F-7PG has one MFD and the rest of it is digital/analog. Secondly the fishbed was an average dogfighter. The USAF Phantom's (the world's most aerodynamically challenging aircraft) used to hold up to the fishbed. The Israeli Phantoms took on the Mig-21s being flown by Soviet pilots and thrashed them.Hi,
F 7 PG is a newer plane as compared the the ones that india got upgraded to mig 21bis---right now---as it seems---the dash is all analog on F 7PG---with the right upgrades---it can definitely fire the bvr---all mig 21 and their different variants have all been known to be extremely deadly dog fighters.
So the aircraft is alright but certainly not an extremely capable dog fighter. The F-7 PG is a better dog fighter than the baseline Fishbed just because some serious changes have been made on the wings and leading/trailing edges giving it much better agility.
I chatted with a USAF Pilot who told me that between the Viper and the Mig-21, there is simply no comparison (as long as the Viper is being flown well). It will run circles around the Fishbed and with JHMCS, the Fishbed virtually has no chance (his personal observations after having attended Cope India).
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