This jet almost destroyed the F-22 - MiG MFI / 1.44

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  • @jctripplesticks
    @jctripplesticks Před rokem +741

    There's been a lot of discussion that the plane couldn't possibly have been "stealth" because of the rounded and protruding surfaces (deflection) and Russia's lack of radar absorbent material similar to the US's (absorption). Some believe the one that was built was done as a MiG 29 replacement with the plan to make it Raptor-like eventually, but it just wasn't going to be that much stealthier than an Su-27.

    • @brentbartley6838
      @brentbartley6838 Před rokem +58

      This seems like this, if fielded, would have been most like a less stealthy J-20. Mainly a long range missle truck. Run out, fire off all of it's many missles at whatever it could target then turn tail and run home.

    • @SurvivorTeam13
      @SurvivorTeam13 Před rokem

      “U.S. Stealth Programs and Technology: Soviet Exploitations of the Western Press.”

    • @heatblast876
      @heatblast876 Před rokem +14

      One of thing is that the Mig 1.44/MFI it doesn't look like an stealth plane, but it has a role more like an low observable means in radar it will detect but still it will take a huge time to detect leaving a small dot on a radar, I mean it will take huge difficult time to lock on radar. Mostly the RCS will be around 0.5m2 more like an European fighter typhoon/rafale. But still people really don't know the real RCS or maybe stealth capabilities of Mig 1.44/MFI it might be stealth, but not as stealthly as the F22, RCS (0.0001m2), F35 RCS (0.005m2), first serial model SU57 RCS (0.01m2~0.05m2) don't compare with test aircraft model T50 (0.1m2) as know as the prototype model of SU57, J20 RCS (0.08m2~0.025m2) compare to Mig 1.44. If the Mig 1.44/MFI was really wanted to make a stealth it does have RAM coating on it, but it looks more like an low observable aircraft, if they would want to make a perfect stealth plane with some changes such as stealth features and capabilities giving it a perfect stealth plane, then it would have been a great plane but rather it was an demonstrated technology/low observable more like a prototype model with the slightly improved version of this aircraft.

    • @jakobholgersson4400
      @jakobholgersson4400 Před rokem +34

      @@heatblast876 By those standards, the Gripen too is a stealth fighter.

    • @heatblast876
      @heatblast876 Před rokem +10

      @@jakobholgersson4400 First of all the JAS 39E version is a 4++ gen or 4.5 gen aircraft it has the same RCS 0.1m2 like the European fighter typhoon/Rafale or a F/A 18E still it is not as stealthly as the stealth aircraft that I have written on the first comment. But when you try to compare JAS 39 between Rafale and European fighter typhoon. Those are totally different categories. Rafale, European fighter typhoon and JAS 39E carries MBDA meteor BVR/IRST WVR the same weapons but with different radar, range, EW suite, some different weapons on bored and bombs on rafale/European fighter typhoon/JAS 39 that make a totally different level of all aircraft and engines performance. So they may look the same when you compare with JAS 39E to rafale/European fighter typhoon. They have carnads and same wing angle but when you look carefully they have totally different features such as intake, twin engine, length, height, radar, EW suite, weapons, different avionics and role/performance of the aircraft. So they might look the same at the diagram, but they are not look the same as you think. If you look closely there are totally different aircraft compare to the other aircrafts such as JAS 39E, Rafale and Euro fighter typhoon. So they might look the same, but they are totally different aircraft.

  • @Neilarmeweak550
    @Neilarmeweak550 Před rokem +428

    The production value of this video is miles better than the ones you’ve posted previously

    • @FoundAndExplained
      @FoundAndExplained  Před rokem +88

      Even the ghost train one? Yes we have brought on two new people to help make the videos. I’ve taken a step back so I can focus on more script writing and less blender animations

    • @fedetube3605
      @fedetube3605 Před rokem +8

      Good for you man, love your videos

    • @aussiefan354
      @aussiefan354 Před rokem +8

      @@FoundAndExplained Your videos are alway interesting mate. Good production on all of them. Good to see an Aussie out there putting out quality videos like this. ✈

    • @dat581
      @dat581 Před rokem +1

      It's still completely full of shit though.

    • @Ag3nt0fCha0s
      @Ag3nt0fCha0s Před rokem +1

      @@FoundAndExplained Impressive growth.

  • @AaronShenghao
    @AaronShenghao Před rokem +272

    I think no doubt the Chinese took inspiration from MiG 1.44 when designing their J-20, at least in the initial design phase.
    Even though MiG themselves said they never shard any details with the Chinese. Perhaps they saw pictures of the MiG 1.44 and thought "we can try that layout too, since we do have experience with canards on J-17"

    • @AaronShenghao
      @AaronShenghao Před rokem +22

      For a bit context, J-17 is a true clean sheet design from the Chinese and exported to Pakistan. Before that, planes are based on license produced designs (J-10, arguably J-15 even though Chinese never bought Su-33, they modified it themselves) Or in J-8's case, partially reverse engineered design

    • @christse3467
      @christse3467 Před rokem +9

      Funny enough, at one point China did studied Super-10 "twin J-10" and 1.44 layout, which the infamous J-14 CG was based on.

    • @MarvinChenFantasy
      @MarvinChenFantasy Před rokem +18

      Jet designers would certainly learn from other jet designers. China is just not an exception. There's a paper of J20 designer explaining thoughts about next gen jets, it's not like that Chinese would build a jet similar to other jet, no serious countries would spend money like that.

    • @xyz-iz2kf
      @xyz-iz2kf Před rokem +4

      @@AaronShenghao j17? that's jf17 another light aircraft without canards

    • @WSOJ3
      @WSOJ3 Před rokem +8

      No. Search J-9 VI-2. China came up with J-20’s layout during the MiG25 era, way before MiG1.44.
      The original J-9 VI-2 was based on J-8’s long body, enhanced with advanced aerodynamics to make it maneuverable.
      This was shelved as J-9 project eventually evolved into J-10. But the VI-2 variant design lived on and eventually became the J-20 some 30 years later.

  • @giftsonnabayano1973
    @giftsonnabayano1973 Před rokem +201

    damn this is mustard level of production quality combined with found and explained quantity. absolute fire

    • @sangeeta7744
      @sangeeta7744 Před rokem +26

      I would not call it mustard level the quality is good but the atmosphere and smooth animation of mustard is 100 times better but as this channel makes so many vids so fast it is understandable

    • @beayn
      @beayn Před rokem +1

      What does mustard level even mean

    • @sixty9inety
      @sixty9inety Před rokem +9

      @@beayn there’s a channel called “mustard” that uploads like once a month that has a ridiculously smooth and high quality editing style

    • @beayn
      @beayn Před rokem +2

      @@sixty9inety I just searched it and... I'm subscribed apparently! lol
      I obviously liked his content and subbed but forgot the name.

    • @thefreemonk6938
      @thefreemonk6938 Před rokem

      Include Yarnhub too

  • @zoopdterdoobdter5743
    @zoopdterdoobdter5743 Před rokem +73

    I can draw all kinds of fantastic _"Raptor Killers"_ on a napkin...

    • @brotatochimp
      @brotatochimp Před rokem +15

      I've seen a T-Rex do it in a movie once.

    • @lenadams854
      @lenadams854 Před rokem +3

      Mbb lampyridae

    • @BoisegangGaming
      @BoisegangGaming Před rokem +2

      Anyone remember the WoWkiller phase?

    • @theussmirage
      @theussmirage Před rokem +8

      The lowered IR signature of the Cessna C150 makes it an ideal Raptor Killer, once weapons are mounted the F-22 won't stand a chance!

    • @thomaszhang3101
      @thomaszhang3101 Před rokem +3

      The thing is MiG 1.44 actually came close to being one

  • @nonpartisangunowner4524
    @nonpartisangunowner4524 Před rokem +27

    Now, I know what inspired the Chinese Mig from C&C Generals.
    “Tactical fighter, reporting!”

    • @Hawkmeister_
      @Hawkmeister_ Před rokem +3

      "OVERLORD is HERE!"

    • @cdgncgn
      @cdgncgn Před rokem +2

      it is exact plane form, not an inspiration.

    • @Joshua_N-A
      @Joshua_N-A Před rokem +1

      RIP Westwood Studio. Wish C&C: Generals 2 could be made but I might be happy that it never happen.

    • @duongnhdn
      @duongnhdn Před rokem +1

      The Nuke Mig of general Tao was a stuff of nightmare to every land units based general.

  • @kauan8754
    @kauan8754 Před rokem +75

    The animations are getting better and better, amazing job 👍🏻

  • @feralhistorian
    @feralhistorian Před rokem +34

    I first read about this aircraft way back in Air Force magazine's Soviet Aerospace Almanac 1985 (90% sure it was '85) though they called it the "MiG 2000" then. The illustrations at the time are remarkably close to what the actual aircraft looks like.

  • @MrRaab-hu9rs
    @MrRaab-hu9rs Před rokem +84

    How did the 1.44 almost destroy the F-22? The YF-22 project was flying 9 years before the 1.44. By the time the 1.44 left the ground, it was already obsolete.

    • @sixty9inety
      @sixty9inety Před rokem +20

      Clickbait. It’s like when people say the YF-23 is the one fighter that can beat the F22. It isn’t. That’s why the F22 was chosen.

    • @user-qn3xu5ee3t
      @user-qn3xu5ee3t Před rokem +2

      "The YF-22 project was flying 9 years before the 1.44"
      Guess why it took that long for 1.44 to fly when it was supposed to make its maiden flight in early 90s

    • @QuenzaDuvalier509
      @QuenzaDuvalier509 Před rokem +2

      @@sixty9inety actually the x-35 program is based on the yf-22 so the f-35 is based on Russian technology

    • @arksy8703
      @arksy8703 Před rokem

      @@QuenzaDuvalier509 bro your retardation is showing, the YF-22 is american.

    • @joelbilly1355
      @joelbilly1355 Před rokem +3

      ​@@sixty9inety the YF23 could beat the F22 but didn't.

  • @Nafeels
    @Nafeels Před rokem +33

    The "sawtooth" on the leading edge of the canards wasn't just a foreign concept to Russian design bureau! In fact, the Il-62 had the similar sawtooth edges on its wings to break up the formation of vortices during a high angle of attack orientation and reduces chances of stalling; something that a tail-heavy plane like the Il-62 really needed without major redesigns of control surfaces.
    Had the 1.44 went into production, a lot of flight assist computers would be installed into it just so it can fly without crashing. It was unstable by design to help with supermanuevrability in combat, something even the 5th gen Russian fighters are good at. Also, in a twist of fate it would look extremely close to the fictional "MiG-31" fighter in Clint Eastwood's Firefox down to its backward-firing missiles, an instance where life imitates art imitates life.

  • @pyronuke4768
    @pyronuke4768 Před rokem +9

    A commonly misquoted detail: Project 1.44 (NATO codename Flatpack) was the technology demonstrator. MFI was Project 1.42 (Foxglove). Though the two are very similar, they are not actually the same plane. Think of it like the difference between the JSF X-35 and the F-35B; both have STOVL, but one is the finished product.

  • @poodlescone9700
    @poodlescone9700 Před rokem +32

    The Mig 1.44 was reborn as the Chinese J20.

    • @phil4405
      @phil4405 Před rokem +3

      I was going to mention this!

    • @AaronShenghao
      @AaronShenghao Před rokem +11

      According to MiG themselves, nope. They didn't share any data on it. Perhaps the Chinese saw the pictures and thought, hey we can try do something like that.
      The last time China had any dealing with MiG was they wanted to license produce MiG-21. But the blueprints sent my MiG didn't match the initial knockdown kits from MiG. Chinese intercepted MiGs destined for the Vietnam War to study them...
      Needless to say the Chinese aren't happy with MiG after that. (J-8 was based on MiG-21, and if you take a look they only have jets bought from Sukhoi after that. They never bought MiG 23,25,29 or 31)

    • @byhyew
      @byhyew Před rokem +8

      Yes and no. There surely have been inspirations taken, but China had already published a similar twin engine canard design in the 1970s, which was more similar to the J20.

    • @poodlescone9700
      @poodlescone9700 Před rokem

      @@AaronShenghao There were reports out of Russia that China paid $500m to Mikoyan for their expertise on the development of the J20 as consultants.

    • @cdgncgn
      @cdgncgn Před rokem

      @@poodlescone9700 reports and their verification ... unlikely. It was an unfinished plane.

  • @jnorth6022
    @jnorth6022 Před rokem +8

    Enjoyed this vid tremendously. This is one of more obscure pages in the Russian aviation development that I really wanted to learn more about. THANK YOU!

  • @evildoeswingaming977
    @evildoeswingaming977 Před rokem +476

    So this plane came nowhere close to destroying the F-22.

    • @yodasmomisondrugs7959
      @yodasmomisondrugs7959 Před rokem

      Wasn't even a still birth, this baby plane was straight aborted.😆

    • @SoloRenegade
      @SoloRenegade Před rokem +47

      yup, not a stealth, wouldn't be able to find the F-22, or hide from it.

    • @user-hg7hy8lv1m
      @user-hg7hy8lv1m Před rokem +23

      Ф-22 позорный самолёт .гордиться надо ф-16. Ф-15 ,ф-4. А этого надо стыдиться!!!

    • @astronaut9571
      @astronaut9571 Před rokem +53

      @@user-hg7hy8lv1m both the a F15 and the F4 were succesfulll aircraft

    • @Tony-.
      @Tony-. Před rokem

      @@user-hg7hy8lv1m but he surpasses any fighter in everything even now. The technologies that were worked out on it are as relevant as possible, so the price of the program is also justified. F16 and F15 are morally obsolete today against all modern threats to NATO. Why are they needed, to bomb the Middle East again?

  • @zhirowey4942
    @zhirowey4942 Před rokem +6

    "Tactical fighter reporting"

  • @adamknight5089
    @adamknight5089 Před rokem +1

    Beautiful animations dude, props to you, great to see quality Aussie content creators

  • @Simon.15
    @Simon.15 Před rokem +9

    One of the best aircraft chanel
    Will all the prototypes that were never made
    Amazing

  • @georgenaidoo9553
    @georgenaidoo9553 Před rokem +11

    The quality of your content and editing is so damn good 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

  • @marcoscasado8698
    @marcoscasado8698 Před rokem

    Thank you for your work!

  • @Razer_-fe9mo
    @Razer_-fe9mo Před rokem +43

    Looks like a good aircraft. Shame it never went into production. Also, excellent animations once again.

    • @thenatron6136
      @thenatron6136 Před 8 měsíci +3

      Description of 80% of russian planes

    • @areyou0k98
      @areyou0k98 Před 5 měsíci +1

      ​@@thenatron6136looks and sounds good on paper but sucks irl lol.

  • @mac_pls
    @mac_pls Před rokem +63

    something about this plane just says pure awesomeness. shame it never really had a chance.

    • @aerospacematt9147
      @aerospacematt9147 Před rokem +7

      It’s design sorta lives on in the J-20. They have similar planform layouts.

    • @mac_pls
      @mac_pls Před rokem +3

      @@aerospacematt9147 yeah, but there is something about anything chinese that means it can't be put into the same sentence with awesome, at least in my book.

    • @aerospacematt9147
      @aerospacematt9147 Před rokem

      @@mac_pls I was agreeing that it was a shame the MiG didn’t see service. There are several design aspects that went on to be part of the J-20.

    • @callofmetals24
      @callofmetals24 Před rokem

      But it almost destroyed the f22 gotta remember that

  • @wileyeyefloaty665
    @wileyeyefloaty665 Před rokem +61

    Been waiting for a mig update. Love the Mig and Su line of fighters. They're something else truly. Like art In the sky

    • @smeary10
      @smeary10 Před rokem +13

      And found to be quite underwhelming and under performers over the skies of the Ukraine. And to think, all our Western fighter pilots have trained to go up against the Flanker and Fulcrum expecting them to be equal to if not better than their western equivalent 4th gen aircraft. How wrong were we?

    • @joeandseancooking
      @joeandseancooking Před rokem +5

      But they’re never built 😂

    • @wileyeyefloaty665
      @wileyeyefloaty665 Před rokem +3

      I understand where you're coming from granted I never mentioned anything about air to air combat. With the right pilot/expertise and knowledge of their machine one could prove deadly for sure in the right scenario. Due to the fact there has not been any actual battle between air superiority Fighters today that'll be a question answered down the line. As for my original statement I was more leaning towards how graceful they are at speed not to mention Timeless lines as far as their look. Nobody can oppose that

    • @wileyeyefloaty665
      @wileyeyefloaty665 Před rokem

      Though I agree about their performance during the Ukraine situation I will say that. I don't know how much they have on hand as far as numbers that they can use but they also utilize single seat capability I'm no pilot but I would venture to say having a Rio with you would definitely help smooth out any stresses that you would have to deal with yourself while keeping your jet and ass dry otherwise boom. On a side note I've been following n g a d and waiting for more updates to see what's going to come to fruition 6th gen Fighters is going to be a benchmark for aircraft all around Mach numbers like we've never seen

    • @ozymandiasultor9480
      @ozymandiasultor9480 Před rokem +12

      @@smeary10 You have no idea what is happening in Ukraine. And your western fighters are lucky because most Soviet and Russian planes are better than yours.

  • @jimsvideos7201
    @jimsvideos7201 Před rokem +37

    The aircraft alone is only the tip of the iceberg though, you need everything else to support them.

    • @alexdarcydestsimon3767
      @alexdarcydestsimon3767 Před rokem +4

      You have a point here.

    • @BoisegangGaming
      @BoisegangGaming Před rokem +8

      As we've seen with Russian advanced technology in the Ukranian war, your fancy tanks are worthless if you don't have the meat to back up the metal.

    • @legiran9564
      @legiran9564 Před rokem +16

      @@BoisegangGaming A guy who runs a CZcams channel named Subbrief was a former Submarine Sonar operator. He said that Russia commissioned some of the best Submarines and are only best as long as they are brand new. But the problems with Russian military is that their discipline for MAINTENANCE is mediocre if downright pathetic. One of the huge Borei class subs could be tracked by the noise of a worn out bearing of a waterpump alone. It goes to show that maintenance of weapons ends up becoming far more expensive than building them. Makes you wonder what the state of Russian nuclear stockpile is.

    • @BaronBytes
      @BaronBytes Před rokem +4

      Hours of flight training for the crews are crazy expensive and essential. Russia didn't have the money for that so until Syria their pilots had almost never piloted their toys.
      Also PGM are very important for modern aircraft and russian requires foreign component for theirs so their planes don't have the modern weaponry of the western counterparts.
      The rear shooting missile is weird to me because most modern engagement don't reach dogfight and are usually line of sight missile targeting.

    • @BoisegangGaming
      @BoisegangGaming Před rokem

      @@legiran9564 Honestly, while a lot of sources about Russian stuff is unreliable (including stuff that apparently comes out of Russia itself), I do think we can definitely draw conclusions that in terms of technology, economy, and culture, they're not doing so well.
      Reminds me of the memes about the US being a They/Them army while the Russians are super manly and all that (DUAL WIELD RPKS WITHOUT A SHIRT)... and then it turns out conscripts are treated like shit, there's no espirit de corps, ethnic infighting between "white" Russians and minorities is common and even involves "jokes" of genocide, some training officer decided to say the most culturally offensive thing you can say to a devout Muslim and then give said Muslim a MG nest to train with, with predictable results....
      Russia was only the 2nd strongest military in the world because it's not allied with the US. Honestly, I'm pretty sure if the EU had their own Defense Force, that would be the second largest army (though China is a contender from population alone, but has been struggling with the virus-that-must-not-be-named and its own tech base is struggling to modernize).
      Russia is literally like its dictator: It likes to show strength, but can't back it up when push comes to shove except for "well if you don't give me what I want I'm nuking you and this isn't a bluff".

  • @thexlonewolf671
    @thexlonewolf671 Před 4 měsíci +1

    One of these appeared in the book “Raven One” by Kevin Miller, flown by secondary antagonist Hariri. In the book’s timeline, a small number of production 1.44’s were completed and at least one was exported to Iran. The book itself is actually quite good, I’d recommend reading it if you’re a fan of military aviation.

  • @boikanyoonneng9170
    @boikanyoonneng9170 Před rokem +3

    A couple of things are wrong about this. The Mig MFI wasn't commissioned to replace the Su27. It was meant to work alongside it. Also stealth wasn't as big a priority because the Soviets were not going to sell the new Mig. It was going to be purely for the sake of a leg up on the US in the event of a confrontation. The Soviets felt that technology+ flight performance beat stealth. Based on declassified information from past engineers we know that the Mig MFI could be detected in X Band from 80km (from the front) and the Su27 at that time could be detected from 250km by the same radar. Which is impressive.

  • @blendpinexus1416
    @blendpinexus1416 Před rokem +5

    kinda wished that these did come about, i'm a sucker for modular shared designs between machines

  • @crushthis123
    @crushthis123 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Take a picture of the Avro Arrow. It was tooled up right from the start for production. They were making and changing the plane during production so that it would see full production from the start of the project. I know from experience that jigging up from the start is essential to cost effectiveness....

  • @Tam0de
    @Tam0de Před rokem +18

    To me, there's only one other aircraft who could beat the F-22 - hypothetically speaking - and that's the YF-23.

    • @georgethompson913
      @georgethompson913 Před rokem +1

      F-35 with its superior stealth and radar technologies.

    • @denisdenak
      @denisdenak Před rokem

      @@georgethompson913 F-35 stealth isn't superior

    • @Ben-jr6vl
      @Ben-jr6vl Před rokem +1

      Su 57 could beat it easily

    • @mercxnary8719
      @mercxnary8719 Před rokem

      @@Ben-jr6vl Nah they cant even get enough combat ready and plus the f-22 can easily detect the su-57 before the su-57 even knows its in range😂

    • @user-hg7hy8lv1m
      @user-hg7hy8lv1m Před rokem

      Ф-22 и ф-35 легко обнаруживаются локатором Ирбис который стоит на Су-30СМ и Су-35С. На дальностях 200 км. Невидимка это сказка для необразованый идиотов! 😂😂😂

  • @diegoescalon5280
    @diegoescalon5280 Před rokem +6

    Who here has memories of flying this jet in Ace Combat Infinity?

  • @rangerhawk
    @rangerhawk Před rokem +12

    It would be about as accurate to say as, the concept drawing that almost destroyed the F22.

  • @brycestewart7228
    @brycestewart7228 Před rokem

    Love your videos. I want to see thar qantas plane in your squarespace ad, looks awesome.

  • @subhagatadatta3032
    @subhagatadatta3032 Před rokem +8

    instead of a dual engine heavy fighter they should have created the single engine light fighter that could complement the Sukhoi 27 .

    • @jnorth6022
      @jnorth6022 Před rokem +2

      ...and such light fighter could replace the ageing MiG-29. As a result of the 1.44 program's failure, Russia currently lacks any advanced light, cheap-ish fighter.

    • @spinningsquare1325
      @spinningsquare1325 Před rokem +3

      @@jnorth6022 mig 35 is almost as expensive as the more capable su 30 so yes you are right

  • @janusz4156
    @janusz4156 Před rokem +2

    MiG-1.44 "Flatpack" - star of Ace Combat series.

  • @allgood6760
    @allgood6760 Před rokem

    Thanks for this.

  • @candyman4778
    @candyman4778 Před rokem +7

    Yo, for a second I thought that was a Eurofighter Typhoon

    • @AaronShenghao
      @AaronShenghao Před rokem

      The nose and cockpit definitely came from Eurofigher. But I won't be surprised, the only prototype was super early concept. Cockpit looked comically small...

  • @diltzm
    @diltzm Před rokem +10

    Looks very similar to the Chengdu J20, maybe not a coincidence?

    • @PadparadZha27
      @PadparadZha27 Před rokem +3

      it really doesn't once you see a side by side view of them

    • @shturm602
      @shturm602 Před rokem

      Looks way more like a Eurofighter Typhoon or maybe a J-10 more than anything

    • @fallenoverseer2525
      @fallenoverseer2525 Před rokem +1

      the J-20 took a bit of inspiration from the mig 1.44

    • @PadparadZha27
      @PadparadZha27 Před rokem +3

      @@fallenoverseer2525 no it didn't?

    • @fallenoverseer2525
      @fallenoverseer2525 Před rokem +1

      @@PadparadZha27 A BIT of inspiration

  • @RobHo-wt6rq
    @RobHo-wt6rq Před měsícem

    You post more often than all my other favourite channels 😂

  • @captainpoptarts
    @captainpoptarts Před rokem

    Damn, these keep getting better than perfect editing.
    Also, what is the music at the beginning of the explanation before the sponsor segue?

  • @SimonTekConley
    @SimonTekConley Před rokem +14

    Did they save it all to a floppy? Actually. The concept of a missile firing backwards is something I've wondered about since the 80s. I've also wondered why they don't have camera's aimed at the wings and tail of commercial planes because it would probably help a lot

    • @majordakka5743
      @majordakka5743 Před rokem +8

      High off boresight missiles along with helmet cueing systems, DAS/EOTS and powerful software models capable of sensor fusion make this possible with the F35

    • @Ben-jr6vl
      @Ben-jr6vl Před rokem +1

      Fun fact the Russian tu bomber is the only aircraft in the world with this capability

    • @lil__boi3027
      @lil__boi3027 Před rokem

      @@Ben-jr6vl what bomber?

    • @Raptorofwarbbc
      @Raptorofwarbbc Před rokem +1

      @@Ben-jr6vl f35 can shoot missiles behind itself

    • @davidguy9197
      @davidguy9197 Před rokem

      "I've also wondered why they don't have camera's aimed at the wings and tail of commercial planes because it would probably help a lot"..74 / 5 000
      Résultats de traduction
      Résultat de traduction
      it must also be remembered that an airplane in flight very rarely makes slots..😂
      fighter planes have cotpick mirrors, but the possibility of shooting at a pursuer is rather something to be developed...not to mention that the distance to be covered is all the shorter as the follower goes to meet the shot

  • @willisaw135
    @willisaw135 Před rokem +4

    At least it's playable in Ace Combat.

  • @L33tSkE3t
    @L33tSkE3t Před rokem +2

    To be 5th generation , although it varies by county, needs to be able to SuperCruise at Mach 1+ speeds without the use of afterburners, have both active and passive stealth capabilities, thrust vectoring (in some cases) and a highly automated augmented reality fully computerized flight control system, and beyond visual range weapon systems. 6th Gen, which we likely have already developed and are flying to some degree, have all of these, as well as allowing for either direct or remote control autonomous piloting, AI for flying, targeting and weapons / systems and flight management and the ability to serve as a mothership to companion drones like the Lockheed Loyal Wingman and Northrop X47B

  • @StormDragon771
    @StormDragon771 Před 9 měsíci +1

    MiG MFI/1.44: "You took everything from me!"
    F-22 Raptor: "I don’t even know you."

  • @spectre06x
    @spectre06x Před rokem +6

    Right...a concept that never went beyond the drawing board "almost destroyed" the world's first Fifth Generation production fighter, and most capable fighter jet ever to enter service. Gotta love these titles.

    • @boikanyoonneng9170
      @boikanyoonneng9170 Před rokem +2

      They actually built 1. A flying fully functional one. The Russian defense budget just couldn't afford it in meaningful numbers.

    • @KatamuroTheFirst
      @KatamuroTheFirst Před rokem +2

      it did fly, but because of the troubles in Russia after 1991 it took nearly ten years to get it to flight prototype and at that point it was too late and too expensive for Russian government.

  • @petersouthernboy6327
    @petersouthernboy6327 Před rokem +154

    More like the F-22 killed off the entire MiG design Bureau

    • @noteimportax6477
      @noteimportax6477 Před rokem +10

      Mig stills here 🐴jkss

    • @fqeagles21
      @fqeagles21 Před rokem +8

      @@noteimportax6477 yeah but not relevant,look at the Mig 35

    • @noteimportax6477
      @noteimportax6477 Před rokem +5

      @@fqeagles21 russian airforce is taking mig 35s pal

    • @Tony-.
      @Tony-. Před rokem +10

      @@noteimportax6477 only to save mig bureau itself. They build only 70 modern planes for 15 years or so?

    • @AsymmetricalCrimes
      @AsymmetricalCrimes Před rokem +1

      Reagan SDI go brrrrr.

  • @ngk4279
    @ngk4279 Před rokem +2

    This MiG lives on in Command and Conquer Generals

    • @cdgncgn
      @cdgncgn Před rokem

      Do serious comparison to Su-75.

  • @georgewright3949
    @georgewright3949 Před rokem +2

    That's one funky looking Typhoon

  • @yoavgoodman7379
    @yoavgoodman7379 Před rokem +4

    Plz do a video on the IAI lavi
    It's a really great fighter jet and it's story is very interesting 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @erics8192
    @erics8192 Před rokem +7

    Designers of the 1.44 watch the movie "firefox", sees a plane that can shoot a missile backwards. "Hey, that's a decent idea, we should try to do that."

    • @Joshua_N-A
      @Joshua_N-A Před rokem

      Today you got all-aspect AA missiles.

  • @webkarmic1
    @webkarmic1 Před rokem +1

    I have looking for the answer to the reason why MIG company failed. Thank you for covering that in your video.

  • @rookieable
    @rookieable Před rokem +1

    Great Video :D
    i'm interested to know what software was used to make the video and animation?

    • @FoundAndExplained
      @FoundAndExplained  Před rokem +2

      Sure thing!
      Maya to create the model,
      Blender to animate it (free)
      Premiere pro to do the video editing with the footage
      And some light peppers of after effects for titles or map animations

    • @rookieable
      @rookieable Před rokem

      @@FoundAndExplained thanks a lot :D
      Looking forward for the next video ✌️

  • @hudbudmudsud
    @hudbudmudsud Před rokem +3

    I really enjoyed flying this in AC:X

  • @aussiefan354
    @aussiefan354 Před rokem +27

    Very good doco mate. The Cold War aircraft developed by the USA & USSR were way ahead of their times.

    • @FoundAndExplained
      @FoundAndExplained  Před rokem +5

      Thanks Aussie Fan!

    • @aussiefan354
      @aussiefan354 Před rokem +1

      @@FoundAndExplained No problems mate take care

    • @dat581
      @dat581 Před rokem +2

      @@aussiefan354 USA yes, USSR/Russia no. Not even close.

    • @meandthebois7565
      @meandthebois7565 Před rokem +1

      @@dat581 Cope LMAO

    • @aussiefan354
      @aussiefan354 Před rokem +7

      @@dat581 Are you serious?? The Soviets had a lot of cool designs also!!

  • @Iknowtoomuchable
    @Iknowtoomuchable Před rokem +2

    Now I'm not exactly an expert in radar cross sections, but those intakes don't look very stealthy.

  • @paulhickie6974
    @paulhickie6974 Před rokem

    Thanks 😊.

  • @lightspeedvictory
    @lightspeedvictory Před rokem +2

    Supposedly, rumor/conspiracy theory has it that China bought or stole the blueprints to this to help develop the J-20. Also according to this one book I have, it was “cloaked in plasma which surrounds the aircraft in electrically charged gas that renders it “invisible” to radar.” Don’t know if it’s true or if the book authors were just making shit up though…
    Requesting videos on the following:
    -switchblade aircraft designs such as the FA-37 Talon from the ‘05 movie “Stealth” or the X-02 Wyvern from the Ace Combat franchise
    -Super Tomcat-21 and ASF-14
    -the NATF program as a whole
    -early ATF proposals
    -Sea Apache
    -F-20 Tigershark
    -Bae SABA
    -Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Technology Bomber proposal

  • @crushthis123
    @crushthis123 Před 2 měsíci

    The winglets were a development of the Avro Arrow to get around the area wing rule for super sonic flight...

  • @daschaos8420
    @daschaos8420 Před rokem +1

    Holy crap, tactical fighter reporting

  • @tgsgardenmaintenance4627
    @tgsgardenmaintenance4627 Před rokem +29

    How different would the world be if every country had the same defence budget? I saw the MiG 144 at that very airshow, MAKS 2015! Saw the SU-57 fly that day along with the SU-35 & 34! Very impressive!!

    • @Tony-.
      @Tony-. Před rokem +4

      Their interaction is more important, not just budget. What flies on the show is just a beautiful airframe, but without Western electronics and stuffing, avionics are generations behind.
      The Su-34 has great potential, but today it is forced to fly directly over enemy fire and is already suffering heavy losses. It's madness

  • @fretsward2225
    @fretsward2225 Před rokem +11

    The same was said about the Su-57. It's always better, bigger, more weapons capability, faster, and better than the F-22, yet they never show up. I could come up with a concept. How about first engaging and defeating Ukranian Su-27s and Mig-29s?

    • @landonhall4875
      @landonhall4875 Před rokem +1

      If it has no serial it didn’t almost destroy anything, hell I don’t even think Russia could beat themselves

    • @fretsward2225
      @fretsward2225 Před rokem +4

      @@landonhall4875 When the curtain is pulled back, Russian, like China are pretending to equal adverasies to American military technology and its personnel. Neither of the two would last a week with U.S. forces, especially its air superiority. I've always admired Russian aviation from a distance, seeing the awesome airshow videos, and reading that they on par with the U.S. Air Force. But seeing what has happened in Ukraine, I like many who have served in the military were shocked to the losses of Russian equipment and forces. 55 Russian warplanes shot down since this phase of the Russo-Ukrainian war in Feb 2022...

    • @cdgncgn
      @cdgncgn Před rokem

      they are pretty stealthy and far from hostile radars, they participate in SMO. Old 27 and 29 in presence of rus IADS that cover a 57 ? R-37M is able to be used. S-300V4 giant missiles, S-400, tor, pantsir, buk m2,3 ? New planes trickle in, IADS keeps them low, 57 can go high and snipe from above.

    • @ChucksSEADnDEAD
      @ChucksSEADnDEAD Před rokem +3

      @@cdgncgn They participate in the war? By doing what? Parades? Sniping from above? What are they sniping? The Russian army is reduced to elderly men with rusty AKs. The Su-57 did not protect the Russian soldiers. They didn't snipe anything. Cowardice.

    • @skyofstorms
      @skyofstorms Před rokem

      @@fretsward2225 Well, one of the main reasons was the US politicians jumping to protect their corruptio- I mean to save the Ukrainian people by shipping hundreds of US made anti air and anti armor weapons as well as the support crews to train the locals to use them at the expense of the U.S. taxpayer, to the tune of at least a billion dollars smh.

  • @smartbaba1321
    @smartbaba1321 Před rokem +1

    Need an story on "Sukhoi company" too.
    How this company survived

  • @Koshzor
    @Koshzor Před 6 měsíci +1

    "Almost destroyed" are strong words for a plane that flew only once

  • @Minh-Tran-04
    @Minh-Tran-04 Před rokem +13

    This is more of a Russian Eurofighter typhoon than a response for F-22

    • @Akm72
      @Akm72 Před rokem

      Agreed however it doesn't have the canards as far forwards which is done on the Eurofighter to maximise instability in pitch and reduce drag while maneuvering at supersonic speed. While it might match Eurofighter for speed and altitude it probably doesn't match the sustained supersonic turn performance.

    • @Justanotherconsumer
      @Justanotherconsumer Před rokem

      @@Akm72 speed and altitude are easy. ‘Some 50’a planes are comparable to modern ones on those factors.

    • @Akm72
      @Akm72 Před rokem

      @@Justanotherconsumer Indeed. I sometimes refer to the Eurofighter as a 'have your cake and eat it' kind of fighter because it has all the advantages of a late 1950s supersonic fighter with the delta wing while the disadvantages have all been reduced or eliminated and so it can also turn at subsonic speeds like a 1970s teen-series fighter.

  • @user-df2bc1qm9v
    @user-df2bc1qm9v Před rokem +6

    It was assembled in 1988 in Горький city I worked in Iraq at that time with the guys who did it and up to 1993 it was kept secret at ЛИИ Жуковский city.

  • @John_Redcorn_
    @John_Redcorn_ Před rokem +2

    Almost destroyed the F-22?? You have to leave the runway first.

  • @alexander1485
    @alexander1485 Před rokem

    When he said "answer to the f22 raptor..." it showed an eurofighter typhoon lol

  • @gremlinsaregold8890
    @gremlinsaregold8890 Před rokem +2

    I suppose if we are going to compare the F-35 and F-22 to imaginary aircraft then the Imperial Tie Fighter could also be a serious threat.

  • @gonzalosebastianrengel6765

    The MiG 1.44 was the technological demonstrator for the aerodynamic concept and for testing the various control surfaces.
    The serial fighter was the MiG 1.42 with a double delta wing and a V-shaped air intake.
    Supposedly it had a weapons bay and a stealth plasma system.

    • @KatamuroTheFirst
      @KatamuroTheFirst Před rokem

      while developing the 1.44 they were also developing 1.46 which was to be a heavily upgraded version of it, likely including more stealth components

    • @Yorkington
      @Yorkington Před rokem

      Stealth plasma? I doubt it would have went that fast to generate any sort of plasma around it, nor do I think it could have withstood those sorts of forces.

  • @ProAvgeek6328
    @ProAvgeek6328 Před rokem +3

    we have mig 1.44, this thing, su-47 as 5th gen fighter protoypes. any more?

  • @donnie6178
    @donnie6178 Před rokem +9

    I think it's a very capable and extremely gorgeous aircraft. They never should have canceled it.

    • @ezragoldberg3132
      @ezragoldberg3132 Před rokem +7

      Sure, it's a pretty plane but it doesn't look like it belongs in the same Era/Generation as X/F-22 and X-23.

    • @mopar_dude9227
      @mopar_dude9227 Před rokem

      It was never finished, so there is no way to say it is capable of anything. It only flew a couple times and not with armament of any kind. I think the fastest it ever flew was between 350-400 mph, so you can’t even say if it would fly supersonic. The idiot that runs this channel makes a lot of videos like this. He finds information about designs/blueprints of aircraft that were either never built or never finished testing and claims them to be superior to other proven aircraft. Most likely he is some 14 year old that gets most of his information from video games.

    • @jade7631
      @jade7631 Před 5 měsíci

      @@ezragoldberg3132The F-22 looked like a slightly bigger F-15 with a few tweaks when it first came out. The F-22 you see today came out more than a decade after the cancellation of the MiG.

  • @SpanishAvenger
    @SpanishAvenger Před rokem

    One of my favourite planes in HAWX 2… ah, the memories!

  • @grafschmidt9309
    @grafschmidt9309 Před rokem +1

    As a kids playing it beneath C&C generals, Already built them in the form of papercraft model

  • @sydneystout4003
    @sydneystout4003 Před rokem +3

    this plane & its smaller brother, if navalized, could be made into good deck fighters!
    Lavi led to J-10 & MiG-1.44 led to J-20.

    • @AaronShenghao
      @AaronShenghao Před rokem +1

      J-10 is based on Su-27.
      And MiG denied they shared any information regarding MiG 1.44 with the Chinese.
      Not surprising, Chinese didn't bought any MiGs by that time... The last MiG they bought was MiG 21, and the Soviets intentionally gave them the wrong blueprint to "rip them off". (The Soviet-China relationship wasn't great. Blue print doesn't match with the initial MiG-21 kits they bought, they went as far as intercepting 3 MiG-21s destined for Vietnam to take them apart and study them.)
      In hindsight, MiG kick started the Chinese's desire to design aircraft on their own.

    • @christse3467
      @christse3467 Před rokem +1

      @@AaronShenghao Do you mean J-11 sino-flankers right? As for the Lavi-J-10 connection, both planes are of different weight class, wing shape and top speed, despite Israel did provide assistance in avionics.

    • @sydneystout4003
      @sydneystout4003 Před rokem

      @@christse3467 the J-10 is an enlarged & modified plane based on the Lavi design, just like the F-18E/F is based on the F-18C/D & the J-39 Grippen is derived from the J-37 Viggen.

    • @christse3467
      @christse3467 Před rokem +1

      @@sydneystout4003 SHornet only shares the nose section with Hornet, while Viggen and Gripen are a generation apart, they are no way modified designs. J-10 and Lavi both started out as F-16-ish, the former fuselage was redesigned to fit in a russian engine.

    • @sydneystout4003
      @sydneystout4003 Před rokem

      @@christse3467 SHornet & Gripen r enlarged/upgraded but based on Hornet & Viggen, respectively, in what Russians call "deep modernization", just like J-7 & MiG-21, Y-9 & Y-8, Y-7 & An-24, An-12 & An-8, C-130J & C-130, Il-76MD-90 & Il-76MD/TD, Il-96 & Il-86, B-52 & B-47.

  • @americanpaisareturns9051

    Then Maverick came along and shot down three of their MiGs and two of their Su’s.

  • @kwkfortythree39
    @kwkfortythree39 Před rokem +1

    I have been all the video wanting to see how those 12 missiles fit inside the plane.

  • @Desire123ification
    @Desire123ification Před rokem +1

    A redesigned MiG 144 model was on display at the MAKS 2021. Perhaps hinting a comaback...

    • @user-jq3qk2nq2q
      @user-jq3qk2nq2q Před rokem +1

      No, it was a restored old prototype.
      He will then go to the museum forever.
      The road to the sky is closed for this aircraft.

  • @nothinghappenedatpearlharb7426

    This is literally what the J20 was based on

    • @peceed
      @peceed Před rokem +2

      Everything is different. From intake placement to canard position.

    • @Joshua_N-A
      @Joshua_N-A Před rokem

      Didn't China had a delta canard design concept long before the 1.44?

    • @peceed
      @peceed Před rokem

      @@Joshua_N-A It doesn't matter. General aerodynamic concepts are both obvious and known for +-100 years. First aircraft was a canard!

  • @christianbezzina7251
    @christianbezzina7251 Před rokem +2

    No way this aircraft would have been stealthy.

    • @AaronShenghao
      @AaronShenghao Před rokem +1

      It would be stealthier than Su-47, except the later then have stealth coating on it (at least the purposed export version).
      But yes, it wasn't designed to have stealth coating, after all it's a early prototype. Plus, they were trying to do something like active jamming like MiG-31 does.

    • @meandthebois7565
      @meandthebois7565 Před rokem +1

      @@AaronShenghao It did have plasma stealth.

  • @SceurdiaStudios
    @SceurdiaStudios Před rokem

    That thumbnail is absolutely beautiful

  • @southpark4151
    @southpark4151 Před rokem

    8:56 ---- the front underside reminds me of a Me 262 hehe

  • @jade7631
    @jade7631 Před rokem +4

    J-20 was based of ofvthis aircraft

  • @Ribbon_13
    @Ribbon_13 Před rokem +4

    This plane was what made me believe that the Russian tech was over hyped.

    • @BoisegangGaming
      @BoisegangGaming Před rokem +1

      So much of Russian tech is overhyped, and there's been a whole bunch of schadenfreude about how poor that has been.
      Yes, they can make advanced things, but they can't support or maintain them.
      The US, however, can make advanced stuff and does, and has plenty of capital, industrial, and economic might to support it. Even if the US military budget was slashed in half, it still would have more resources than Russia.

  • @nassimtahraoui6287
    @nassimtahraoui6287 Před rokem +1

    Good video 😎💯🤝

  • @bigal24698
    @bigal24698 Před rokem

    Wow thanks 👍

  • @GoredonTheDestroyer
    @GoredonTheDestroyer Před rokem +5

    First off: Woah, Hamilton's here too...
    Second: This jet _could_ have destroyed the F-22 (Rather, it would have been comparable to the F-22 but not overtly better in any meaningful way), but then the Soviet Union realized, "Oh shit, we have no money." and dissolved.

  • @CharlesFlahertyB
    @CharlesFlahertyB Před rokem +3

    The MiG 1.44 live on in the form of the Chengdu J-20

    • @user-jj4vl2fn9g
      @user-jj4vl2fn9g Před rokem +1

      Yes indeed. If you parked the MiG 1.44 and J-20 together, It's so obvious to even a no-brainer that the Chinese use the MiG 1.44 as the baseline for the J-20.

    • @Ag3nt0fCha0s
      @Ag3nt0fCha0s Před rokem +1

      Imagine, 2 aircraft built for the same role looking similar. Wow.

  • @zachsmith5216
    @zachsmith5216 Před rokem +1

    Looks like the Eurofighter "Typhoon"

  • @kentl7228
    @kentl7228 Před rokem +2

    Were they going to genetically engineer a Clint Eastwood to fly the aircraft?

  • @alonedoughnut
    @alonedoughnut Před rokem +11

    Russia has been struggling to get into the 5th Generation for years, and this aircraft shows how behind they always are. The SU-57, while impressive on paper, still lacks the production quantity and quality to be a serious competitor. I don't think we'll ever see the Russians on the cutting edge again.

    • @_XPXI
      @_XPXI Před rokem +3

      Plus, the Su-57 isn’t stealth when carrying a payload. It has no internal weapons bay.

    • @HolyNorthAmericanEmpire
      @HolyNorthAmericanEmpire Před rokem +6

      @@_XPXI The Su-57 has an internal weapons bay, so does the J-20

    • @PadparadZha27
      @PadparadZha27 Před rokem +2

      @@_XPXI where the hell did you get that? the su-57 has a weapons bay

    • @BroBytesBhai
      @BroBytesBhai Před rokem +2

      @@_XPXI 😂 get your facts right kid.

  • @isaacteo4063
    @isaacteo4063 Před rokem +6

    I'm starting to believe that Russia is so incompetent that they only focus lying thinking it will become true from watching the Amazing World of Gumball.

    • @davidtuchscherer6276
      @davidtuchscherer6276 Před rokem +3

      The mig 21 was feared among all western countries, as being able to take them off with no effort. Until they captured one and studied it. Then it kinda shows that the main budget inserted in the plane was the propaganda around it. Just like the s400 currently letting old soviets tozca U ballistic missiles through it's "unpenetrable" airspace.
      It was still a good plane tho.

    • @martinmiller1087
      @martinmiller1087 Před rokem

      We should send Biden over there to help them straighten things out.

    • @shabbired
      @shabbired Před rokem +2

      @@davidtuchscherer6276 mig 21 performed pretty well in Vietnam war though...

    • @John_Redcorn_
      @John_Redcorn_ Před rokem

      @@davidtuchscherer6276 that was the mig 25. A soviet pilot defected to japan i believe

  • @tqkudzal
    @tqkudzal Před rokem

    What is the song at the begging of this?

  • @sohrabroozbahani4700
    @sohrabroozbahani4700 Před rokem

    I would like propose a look into the Egyptian native fighter jet Helwan HA300...

  • @fecalmatter4195
    @fecalmatter4195 Před rokem +5

    I don't understand the Russian mind set they want a fighter that can do everything to compete with America but don't want to pay for it. Why wouldn't you prioritise maybe stealth and scrap maneuverability then you just change tactics and make it affordable yet still competitive. I would prioritise stealth and supercruise limit the missiles it can carry if it helps with cost/Weight. Missiles it can carry isn't the be all end all because these would fly in pairs at least.

    • @jade7631
      @jade7631 Před rokem +1

      Because they don’t have money after the collapse they are completely broke, but as of now they are focusing on increasing weapon productions

    • @jg3000
      @jg3000 Před rokem

      Supercruise is only good for air superiorty fighters. Other than that it's pretty useless.

  • @macmccartney5760
    @macmccartney5760 Před rokem +3

    The only plane that would have been more capable than the raptor to this date would have been the blackwidow

  • @jasonjoseph3975
    @jasonjoseph3975 Před rokem +1

    I "almost" won the lottery, but I'm still broke! Almost counts in horse shoes

  • @joemcgonagle7177
    @joemcgonagle7177 Před rokem

    That plane with backwards wings is awesome

  • @jaanikaapa6925
    @jaanikaapa6925 Před rokem +3

    No it didn't.

  • @emilianosartori19
    @emilianosartori19 Před rokem +3

    Russia is always almost having this fantastic ultimate weapon that will flip the table ...

    • @orkako
      @orkako Před rokem

      Here, just like the Germans had during the war. :)

  • @melangellatc1718
    @melangellatc1718 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Plane first flew about 30 years ago and stopped being developed a good while back... Late to the party, Found and Explained.

  • @jernejfunkl8300
    @jernejfunkl8300 Před rokem +2

    From the looks of it, it is clear that it cannot threaten the F-22 :)

  • @Shadow-pr4pi
    @Shadow-pr4pi Před rokem +3

    Keyword "almost"