We’re not fooling around here. Like the F-104, the MiG-21 was one of the first fighter jets to feature an ejection seat. In early models, the hatch opened forward to shield the pilot from the ...

A preliminary report on the 13 August crash of a privately operated Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23UB fighter jet during ... toward runway… when his ejection seat fired, and he was out of the airplane ...

The MiG-21, while fast and agile ... Straight-on visibility was adequate, but the KM-1 ejection seat obstructed the pilot’s visibility to the rear of the aircraft. To compensate, the MiG ...

The MiG-23, seen here taking off in Lakeland ... maneuvering the airplane toward Runway 27 at Willow Run when his ejection seat fired. According to the pilot, if either occupant pulls the ejection ...

Compared to the MiG-21, the Flogger had great promise – its ... and employed a single-seat cockpit rather than the two-side by side cockpit of the F-111. Despite all of this, many experts ...

The fighter pilots, both men and women, in the squadron fly missions in the same formation, and regularly undertake sorties in the twin-seat MiG-21 trainer aircraft, said Group Captain Chetan ...