I had the honour of servicing and repairing this wonderful aircraft 8107 in the Czechoslovak and later Czech Air Force until its retirement. I am glad that it can still fly. Have a nice day everyone.
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
That is an awesome story, especially seeing the plane before and after retirement, I can only imagine what it feels like to you. I'm an aircraft mechanic as well.
@a1dfiler
Жыл бұрын
I have plenty of work for a talented Mig-23 mechanic! If you ever get to Texas or Florida please get in touch with me.👍
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
@@a1dfiler I know your replay is probably directed to @EdiKillerEdison but if you can, please contact me through my Instagram or Facebook "Delsquarepv", lets talk about the plane and a few other things also in regards to the aircraft and maintenance in general since I'm also an aircraft mechanic.
@antoniok4735
Жыл бұрын
This is a Bulgarian Mig-23 that was stationed at Dobroslavtzi Air Base. It was the second Mig-23 fighter interceptor air base in the country. This plane was repainted originaly it had brighter comouflage and even it had the old bulgarian air force logo on it that was later repainted to the current red star. On the side of the air plane you can see that it even has the maintanance facility in Bulgaria that maintained and demilitarized this airplane before it was sold in America. There are other videos of the jet on youtube before it was repainted and the whole story of it.
@a1dfiler
Жыл бұрын
@@antoniok4735 Sorry but the information you have is incorrect. This aircraft was used in the former Czech Republic. The logo on the side “Varna Aviation” is my mechanic’s company name. Yes my mechanic was from Bulgaria but is now US citizen living in Florida.
@flogger8413
Жыл бұрын
During his time in the Indian Air Force, my grandfather piloted the Mig-23MF fighter jet with the 224 Squadron "Warlords" before transitioning to Mig-23BNs to 221 Squadron "Valiants". In his words the flogger was an amazing plane, he often talked it to me alot like it was his long lost love
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
That's an amazing story, especially coming from a family member!
@starexcelsior
Жыл бұрын
That’s interesting because the American pilots who flew them during the secret aggressor program kept saying that the MiG-23 was always trying to kill them, and that they would all rather fly the MiG-21s they had instead.
@hogey74
Жыл бұрын
I heard that they're astoundingly powerful. And I've heard accounts of RAAF pilots who flew the F4 Phantoms on lease when the F111s were delayed... the power was apparently great fun.
@dimitarivanov2562
Жыл бұрын
Mig 23 MF is the worst version, in Bulgaria we had pilots who refused to fly this machine because low capabilities and more incidents compared to Mig 23 MLA and MLD
@dalelumina3
Жыл бұрын
i did not know iaf once flew this plane
@DmitriyKazusiro
Жыл бұрын
Молодцы, что мало того , что сохраняют этот самолёт в лётном состоянии и он имеет столь отменную окраску) Всё же МиГ-23 по своему прекрасен.
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Definitely a nice plane, and awesome that they did such a great job restoring it to flying conditions! I'm lucky to have witnessed it flying that day.
@DmitriyKazusiro
Жыл бұрын
@@DelsquarePhotovideo Вам Абалденно повезло))
@alfs222
Жыл бұрын
Что значит по своему прекрасен?!! Он просто восхитителен!! Утонченный с прекрасными крыльями! Глаз не оторвать особо на взлёте ,а вираж каков!
@АлександрГустомясов-у8э
11 ай бұрын
Да у нас в России не осталось ни одного МИГ-23 как и 27 и СУ-17!!! Всё попилили и пропилЧертовы ДерьмоКраты!!!
@kissthis5361
Жыл бұрын
Nice aircraft. Cold War era Russian/Soviet war birds always were something special and beautiful.
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
It's fascinating to witness these birds.
@diasrocha787
Жыл бұрын
Pois são bonitos porém são fracos diante da supremacia americana o maior exército do planeta USA a Rússia e um farelo de areia!
@Fenncer24
Жыл бұрын
The Mig-23 has been my tie Favorite with the SAAB VIGGEN as both are beautiful Birds of Prey and Aesthetically pleasing to the eyes. Love them both. Fell in love with both when i saw them in a book on Great Fighters of the 1980's, and Bill Gunstons' Modern Soviet Airpower. Been in love since the early 1980's and still to this day and till i leave this earth theses will always be my favorites.
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
It's definitely a good looking aircraft, I'm super lucky to have witnessed it flying. I saw one for the first time last year at Sun n Fun but it was a static display.
@richardv9648
Жыл бұрын
Just say Mig-23. No need to mention its Nato designation. Russians dont call your F-35 sanitation pads, you shouldnt either. Respect the aircraft if not the Russians.
@MrFister84
Жыл бұрын
Who pissed in your corn flakes?@@richardv9648
@ZarkowsWorld
Жыл бұрын
@@richardv9648 That time of the month, huh?
@shkola99
Жыл бұрын
Very spectacular footage. I had served in Soviet air force as aircraft technician servicing MIG-27. There were also a few MIG-23U like this one. But I could not see the takeoff and landing up-close like in this video.
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
That's awesome, I worked with someone who worked on the Tu-204 as a flight engineer in the times of the Soviet union, he said he flew in one of these Migs, years ago and it was awesome as he described it.
@User-qf1oe
Жыл бұрын
Are u Russian
@Free_Palestine_from_israel
Жыл бұрын
Mig 27?
@messoremvitae
Жыл бұрын
@@Free_Palestine_from_israel the ground attack variant of the Mig 23.
@Free_Palestine_from_israel
Жыл бұрын
@@messoremvitae thanks
@Tranny_Exterminator_9000
Жыл бұрын
Always a treat to see old tanks and planes come back to life
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
I thought I'd never have a chance to see one
@No_Feelings
Жыл бұрын
oOoOoO scary rainbow flag
@viktorpetukhov727
Жыл бұрын
Well MiG-23 is actualy in service out there in the 3rd world countries
@MoskusMoskiferus1611
Жыл бұрын
@@viktorpetukhov727. Just like MiG-21
@leokimvideo
Жыл бұрын
For me this is what the F111 should have been. Lighter, more agile and ready for combat.
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Never had a chance to witness the F111 flying.
@peter-sw1pm
10 ай бұрын
Holy shit hi leokim I loved your Thomas stuff
@jasondelaney6849
Жыл бұрын
Based in Longview, Texas. It's owned by a retired U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander and current United Airlines Pilot.
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
It was for sure a nice piece at snf23!
@noonehere1793
Жыл бұрын
You would have to be Elon Musk to afford to fly it more than 2 or 3 times a year!
@Fabulousprofound168
Жыл бұрын
I was thinking he has a bumper sticker on his airliner saying his other ride is a MiG-23
@CaptainRon1913
Жыл бұрын
This guy must have inherited millions. No way he could afford to fly this on a UAA and military pension
@jasondelaney6849
Жыл бұрын
@@CaptainRon1913 he's a captain at United
@BRUNO1974
Жыл бұрын
That’s a blast from the past ❤❤ this aircraft ❤️🇷🇺
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
It's rare to see this machine in US but I was l lucky to see it performing at the airshow! I believe it's currently the only Mig23 airworthy in the US.
@ВалерийМудрый-з4о
Жыл бұрын
Это не росия а СССР
@BRUNO1974
Жыл бұрын
@@ВалерийМудрый-з4о cccp no 1
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
@@ВалерийМудрый-з4о Правильно, люди склонны путать это по какой-то причине.
@BRUNO1974
Жыл бұрын
@@DelsquarePhotovideo speak English please ❤️🇷🇺❤️🏴
@LockedOnAviation
Жыл бұрын
Amazing video! Good to see Flogger flying again 😎
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! I never though I'd see one flying, this was definitely a nice sight!
@LockedOnAviation
Жыл бұрын
@@DelsquarePhotovideo Saw them in 90s in Poland, there was a very cool air show with F15s from Lakenheath visiting Poland for the very fist time 😎
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
@@LockedOnAviation For me this is the 2nd time I see one. But it is the 1st time I see one flying. Both times I've seen a MiG23 have been at Sun n' Fun.
@LockedOnAviation
Жыл бұрын
@@DelsquarePhotovideo Might be too late for this year but I'll probably schedule the US for my next year's calendar 😎 cheers buddy
@danielmcconnell1096
Жыл бұрын
Got to see this plane at Fun and Sun this year. So thankful that no one lost their lives in the incident. It is sad that such a rare plane is lost but the memory of it will be a whole lot sweeter with knowing that the plane also saved the crews life and the ejection seats worked and no one on the ground was hurt either!
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Yes definitely happy that the ejection seats worked. And even better, no loss of life this time.
@handsolo6241
Жыл бұрын
Dam, lucky. An "x" plane like this crashed in Lacrosse Wi about 20 years ago, killing a young fiance who was getting a ride and the pilot.
@drear20486
Жыл бұрын
This was the one that crashed today. Rip the MiG, glad the pilots survived
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Pilots are ok as well as everyone on the ground. Unfortunate news for that airframe
@einundsiebenziger5488
Жыл бұрын
Well it crashed, so it already got "rip-ped". Rest in peace = R.I.P.*. Put in some effort if you actually mean it (at least you are referring to an airplane, not a person).
@yodiddly7
Жыл бұрын
I was at the show yesterday where it went down, very sad to see. Absolute miracle that no one was hurt however.
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Oh man, I can't imagine how I would feel if I see this with my own eyes. Glad every one is ok both the pilots and people on the ground.
@paulmcfawn
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video, interesting to see the ventral fin (for high speed stability) fold down as the gear is retracted on takeoff. Great clear detail
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Thank for the kind words, I noticed that when I was editing the video! Interesting indeed.
@vernonjaworskiartistry
Жыл бұрын
Sad to hear of the crash. But glad all are safe in the air and on the ground
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
I just heard about it, can't believe it, I just saw them at Sun n' Fun earlier this year.
@stevenshaw7828
Жыл бұрын
Only by dumb luck. It came VERY close to killing people on the ground. Apparently whoever was in the back pulled the eject cords. The pilot was reportedly still trying to troubleshoot, and perhaps save his plane, when the guy in back ejected them both, leaving the plane to fall wherever. Seems pretty irresponsible. But fortunately nobody seems to have been hurt, thank God.
@jpatt1000
Жыл бұрын
Well, he does have a second in his hangar almost ready for flight. The main thing is neither the crew nor anyone on the ground was hurt and it missed landing on any structures. I did get to see it in the air in Oshkosh and it was cool.
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Yes, definitely an awesome aircraft to witness flying. My only opportunity to see it was at Sun n' Fun. Thankfully it flew that day.
@PiDsPagePrototypes
Жыл бұрын
@@DelsquarePhotovideo Any official news on what failed? Glad to see here that it missed buildings that could have been occupied, tragedy minimised thankfully. Like others have said, beautiful footage.
@geemanbmw
11 ай бұрын
This was really cool to see a fitter , thank you uploading 👍🏼
@sachinathukorala8731
Жыл бұрын
What a beautiful video. This brings back memories from early 2000s. Our airforce in Sri lanka operated a single MiG-23UB as a conversion trainer for the MiG-27s. She used to fly many training sorties over our house, even at night during the height of the war. Sometimes they flew this swing wing beauty real low with full afterburner. What a sight that was. Thank you for making this video.
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Wow, I'm sure those were sights to remember for ever, thanks for sharing the story. I'm glad you liked the video ✌️
@sachinathukorala8731
Жыл бұрын
@DelsquarePhotovideo Absolutely I do. Thank you for the video again
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
@@sachinathukorala8731 🤙🤙
@georgeshumate8174
Жыл бұрын
There is another Mig-23 in Lancaster, Texas being restored. I saw it years ago but have no idea how far along it is in being flight ready.
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Yes, they have at least one more which is in the steps towards being airworthy hopefully soon.
@saeedkhodajoo2351
Жыл бұрын
Long live with my Beautiful Lovely Unique Russia 🇷🇺❤️
@Александр_Ковалев
Жыл бұрын
Пролетал 10 лет на МиГ-23 разных модификаций, отличный и надежный самолёт, ни одного отказа!
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Nice, the MiG-23 is a good looking aircraft too. It's a very rare aircraft here but it's nice to be able to see one privately owned and maintained in flying conditions and used at airshows sometimes..
@alexdrakonez849
Жыл бұрын
Здравствуйте, у Вас не найдется карт контрольных проверок на этот замечательный самолет? Заранее спасибо
@Александр_Ковалев
Жыл бұрын
@@alexdrakonez849 Увы...
@mattbates6887
Жыл бұрын
I have to say the design and camouflage of the MiG - 23 Flogger looks pretty awesome, it's quite a unique looking cold war jet. I'm sure I saw a Mig-23 flying at a UK airshow in the late 80s or possibly 90s at Farnborough. Nice to see one again in this video.
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
These are definitely a treat to be able to see them flying, so far this is the only one flying in the US. I would love to go to RIAT airshow overthere in UK some day.
@mattbates6887
Жыл бұрын
@@DelsquarePhotovideo It really is quite something to see these old Soviet cold war military jets, the MIG-23 really is an incredibly striking looking aircraft in it's own right. As I remember, when the cold war ended with Gorbachev, some Russian military jets were flown over to participate at UK airshows for a few years. I think the RIAT at RAF Greenham Common was one of those, as I was there at the time. So for us aviation enthusiasts, we were in for a real treat, they were great times for sure. Sadly I don't think a Mig -23 would make it's way to a UK airshow these days, you are very lucky to have one flying over there. 👍 😎
@johnshields6852
Жыл бұрын
My uncle piloted the F4 phantom in Vietnam when I was a kid, I was in awe, that bird looks very similar. 🇺🇸
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
I never witnessed the F4 flying but people say it's very loud!
@BlitzK
Жыл бұрын
Glad I got to see it for the days it flew.... your video stabilization almost makes it look like its from a video game :)
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Same here and yes looks sometimes like DCS lol
@tg5369
Жыл бұрын
Just saw this beauty yesterday at Thunder over Michigan at Willow Run Airport!
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
It's definitely a nice sight at the show! Super rare
@alielabdimarras7965
Жыл бұрын
A 23 trainer, indeed rare !
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
I'm so lucky to have witnessed it flying
@حمورابيحمورابي-ق6ذ
Жыл бұрын
رغم ان ها لم تخدم كالملكه ميغ21 لكنها لا تقل روعة عنها طائره ايقونه بمعنى الكلمه .
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
بالتأكيد طائرة خاصة جدًا ونادرة هنا في الولايات المتحدة ، إنها الطائرة الوحيدة التي تطير هنا.
@Талиони
Жыл бұрын
МИГ- тяжелая шикарная машина. Будь ему хоть 50, хоть 5 лет. Это великолепный шедевр! Это как Т-34, сначала сыночки, потом внуки, правнуки. А дедушка до сих пор в силе.
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
It's like the F-4 Phantom here in the USA, it's the direct comparison aircraft to the MiG-23. The F-4 will always have a major influence in military aviation.
@Талиони
Жыл бұрын
@@DelsquarePhotovideo Да ради бога! МиГ и СУ для меня лучшие, для Вас Ф. Ради бога... А знаете, считайте лучше, что все машины хороши, кроме российских. Нам проще🙂
@Kraewed
Жыл бұрын
@@DelsquarePhotovideo usa это страна вор. Спецоперация Barmaid, Як-141 на основе которого в США появился F-35, изобретателем технологии, позволяющей самолётам оставаться невидимыми для радиолокаторов, был советский инженер Пётр Уфимцев. А сколько Советских самолётов угнали.. Продолжать можно бесконечно.
@Талиони
Жыл бұрын
@@DelsquarePhotovideo sorry, ЯК -грачики! Чудо грач!
@ВасяМореход
Жыл бұрын
Этот Миг - мусорное ведро. А твой Т-34 , вообще, самодвижущаяся железяка./ Мнение настоящих фронтовиков/
@Spinnaker617
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful ❤️
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Indeed
@Vide-in-Radix
Жыл бұрын
For the first time I saw MiG-23 in 1969 at "Vladimirovka" SU airforce test base, as well as MiG-25
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
I've never seen a Mig25 before
@Vide-in-Radix
Жыл бұрын
@@DelsquarePhotovideo Both MiGs were so fantastic and impressive in comparison with Mig-21 that I piloted those years
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
@@Vide-in-Radix the mig-21 cockpit is very small
@Vide-in-Radix
Жыл бұрын
@@DelsquarePhotovideo typical cockpit size for the 1st-2nd generation jet fighters. Impossible to put the girlfriend on lap :)
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
@@Vide-in-Radix 😁😁
@igorarbichev2951
Жыл бұрын
Привет! Я обслуживал эти самолеты в 1974 году.
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Вау, це круто. Це був перший раз, коли я бачив, як один літає в США. Я був схвильований, коли він злетів, це елегантний літак.
@jameslane8364
Жыл бұрын
😎🍻 mig's are very nice plane especially the older ones Jim Kansas City
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
I hear at least the MiG-23 was not so reliable.
@jiyushugi1085
Жыл бұрын
One day you've got the coolest private aircraft in the world, the next day it's just a smoking pile of junk.
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Life is uncertain and can change in less than a second. Live life to the fullest and enjoy the present because we don't know about tomorrow.
@Сергей-г2т3з
10 ай бұрын
Моё почтение и уважение владельцу этого легендарного самолёта, и от души Насрать с большой горки на всё и на всех. Спасибо вам сэр за сохранность таких вещей.
@FullThrottleProductions
Жыл бұрын
What a magnificent machine,our Air Force was also in the possession of one MiG-23UB during our Civil War,sadly she is retired now and not in the best of conditions beautifully captured mate looking forward to see more cold war era aircraft footages
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the info, glad you enjoyed the video. 🤙 It's in my plans to bring more of this content.
@FullThrottleProductions
Жыл бұрын
@@DelsquarePhotovideo please do,wishing you the best of health stay safe stay happy 🙂
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
@@FullThrottleProductions thank you and likewise
@nakotaapache4674
Жыл бұрын
what a beauty
@TestFliteTV
Жыл бұрын
Great video thank you.What cam are you using ? Stabilization or Gimbal also ? thank you
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching. I use a Sony RX10IV, the video has been slightly stabilized in post to reduce unwanted vibrations.
@МихаилВалюта
Жыл бұрын
Наши МИГ и Су - это самые красивые самолёты! 😊 Our MIG and Su are the most beautiful planes!
@моё_почтение
Жыл бұрын
А про ТУполевых почему не сказал? 22, 95 , 160!!!
@FontaineLovers
Жыл бұрын
it crashed
@dalelumina3
Жыл бұрын
rest in peace 8107 i can only hope flier will still want to get his other mig23 airworthy
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Fingers crossed , I really hope and have a good feeling they will have the other one up in the air soon.
@mattbarrick05
Жыл бұрын
Here after the crash, are there any more of these displaying in the world?
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately I don't think there are any flying for aerial displays anymore, but I think the owner of this one has another one almost ready to fly.
@mattbarrick05
Жыл бұрын
@@DelsquarePhotovideo that’s something at least
@wapperjaw8282
Жыл бұрын
Mig 23 is no more ... crashed today at the Michigan 2023 Air Show (Aug 13th, 2023) ... no injuries ...
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Happy that no one got injured or died.
@wapperjaw8282
Жыл бұрын
@@DelsquarePhotovideo Could have been really bad ... I use to live at that apartment complex ... ☠💀☠
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
@@wapperjaw8282 wow, that's definitely a story to tell. 😱
@aloysiusbelisarius9992
Жыл бұрын
Impressive, I must say, to see one actually flying. From what I had read, Soviet pilots didn't like that plane all that much; they claimed it was very hard to handle. Even if true, it still had an intimidating look to it; still does. That particular one has to be an old trainer aircraft; the second seat tells me so. The front-line Floggers were one-man fighters.
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
This is a very rare one flying nowadays, this configuration UB wasn't a very popular one from what I've read so far.
@joemack3621
Жыл бұрын
I took a girl i like on a date to the airshow cuz willow run airport is right down the street from us and I didint see the crash itself but thankfully i saw the plane fly multiple times on the 1st day of the show and the morning show of the 2nd day it crashed. Knowing this is the only mig 23 in the U.S makes me even more sad now
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Glad you are ok and that you saw it flying. There are more Mig23 in the process of being airworthy soon, hopefully we'll see them flying again soon. This one was the only airworthy one but there are more on the way.
@charleshurley2582
Жыл бұрын
GREAT VID. TOO BAD IT IS GONE...THANKFULLY NO ONE INJURED...
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much. Lost the plane but more importantly no lifes were lost.
@eluisruano1052
Жыл бұрын
Alguns conceitos sao atemporais e o Flogger eh magestoso e nao aparenta ja ser um velho passaro guerreiro, alias seu voo permnece sendo muito elegante e agressivo.
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Concordo, parece legal e agressivo ao mesmo tempo. Tive a sorte de testemunhar esta máquina voando.
@jgonzalesm6
Жыл бұрын
Ummm, ever heard of "Constant Peg" with 4477th Squadron back in the 1980's? Look them up.
@josephmarkey9096
Жыл бұрын
Its a very aesthetically pleasing aircraft. Some of the prototypes were in aluminium silver. Imagine how amazing that would look!
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Oh that would be awesome!
@GaneshPatil-yc8fh
Жыл бұрын
Floggers (23&27) are unforgivable beast despite so many criticism it have won two civil wars (Srilanka and Syria)
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
It's a killing machine
@Ghost-qs4ei
Жыл бұрын
Sad that this beauty is History now..!! RIP 8107..
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
RIP 8107, hopefully we'll see the other mig up in the air soon.
@igor.ivasenko
Жыл бұрын
Красная звезда на вертикальном стабилизаторе - несомненно дань уважения советскому авиастроению. Самолёт обслуживался и участвовал в авиашоу. Жаль, что случилась авария. И большая удача, что ни кто не погиб. Лётчикам - крепкого здоровья и чистого неба!
@ioanbota9397
Жыл бұрын
I like its so powerful
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Definitely a surprise for me that day, never thought I'd see one flying.
@HRPlanespotter
Жыл бұрын
TRERMENDO VIDEO MANO ME GUSTO!!!!
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Gracias, el tuyo esta nitido tambien 👌
@KeithKman
Жыл бұрын
Sad to see the MiG-23 crash. We will most likely never see another one fly in the United States. After this crash it will take the FAA years to decades to certify another MiG-23 to fly. Enjoy it while it lasted!
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Hopefully we'll see another one in the air soon, they have several in the process of being airworthy. We don't know what happened yet, it could've been something avoidable maintenancewise who knows.
@KeithKman
Жыл бұрын
@@DelsquarePhotovideo FAA will not allow Dan’s other MiG-23 to fly for a very very very long time. Consider yourself lucky getting to see it fly.
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
@@KeithKman It was nice to see it while it lasted. This was my only chance to see it perform.
@ВалерийЩербаков-э2р
Жыл бұрын
Служил срочную в ПВО, боевое дежурство на точке, МИГ 23 как и МИГ 27 - это рёв двигателей на форсаже, грохот при прогревании , красота взлёта и посадки - осталась в нашей юной с МИГом памяти...
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Я слышал, что МиГ-23 не был таким надежным. Это верно?
@GKaz86
Жыл бұрын
Im going to guess this is the same MIG that crashed today at Thunder Over Michigan. Both pilots ejected safely. Got to see it Saturday while it was on static display.
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Yes, unfortunately this is the same airplane. Fortunately no injuries for pilots or people on the ground
@EnterpriseXI
Жыл бұрын
The only private swing-wing fighter jet flying in the US
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Negative, the B-1 Lancer also swings its wings.
@EnterpriseXI
Жыл бұрын
@@DelsquarePhotovideo forgot to add private swing-wing
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
@@EnterpriseXI 😁👍
@nealrcn
Жыл бұрын
The one thing I found true for about every USSR fighter they looked like a killing machines.
@БОСЬНИ
Жыл бұрын
В холодную войну они были на готове ворваться как ударные истребители в небо Европы. Могли принести много бед.
@Fenncer24
Жыл бұрын
So true each one from the Mig-21 Fishbed to the Su-22 Fitter and Mig-29 Fulcrum and Su-27 Flanker and others in between they looked like you said Killing machines. Sorry but US planes look like toys and not a brut looking as Soviet/ Russian Planes IMPO. My Tie for favorite Jet Fighters all time is The Mig-23 Flogger and SAAB Viggen. Two brut looking Planes and just pleasing too the eyes.
@vasilenegulici6146
Жыл бұрын
We have în România, Timișoara ( Giarmata) Air Base ..93 Squadron ..MIG'23...Variabile Geometry...Strong Jet-Fighter0😊😊
@vimalkumar3815
Жыл бұрын
It's upgraded model mig27 bahadur.. Was in India air force.. Now they are retired.. 😊
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
I've only seen very few of these and this was the first and so far only time I've witnessed one flying.
@Franky46Boy
Жыл бұрын
Sadly it recently creshed. Fortunately no one was hurt because the crew ejected safely. And on impact it nearly missed an apartment building.
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Thank God nobody was hurt including people on the ground
@JesseJames-wj8ft
Жыл бұрын
I was at the show and saw it go down, what a terrible sight. Pilot has stated that he experienced loss of power, I am thinking bird strike but we will see. Yes the engine was running at the time of ejection, most likely at idle. I noticed from my view a loss of speed, slight bank to the left then he went down. Obviously they had no option but to eject and thankfully no casualties.
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Man sorry you had to experiece that at the show. Is this info coming from a trusted source?
@JesseJames-wj8ft
Жыл бұрын
@@DelsquarePhotovideo Well, I consider myself on the trusty side ,,,
@alesjindra7928
Жыл бұрын
Great, I'm very happy that this beauty with an amazing sound was able to return to the sky! I remember very fondly how they flew over my head! Yes, this MiG-23U served in the Czech Air Force, formerly the Czechoslovak Air Force. He served from 1982 at the Czech bases in Czech Budějovice and Čáslav. It was decommissioned in 1998 and on January 24, 2004 it headed to California, where it seems it is still flying today. Maintaining the MiG-23, nicknamed the "crate" in our country, is quite difficult as the age of the machine increases. This is thanks to the variable geometry of the wings, the wear of which was noticeable after years of operation. However, the lifespan indicated by the manufacturer is also reduced compared to the normal standard, I think to 17 years. Could you please do a tour of Europe and show this cuddly old place, I'd love to come and see again :-) Anyway, good luck keeping it in the air for as long as possible, I'm looking forward to more videos at least! Greetings from Czech Republic!
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
I was extremely lucky to see this jet on aerial display that day.
@erikjackson84
Жыл бұрын
Everyone see the F-35 pilot drooling as he was sitting on his aircraft whilst the Mig-23 taxied? ;D
@luisestebanr6311
Жыл бұрын
such a beuty! what a great lose
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Definitely a beautiful plane.
@obsidianzarok2361
Жыл бұрын
I can't for the life of me understand why there always playing terrible loud music while a beautiful aircraft like this is flying by. Does the aircraft not sound good enough?
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
EXACTLY!! That super loud music ruins the experiece.
@jrgreiner
Жыл бұрын
Excellent and thank you! However, the idiots who insist on playing that colossally stupid music should be publicly flogged.
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Lol, thank you for watching 🤣
@amyhartman6786
Жыл бұрын
Why not get another one from Ukraine, I am sure you can make a easy trade deal with them for everything we have given them. Give them one of the many older jets we have that we barely even use for one of these.
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Это был списанный самолет ВВС Чехии.
@soundwavs1961c
Жыл бұрын
RIP GORGEOUS JET :'(
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
RIP 8107, but hopefully we'll see the other mig23 up in the air soon.
@Epicaviation47
Жыл бұрын
Quality omg epic epic epic video
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Thanks man, I'm glad you liked it 🤙
@thehackusator8863
Жыл бұрын
I just saw this mig-23 just a few weeks ago at Oshkosh not even 20 feet away from me while taxiing. It will be missed.
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
8107 will definitely be missed. I was hoping to see it again soon but the unfortunate happened.
@dogrokket
Жыл бұрын
Sad to see the loss of such an iconic plane. Such a blessing that there was no loss of life, but I’m afraid that the regulators will have future exhibition flights of aircraft like these in their crosshairs.
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
More than likely there will definitely be some changes coming, I just hope they don't affect the shows too much.
@pork_friedrice
Жыл бұрын
The MiG23 was never really a success it replaced the iconic MiG21 and didn’t have the same longevity, after it however came another legend the MiG29
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
The MiG29 sure is a legend, now the MiG35 replacing it.
@lcfflc3887
Жыл бұрын
the music they were playing in the background so unnecessary, i bet nobody was paying attention to that. 🙄
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Exactly, they had it way too loud unfortunately.
@longmanwu
Жыл бұрын
雖然沒有太驚艷的表現,能在空中表演已經是很棒了!
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
当然,很高兴看到这些喷气式飞机飞行,尤其是我们通常在美国看不到的飞机 Of course it's nice to see these jets flying, especially ones we don't usually see in the US
@jair5882
Жыл бұрын
One amazing aircraft. It beautiful while changing his shape in the air.
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
That was one of my favorite passes!
@allgood6760
Жыл бұрын
Nice!... lucky for some ✈️👍
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Definitely I was super lucky
@aerohk
Жыл бұрын
Where do they get the parts for repair?
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
I would assume many of those parts have to be fabricated and some imported from scrapyards.
@MBdrummer3288
Жыл бұрын
What an absolutely gorgeous airplane. The lines of that thing are one of a kind and I ABSOLUTELY love it!
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Definitely a nice looking aircraft
@irokezz
Жыл бұрын
За опознавательные знаки советских ВВС однозначно LIKE.🎉😂😅 Я в армии служил с такими...😢
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
хорошее наследие, nice restauration.
@TheRVSN
Жыл бұрын
The main landing gear designed by a woman.
@FSX404
Жыл бұрын
There is another Flogger 23MD owned by Will Ward, needs some FCS work to fly, if you are familiar with FCS on MiG systems, let me know.
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
I am not familiar with any MiG systems but would be interested in helping with maintenance or anything. Message me on my Instagram: DelsquarePV
@Philc231
Жыл бұрын
You could hear the engine running when they ejected , not understanding what happened
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
May be some sort of hydraulic failure or may be something related to the throttle, the engine sounded like it was at idle.
@TheWaske1
Жыл бұрын
Он очень красивый,
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful plane indeed.
@pkmishra6763
Жыл бұрын
What a beauty 😍😍
@mahkhi7154
Жыл бұрын
You Have to Fky the Mig - High and Fast. Fly it Low and Slow - It Will Get Shot Down.
@mahkhi7154
Жыл бұрын
I don't think it can Fly Slow,
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Lol
@belliduradespicio8009
Жыл бұрын
RIP 😭
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
I just heard the unfortunate news. Glad nobody was hurt and the pilots ejected on time.
@aviation-action
Жыл бұрын
AMAZING! I wish I could have been there... would have been epic to see. I've never seen a MiG 23 before... GREAT CHANNEL as well... just sub'd!
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for subscribing to my channel 👍🤝 And yes, definitely epic aircraft to have flying at an airshow! I just sub'd to your awesome channel as well 🤙
@aviation-action
Жыл бұрын
@@DelsquarePhotovideo thanks! Really appreciate it.
@craigpennington1251
Жыл бұрын
Big and beautiful but fast too. Love the MIG-23s. Very sad ending but no casualties thank God.
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Thank God no injuries. Hopefully we'll see another Mig23 in the sky soon.
@craigpennington1251
Жыл бұрын
You are welcome.
@lilibethdoherty295
Жыл бұрын
There is a Fleet of Russian Cold War Era Aircraft Operated at Skull Mountain Nevada by The U.S. Air Force.
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Yes, not necessarily russian but that's no secret, all of those are privately owned. These private companies like "Draken" and "ATAC" just to name a few, have contracts with the air force and sometimes train together in exercises like "Red Flag" at Nellis AFB, Nevada.
@lilibethdoherty295
Жыл бұрын
North of Nellis AFB is S4, Which is 15 miles south of Area 51 is where another kind of secret fleet is as well.
@alejandro1963able
Жыл бұрын
que belleza: es como un dardo
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Es definitivamente facinante ver una de estas maquinas especialmente en Estados Unidos
@Chrobalivy
Жыл бұрын
Excelentni Mig-23!
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
This was a very lucky catch for me! Never thought I'd see one flying.
@johno9507
Жыл бұрын
Why do they always feel the need to play music at airshows??
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Good to know I'm not alone thinking like this. I ask myself the same exact question.
@Spartans5499
Жыл бұрын
Well hopefully he will be able to get his other airframes air worthy.
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
I'm sure we'll see them back in the air in no time.
@SHINR__
Жыл бұрын
Great video. Will you be returning to NAS JRB Fort Worth to film more F-35s and F-16s soon? It's my favorite airport, I am going to spot there soon and I want to know what they're sending up lately.
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much. I will come back to Ft. Worth JRB soon, I just haven't been able to go lately due to work.
@SHINR__
Жыл бұрын
@@DelsquarePhotovideo I understand, thanks for the info. I'll turn notifications on here. 🤝
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
@@SHINR__ Awesome, let me know if you visit the base, may be we could meet up!
@АлександрНовоселов-л7б
Жыл бұрын
Лутьший итребитель всех времён и народов того времини,так щитают все даже в 😎нато😁
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Good aircraft for its era
@Амир-з9и2ш
Жыл бұрын
Этот самолёт может взлететь выше всех и быстрее всех
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Mach 2+ is definitely fast!
@Daehawk
Жыл бұрын
I remember the Flogger an Foxbat
@DrittAdrAtta
Жыл бұрын
This is the UB trainer variant with the R-27 engine. The single seat M variant with the R-29-300 engine has more thrust dry than the trainer with the afterburner on.
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
Wow, so definitely a lot more powerful.
@DrittAdrAtta
Жыл бұрын
@@DelsquarePhotovideo Oh, yes. MiG-23 UB: 76.4KN with afterburner, MiG-23 ML: 83.6 KN dry, 127 KN with afterburner.
@DelsquarePhotovideo
Жыл бұрын
@@DrittAdrAtta big difference 😳
@clacicle
Жыл бұрын
Funny to read some of the comments in other videos on the crash of this MIG-23 by Americans freaking out that a Russian plane is flying in the US. No wonder Trump has managed to fool so many.
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