To: EveningStar
There’s one question the movie left me with that to this day I still haven’t found an answer for:
What the hell is a MiG-28? And why does it look so similar to an F-104?
To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers
I think you mean F-5/T-38.
10 posted on
06/06/2014 9:53:51 AM PDT by
afsnco
To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers
What the hell is a MiG-28? And why does it look so similar to an F-104? They were F-5E's.
13 posted on
06/06/2014 9:57:21 AM PDT by
rjsimmon
(The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers
1986 was before advanced CGI. Filming a “Mig-28” would have been VERY expensive, even if they had some Russian planes to use.
That said, remember Fire Fox with Clint Eastwood? I always wondered how they did that. But I haven’t watched it in a while.
14 posted on
06/06/2014 9:58:51 AM PDT by
Tenacious 1
(Tagline deleted at the request of an offended FReeper.)
To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers
What the hell is a MiG-28? And why does it look so similar to an F-104?The MiG-28 in the movie was actually an F-5.
15 posted on
06/06/2014 9:59:13 AM PDT by
Ol' Dan Tucker
(People should not be afraid of the government. Government should be afraid of the people)
To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers
Or perhaps why does it look like a Northrup F-5?
26 posted on
06/06/2014 11:10:06 AM PDT by
Blueflag
(Res ipsa loquitur: non vehere est inermus)
To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers
The F-104 had a T tail. The movie had F-5s as the MiGs
35 posted on
06/06/2014 4:49:13 PM PDT by
Conspiracy Guy
(Stop wishing for a perfect world. You may get it. Who will you talk to then?)
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