The MiG-21 jet continues to be a mainstay despite its age and macabre nickname of "Flying Coffin." One compelling aspect of a disinclination to fly, of course, is the fear of a crash. While flying ...

and C can fly touting S-5 and S-24 unguided rocket pods or CL-250 cluster bombs. Powered by the archaic but powerful Tumansky R-13 turbojet engine, the MiG-21 LanceR can almost touch twice the ...

Pointing out that of the 221 aircraft destroyed in flying accidents between 1991 and 2000 with a loss of 100 pilots’ lives, 100 were MiG-21 fighters, the PAC had concluded that ‘the IAF is ...

For this session in Microsoft Flight Simulator, I’ll be flying the Russian Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21, a Cold War icon that was produced in larger numbers than any other supersonic jet fighter in ...

This MiG-21 has a total of 1,774 hours on the airframe ... The aircraft has been flying since 2002 under an experimental exhibition certification. The updated panel includes a Garmin SL 60 GPS ...

The legendary Russian-origin MiG-21 jets are set to participate for the last time at the annual Air Force Day parade on October 8, with the IAF rolling out the process to phase out the remaining ...

The Indian Air Force's No. 4 squadron's MiG-21 Bison fighter aircraft performed its final flight over the Uttarlai town in Barmer, Rajasthan, signalling the end of an era. This time, the MiG-21 ...

The MiG-21, dubbed "flying coffins" by the Indian press, has been the country's key fighter jet since its introduction in 1963 but has been plagued by crashes in later years. The jets have been a ...

Compared to the MiG-21, the Flogger had great promise – its ... It was reported to be difficult to fly and expensive to maintain, while its engines had a short service life.

between India and Pakistan brought the expected clash between two iconic Cold War era fighters - F-104 Starfighter and MIG-21. The latter ... and they could only fly in Pakistani airspace.