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The F5 outperformed the MiG-21, and these results drove the development of the MiG-23.

"When Bien Hoa was overrun by Communist forces, several of the aircraft were captured and used operationally by the NVAF, in particular against Khmer Rouge. In view of the performance, agility and size of the F-5, it might have appeared to be a good match against the similar MiG-21 in air combat. Several of the F-5s left over from the Vietnam war were sent to Poland and Russia, for advanced study of US aviation technology, while others were decommissioned and put on display at museums in Vietnam.
One F-5 was extensively tested by top gun Soviet pilots from Chkalov's State Flight Tests Center (GLIC - Russian acronym). GLIC was established in the 1920s in the arid delta of the Volga River and its tributary Akhtuba and a local counterpart of US Edwards AFB AFFTC or Tonopah Test Range.
In air combats with MiG-21, F-5 did show extremly well, surprisingly winning almost of all fights according to reports, that gave Soviet aircraft designers a push to develop new types, like MiG-23.
Pilots who were flying F-5E, are Vladimir Kandaurov, Alexander Bezhevets and Nikolay Stogov."

According to the Soviet test pilots, at speeds below 750 km/hr, the F-5 could out turn the Mig 21. Although the Mig had higher acceleration and climb rate, the F-5 maintain higher angles of attack and g loads at lower speeds. Apparently the high-lift devices on the F-5 wing made the difference.

The book I mentioned above also has great photographs of the F-5 in the air and on the ground in Soviet markings.

DeeFox a écrit : Bien Hoa.

werner a écrit :Bien Hoa ....

"Tu sais pas ce qu'il me rappelle ? C't'espèce de drôlerie qu'on buvait dans une petite taule de Bien Hoa, pas tellement loin de Saïgon. "Les volets rouges"... et la taulière, une blonde comac... Comment qu'elle s'appelait, nom de Dieu ?"

Mais ça c'était avant ...

Signé Werner, truffe trop jeune pour avoir connu Lulu la Nantaise