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MiG-31 Foxhound Meets F-16AM

A close encounter between a MiG-31 Foxhound of the Russian Air Force (Военно-воздушные cилы России) and a Royal Norwegian Air Force F-16AM. Dangerous, or a simply a funny way to say hello?

There’s pushing the edge, and then there’s this. It’s like an eighteen-wheeler forcing its way into the turn lane in front of your sedan–and then slamming on its brakes. Great SA on the part of the RNoAF Viper driver to get out of the way before a collision occurred. Absolutely reckless behavior on the part of the Russian pilot.

On the other hand, what self-respecting fighter pilot knowingly and WILLINGLY puts an adversary at his six o’clock position?

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A close encounter between a MiG-31 Foxhound of the Russian Air Force (Военно-воздушные cилы России) and a Royal Norwegian Air Force F-16AM. Dangerous, or a simply a funny way to say hello?

There’s pushing the edge, and then there’s this. It’s like an eighteen-wheeler forcing its way into the turn lane in front of your sedan–and then slamming on its brakes. Great SA on the part of the RNoAF Viper driver to get out of the way before a collision occurred. Absolutely reckless behavior on the part of the Russian pilot.

On the other hand, what self-respecting fighter pilot knowingly and WILLINGLY puts an adversary at his six o’clock position?

Thoughts??

 

 

 

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is the host, editor, and also a contributor to FighterSweep. He joined a well-known aviation lifestyle publication in early 2010 as a photographer, and a year later started writing feature articles. Since then, he has moved into a managing editor position at that publication. He holds a private pilot certificate and draws on his experience as a flight operations director in the airshow industry, as

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