DCA broke me because I know about 90% of those buttons and switches
I always dream of the one day where I'm in a situation where I'd have to operate one for some dire reason, and I can just glide through the operations.
Until physics kick in and suddenly I'm nosediving no matter how many switches I press
Until physics kick in and suddenly I'm nosediving no matter how many switches I press
It'll always still be a MiG.
Does anyone know why the Russians use that blue color in their cockpits?
It's to calm the pilot so they don't panic before being vaporized out of the sky by AIM-120's from BVR 100 miles out
Hexavalent chromium primer. It's probably just their default color.
Looks like the Boeing factory paint color
I read at one point it was thought the color would help keep pilots as alert as possible.
Maybe less glare from reflection of sunlight?
That's green tho.
A few shades greener than turquoise, I'd say
But a MiG-21 is
