Subject: Re: 1/72 Revell MiG 21 F 13
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Vikram Singh" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:10:15 -0700

Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today.  Thanks again for sending it in.

Steve Bamford
ARC Air - Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.arcair.com

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  From: Vikram Singh 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 4:52 AM
  Subject: 1/72 Revell MiG 21 F 13

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                      1/72 Revell MiG 21 F 13
  POLLY SINGH

  As The Indian Air force celebrates the golden jubilee of MiG 21 operations I came across the Revell 1/72 MiG 21 F 13 kit.  Six F 13 s (T-74) were inducted in Apr 63 followed by six MiG 21 PFs with short chord fin (T-76) followed by roughly 700  FL,(T-77), M(T-96), MF, Bis (T-75), U/UM (T-69) and finally the Bis Upgrade. 

  I had the honour to meet with Hero of the Soviet union test Pilot Col General Stepan Mikoyan (son of Artem Mikoyan’s brother-Anastas) who had participated with the Indian delegation on evaluation flights of first the MiG 15/17 in 1955 and then the MiG 21 F13 in Aug 62. 

  Mikoyan's flying career began in 1941 when, after graduating from the Kacha Military Aviation Fighter-Pilot School, he joined the 11th Fighter Regiment in the defense of Moscow and Stalingrad Flying the Yak 1. After World War II he studied at the Military Aviation Engineering Academy and became a test-pilot at the Research Flight-Test Institute of the Soviet Air Force at Akhtubinsk near Volgograd. He tested such early jet fighters as the MiG 15 and 17, analyzing their combat worthiness in comparison to the West's Sabre and other new designs. Beginning in 1959 he headed the fighter testing division of the Institute and in 1965 he became the Institute's second-in-command.

  Mikoyan flew 102 types of fighter, bomber, and other aircraft and finished with fighters in 1974 after flying the earliest Bis variants.

  I completed the model in IAF markings and the General was kind enough to autograph the base (ive placed a replica HSU next to the model).  Unfortunately I broke off the tips of the tail plane mass balances !!!

  Ive also attached pics of him and the Indian team evaluating the MiG 15 and the MiG 21 F13 (Blue 26).

  Polly Singh