
The MiG-21 Bis (NATO reporting name: “Fishbed”) is a supersonic front-line jet fighter and interceptor aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. Due to its simplicity of design, ease of mastering the piloting technique and excellent indicators of speed and maneuverability, the Mig-21 is widely used in the world.
The MiG-21 «Fishbed» is:
- High Speed, Up to 2.1 MACH
- High Altitude Up to FL650 (20 Km)
- AWOPS, Old School Navigation (VOR2VOR, NDB, RSBN, ILS)
- Challenged landing at 172 IAS (320 Km/h) with CAT 3A
- Powerful Weapons System, more than 8 different types of ammunition. (Prepar3D v4.5 or 5.1 PRO PLUS)
*** Suitable for former Cold War pilots!
Here's what you pay for:
Collectible model of the LEGENDARY MiG-21Bis created with an unprecedented level of detail and realism.
- High quality external and internal models using PBR technology (Physically-Based Rendering)
- Realistic flight model based on the MiG-21Bis military training simulator.
- By-the-book performance
- High quality sound set recorded from original MiG-21Bis
- Fully functional integrated WEAPON system
- Realistic Visual Effects (Windshield rain effect, BIRD strike effect etc.)
- Accurate Pylons, Racks & Stores Weight and Drag
- Realistic Engine Characteristics
- Realistic Autopilot System
- Detailed Hydraulic & Pneumatic Systems
- Realistic Fuel Management
- Detailed Landing Gear Structural Model
- Accurate DRAG CHUTE Dynamics
- Aircraft STATES management system
- Highly detailed product manuals included
When sitting in the cockpit all the differences to western military aircraft become more than obvious. And even when using 3d-gogles (Oculus Rift) all instruments are extremely sharp.
Even with only a very superficial first experience and without extensive use or exploration of avionics and weapons system I must say that the feeling is very real and authentic.
An extraordinary experience... this bird is begging for a lot more hours of flying time...!
Again I am very impressed With this jet and hope to see it in MSFS soon.
Flight dynamics seem very plausible and feel correct, system depth, as far as I did use them so far, is very pleasingly done.
However the version (V.1.0.6) I downloaded 12/19/2020 is not complete yet! I miss the weapons module as well as any option to add payload, there is still improvement to be made in the internal sound although the sound files seem to be of high quality.
Of course I contacted the support team regarding found issues and I got a fast reply promising improvements in the upcoming patch.
As long as they keep their promise I shall ad the fifth star due to overall excellence of this add-on. In this state however please be aware that there is still a lot missing which makes it seem like a final beta pressed into release.
Important! Prepar3D v4.5 or 5.1 PRO PLUS ONLY
Operating System:
Windows 10 32/64 other version of Windows was not tested.
Processor:
Minimum
2.6 Ghz single core
Recommended
3.0GHz (Per Core) + or better – recommended
Memory:
4 GB RAM
Graphics:
Minimum
DirectX®11 compliant video card
2 GB video RAM or higher
Recommended
DirectX®12 with feature level 12_0 or greater
8 GB + (e.g. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti)
DirectX®12 with feature level 12_0 or greater
Hard Drive Space:
1.5 GB available space
Supported Platforms:
Prepar3d Version 4.5
Prepar3d Version 5.0
All GKS products require a functioning gaming controller such as a joystick for proper operation.