.  Been better for the Russians and Chinese flying over Korea if they'd had G-suits to go with it, but the plane itself was just as good as the F-86's brought in to counter them (except at lower altitudes).

[Mackie]

Oh well... I quess its just the albanians who cant fly these things for sh*t then, eh?

[Commander La'ra]

Oh well... I quess its just the albanians who cant fly these things for sh*t then, eh?

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According to the guy interviewed, it was the Chinese versions that were responsible for most of the accidents.