Test your knowledge of Indian fighter jets like Tejas, Rafale, and Sukhoi with this engaging GK quiz on IAF aircraft and ...

A fifth-generation fighter is an aircraft that incorporates major technologies developed during the first part of the 21st ...

One of the aircraft they used for these missions was the F-104 Starfighter. The model had the advantage of speed however, its ground attack capabilities were limited. That's why often Pakistani ...

Pakistan Air Force pilot Air Commodore Nouman Ali Khan who downed the MiG-21 Bison of India in 2019 claimed that the ... multirole fighters with a maximum speed of Mach 1.8 and a combat radius of over ...

The emergency necessitated a flapless landing—one of the most challenging configurations for a MiG-21 Bison. Without flaps, the aircraft’s lift is reduced, requiring a higher approach speed to ...

The MiG-21 was one of the first Soviet fighters to incorporate a delta-wing configuration, which ultimately provided the high-speed performance that made the MiG-21 such a vital interceptor craft.

They failed to get any kills against coalition aircraft. In spite of its speed and nimbleness, the MiG-21 remains on the losing end of the overall air-to-air kill tally. Setting aside the superior ...

MiG-21 flying operations are in full swing at the ... landed their fighter jet at the base at a speed of 340kmph. “As long as the MiG-21s are there in IAF, any fighter pilot would love to ...

For speed, acceleration you need a delta wing ... A leading Western test pilot who had flown the MiG-21 and other Western aircraft was once asked to compare the MiG-21, Dassault Mirage III and the ...

[Image courtesy Patrick Chovanec] To reduce drag and increase speed, the MiG-21 had a triangular-shaped delta wing, which earned it the Russian nickname “balalaika”, after the stringed folk ...

They’re still happening because of high speed, low manoeuvrability, and an old platform the maintenance of which has been a big issue.” Owing to the track record of the MiG-21, he wonders why it has ...