Originally Posted by
LowObservable
This was the airplane that struck fear into the USAF Red Hats at Tonopah. Can't help wondering about the judgement behind making it a civilian air show performer.
While the US pilots at Tonopah had respect for the straight acceleration of the MiG-23, I hardly think it “Struck Fear” Into them. After all our (USAF) record against the MiG-23 is one-sided….