Great old Discovery Channel Documentaries! Not like crap they show today!
This episode is about problems caused by chase for speed in fighter building countries. Higher speeds were resulting in higher take-off and landing speeds, longer runways needed and maneuverability in the air had to be sacrificed. Swing wing solution came to resolve these issues in both major Cold War superpowers!
Planes described in this film: I-15, I-16, P-1101. Bell X-5, F-111, SU-7, SU-17, SU-20, SU-22, MiG-21, MiG-23, F-14 Tomcat.
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