Comments by "Solo Renegade" (@SoloRenegade) on "Found And Explained" channel.

  1.  @guaporeturns9472  that's a totally false argument. It was designed to "counter" the F-16. Do you know what "counter" means? the fact that sales are nonexistent, and most countries have already traded in their Mig29s for something else while F-16 ownership and sales are still strong tells you how good they each are. And their kill records. the F-16 has one of the highest kill ratios in history, and the Mig29 is in the negative big time with far more losses than victories. I have nothing to cope about. but you keep trying to defend an obsolete aircraft that was obsolete to the F-16 for longer than most people have been alive.
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  2.  @guaporeturns9472  How many nations are still operating Mig29? When did the last foreign country buy a brand new Mig29 from russia? How many F-16 are still being sold? How many nations are still operating the F-16? If it was designed to counter the F-16, then it failed.
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  3. yup, not a stealth, wouldn't be able to find the F-22, or hide from it.
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  4.  @phunkracy  "this is just a bad take. MiG-29 wasnt designed to last more than 20 years because with the tempo of cold war armaments, it would be replaced by a next gen plane by that time." proving it was inferior to the F-16 all along. In 1991, the following US aircraft were still in active service. A-4, F-14, F-15, F-16, F-18, F-4, C-130, B-52, U-2, SR-71, and aircraft like the F-8 and F-106 had only just been retired from US service. Aircraft of good design always last. also, development of armaments was always slowing down as technology and costs increased, look at the F-22 and Seawolf submarine.... The reason the Soviet Union collapsed was partially economic. They could never spend enough to keep up with the US. and look at the Russian economy today compared to the US. What is a typical Russian income compared to the US? How much do teachers make? how about a college graduate with a bachelors in engineering? Russia was running out of money Long before the collapse. "MiG couldnt compete because there was no competition. " correct, it always lost in combat. It's kill ration in Desert storm alone was 0.03:1 🤣 how embarrassing. And it's kill ratio is much worse when you factor in total losses in all conflicts. The only country who seems to have managed to make them work was Ukraine. And Ukraine used them to defeat "superior" Russian aircraft/missiles. 38 countries operated it. "Russia itself had to cut the 29 in favour of Su-27 because it couldn't afford to keep two platforms." further proving my point. And it was so bad even Russia didn't want it. When poorer nations than Russia can afford Mig29s but Russia can't.....that tells you something.
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  5. fighter jets have been slowing down. With missiles, drones, and smart weapons, speed for the fighter plane is no longer critical. Speed of the weapon is still important though. F-35, F-18 and others don't even go Mach 2, and weren't designed to, nor required to.
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  6. aviation has not changed. South Korea, Japan, Turkey, and others have also flown stealth prototypes. US have been operating tens of stealth aircraft for 5 decades already.
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  7.  @discover3024  not just fly by wire, it's radar, targeting, weapon systems, etc. is worse too.
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  8.  @DonVigaDeFierro  Not true, that issue has been solved, fly-by-wire is not required anymore, and flying wings are now superior to traditional designs in many ways. Depends on your application.
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  9. Problem is that it has always had inferior avionics to the F-16. It was a good performer, but never had the electronics required to capitalize on that.
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  10. correct, the Mig31 is no real threat to the F-15. the Mig31 is not an advanced fighter at all.
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  11. well said. I agree with your assessment. It had potential, but Russia never had the ability to realize that potential.
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  12.  @ViolentCabbage-ym7ko  Mig29 also doesn't last as long as something like the F-16. 700hrs vs what, 10,000hrs? while Mig29 could be CAPABLE of having all those toys, the vast majority do not, thus obsolete. and who is lining up to get their upgraded? Even all that top tier Russian radar, missiles, etc. is failing to give Russia air superiority or supremacy over Ukraine. and if that's teh best Russia has, then it's ALL obsolete. Drop tanks have been around since before WW2. That's just a basic feature all jets should have at a minimum.
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  13. Jack Northrop was fascinated with flying wings before ever knowing of teh Ho-229
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  14. it did engage V-1s
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  15. anyone can draw crazy ideas on a page. Russia is also good at failing to make their ideas functional in reality.
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  16. ....in the past year alone
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  17. Vne is a structural limitation, has noting to do with the ability to cruise at 1000kph. The Horten did not use the bell shape lift distribution Al Bowers talked about. The Bell shape was primarily the innovation of Prandtl, not the Hortens.
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  18.  @ГеоргийМурзич  Mig31 does not have a better radar than the F-15, and longer range missiles are also easier to defeat than a closer range kill shot would be. While long range shots are possible, they are also harder to pull off against an unwilling or uncooperative opponent.
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  19. A-12 was the first aircraft designed to be intentionally stealthy, and the YF-12 was the fighter interceptor version. Canted twin vertical fins, fuselage chines, leading edge features, materials, internal weapons bays.....it had all the hallmarks of a 5th gen stealth fighter.
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  20. Ukraine and Russia have bother used them in contested airspace, as the US has used the A-10 in contested airspace (Iraq and Syria).
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  21. nope, Allies won either way
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  22. the Mig29 would still have already been obsolete in the year 2000
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  23. WIG has nothing to do with the engines. It's ALL about the wing being close to the ground. Using engines to enhance the concept is ok, but not required to be a WIG. The exhaust of the engines doesn't magically change direction and deflect downward as depicted. And if you're going to augment lift of a wing with engine exhaust, you want the higher velocity air moving over the Top of the wing, not the Bottom.
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  24. with L-133: Allies win the war without L-133: allies win the war outcome would not have changed
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  25. there is nothing controversial about building warplanes in a time of war. why is everyone overly sensitive these days?
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  26. tons of videos of them getting shot down and crashing over Ukraine
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  27. British: "The TSR2!" US: "We already had the A-5, it was better anyways." Canadians: "Avro Arrow!" US: "What about the F-108?!?! Don't act like you were the only ones who lost a potent aircraft." British: "The Electric Lightning!" US: "We already had the F-106, and it was faster, had far better range, and far better and more weapons."
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  28. yet another weapon that had literally NO chance of delaying the war's outcome. Just like the failed Japanese Ohka. If anything it accelerated the war's end by diverting precious german resources.
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  29.  @ViolentCabbage-ym7ko  "That's a ridiculous statement. BVR missile is a fire and forget type missile that cannot differentiate friend from foe." Wrong. The Mig29 lacks sufficient long range radar, as Ukraine shows. US missiles and radar are more advanced, and US datalink and such CAN differentiate friend and foe in BVR and provide targeting guidance to the missile. Thus the Mig29 never gets close enough to maneuver with teh F-18, and since they never get close enough, teh missile doesn't have to worry about friendlies mixed with enemies in BVR shots. Russia can't distinguish friend from foe, but US can, as ukraine is proving. "In 2019 The Indian Air Force confirmed that it shot down one of its own helicopters during clashes with Pakistan in February over Kashmir, killing all six on board. " exactly, flying russian aircraft, lacking US friend or foe technology in teh F-18. "BVR missiles, according to data from the Gulf war, the accuracy of BVR missiles is only 34%." the Gulf War was OVER 30 YEARS AGO!!!!! Shit has changed since then, in the US (not in Russia). "Nowadays, there are many countermeasures such as flares, missile decoys, electronic warfare system and laser to misdirect, disrupt or blind oncoming missiles." which modern US and Israeli systems have been designed to ignore.
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  30. that Junkers design you showed was not a flying wing. it was a forward canard configuration with vertical stabilizers.
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  31. they are being taken down easily by a single hit from MANPADs
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  32.  @ViolentCabbage-ym7ko  lack of radar, lack of sensors, lack of capability. was designed to be directed from ground rather than operated independently. it's being replaced by those who can afford to buy something better. Even Russian doesn't use it. How many Russian oeprated Mig29 have we seen in teh skies over Ukraine?
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  33.  @Magiktcup  well, it failed to counter the F-16 both in the air, in sales. Even the Mig21 has a better combat record than the Mig29
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  34.  @sheevinit1490  "It's not the plane, it's the pilot. Is the F-16 a better airplane than the MiG-29? Yes." yes, exactly, the F-16 is a better plane, and so with equal pilots, the F-16 wins. With better pilots the F-16 always wins. It would require a better than average Mig29 pilot, against a lesser F-16 pilot, and/or element of surprise or vastly superior numbers to beat the F-16. This also means that Ukraine has better pilots than Russia since they have been able to survive and defeat superior Su-27 family aircraft and weapons using inferior Mig29. This is why russia fears Ukraine getting F-16, as they know it's a better plane and that Ukraine has the better pilots. "In the hands of a skilled pilot and armed with equivalent weaponry, the MiG-29 is easily a counter to the F-16." yes, if you stack the deck in the Mig29 favor, it's possible.
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  35. So many inaccuracies and misconceptions in this videos, it would take a whole video to set the record straight. Th Hortens never fully understood or used the bell lift distribution, and they didn't figure out how birds fly.
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  36. the invincible jet......that is getting slaughtered in Ukraine.....
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  37. Mig31 is dogmeat in a modern air battle with Western the gen and 5th gen aircraft. Even Ukraine has managed to destroy a bunch of Mig31.
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  38.  @discover3024  US fought Desert storm with Soviet Era equipment. US was decades ahead and always was. A few times on low hanging fruit Russia managed to keep in the game. But they lacked the experience and technology to keep pace. this came down to economics and killing scientists who were too good at their jobs. Even with Post-Soviet aircraft, Russia fails to Defeat Ukraine with Soviet era aircraft in inferior numbers. if that's the best Russia can must after more than 30yrs...... Keep in mind that Russian tech and performance today in Ukraine, is still far inferior to US tech and equipment in Iraq in 1991. And if Russia can't match the US in 1991 with today's equipment, then they stood even less chance back then with 30yrs less tech development.
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  39.  @ozymandiasnullifidian5590  Russia never developed this. It was nothing more than doodles on paper. other countries simply don't waste their time entertaining such impractical things to begin with.
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  40.  @zerofighterfairy  F-8, F-15, F-16, F-18, F-22, Bird of Prey, X-29, F-16XL, F-4, AH-64, AH-66, etc. And unlike Russia, the US built these, and have concepts for far more.
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  41. problem in Europe was the unsinkable aircraft carriers. Land based airfields everywhere. carriers along the coasts of Europe are vulnerable, and Germany was hemmed in on all sides by potential enemy airfields, putting the carrier at almost daily risk of being sunk.
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  42.  @TakNuke  Well said again. And just think, Western training doctrine doesn't even come close to combat operation tempo either. Meaning Russian aircraft wear out still faster in combat, as we seem to be seeing in Ukraine.
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  43. @mitchellcouchman6589 F-4 finished vietnam with a 2.5:1 kill ratio, with many of those being AIM-9 and gun kills in maneuvering and close quarters visual fighting. And many Sparrow kills were also made in visual range. Even in Desert Storm few kills were BVR due to lack of positive ID capabilities. And properly trained US F-4 pilots were achieving as high as 11:1. the Mig21 is even worse when it comes to maneuverability. the Mig17 was better at pure maneuver than the F-4, being smaller, slower, etc. But it was still defeated.
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  44.  @shrawankumar5264  "That zaslon radar has more power output than 90 eagles." no, it does not. and power consumed does not translate into effectiveness. highly inefficient circuits draw a lot of power and achieve little. "Btw it can just blast through jammers and fry aircraft avionics, so it wouldn't need to get in a dogfight." no, it can't
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  45.  @davidz7858  nope. only one country can even claim to have anything 6th gen (the US). everyone else is just building 5th gen and catching up to where the US was 50yrs ago. SKorea, Japan, Turkey, Russia, China, etc. aircraft aren't even as good as US 5th gen aircraft.
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  46. @ because you're an uneducated 2cent army propagandist for the CCP. a 5th gen is any modern fighter with stealth. and most of these stealth aircrft aren't nearly as stealthy as the F-22 nor F-35. Stealth is expensive. and the better it is, the more it costs. US has been building low observable and stealth operational aircraft since the 1960s. and spent a lot of time and money researching it. No other country has done nearly as much research or spending to match it. Others are just getting started, dipping their toe in and copying the low hanging fruit that doesn't cost nearly as much. And with far less capability. "who said in 2024 that he hope China would have a lot of cars now..." see, i never would have hoped that. I wanted the CCP to face revolution over their famine rather than resort to temporary limited capitalism to keep their dictatorship in power. Bad people need to face the consequences of their actions. CP needed to be overthrown.
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  47.  @arnavsrivastava1158  that is true, the way in which they won may have changed, but the outcome would largely be the same.
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  48.  @mpondachongo1138  Wow, talk about a typo on my part. I must have been trying to type one thing while starting to think about something else.
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  49. but the A-7 didn't come from nowhere like the X-32 did. The A-7 was a modified F-8, which was a great looking and capable aircraft that had proven itself.
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  50. the barge was Not "fully submerge-able".
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