{"id":4807,"date":"2020-04-28T22:57:11","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T03:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/?p=4807"},"modified":"2020-04-28T23:18:48","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T04:18:48","slug":"mystery-jet-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/mystery-jet-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Mystery Jet Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On April 4, a photo of a mystery jet was posted on Doctor Aviation\u2019s Facebook site<\/a>.\u00a0 A healthy response ensued; nominations received.\u00a0 Tonight, the mystery jet is revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First more background. \nThe Spring has been sprinkled with trips to Ft. Myers Florida in order\ntoo be with my ailing Dad and faithful Mom. \nFew things grab my attention more than a sign of an upcoming airfield, an\nairplane on final approach, rotating green beacons or the site of a chain link\nfence with a Base Operations snuggled behind. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While driving down Boy Scout Avenue in South Ft. Myers, I caught these sites and sounds.  I looked over to spy a most beautiful building, the Page Field<\/a> Base Operations Building.  I had to stop.  Barred from entry due to the Corona Virus, I inspected the immaculate grounds.  I spotted a T-6 Texan under some beautiful palm trees.  As my eyes transitioned to the flight line, there she was on the tarmac:  The mystery jet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MiG-28<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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T-6 Texan<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I threw this photo up on Facebook<\/a> and asked for help in identifying the mystery birds.\u00a0 Nomination included the MiG-28.\u00a0 Steve said that the plane reminded him of a MiG-28.\u00a0 He last \u201csaw one\u201d over the Indian Ocean at -4gs.\u00a0 His reference to the Indian Ocean is correct.\u00a0 For that was the setting of a classic air to air combat dual between a Grumman F-14 Tomcat and a MiG-28.\u00a0 The F-14 downed the MiG-28 back in 1986 \u2013 in the movie Top Gun<\/em>.\u00a0 The MiG-28 was actually a Northrup F-5, used at the time as a Navy Aggressor plane at the Top Gun School.\u00a0 As an interesting side note<\/a>, the marking on the F-5 in the movie were those of VFC-13 the US Navy Aggressor Squadron used a red star outlined in yellow.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MiG-28<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

L-39<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

John and then Jason made a second nomination, the L-39.  As Jason stated, the L-39 was not a Soviet\naircraft (although the Soviets did use it as a trainer).  Rather it was designed and manufactured in\nthe then Czechoslovakia.  A man named, Jan\nVicek, began design of the L-39 in 1966, it was based on an earlier aircraft,\nthe L-29.  The maiden flight was November\n1968 squarely in the middle of the Cold War. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Jason also pointed out it was manufactured by Aero\nVodochody as a two-seat single engine (turbofan) trainer.  Production began in the early 1970s, stalled\nby early design flaws and continued to 1999. \nThe plane entered service in 1974 and was used by the Czechoslovakian,\nSoviet and other eastern bloc countries as a trainer before advancement to\nother aircraft, such as MiGs.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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L-39<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Nearly 3,000 are still in service flown by 30 air forces around\nthe world.  With the collapse of the\nSoviet Empire, many have come on the market for sale and hence can be found outside\nof the former Soviet bloc nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So much so, and again Jason alluded to this, you can rent a ride<\/a> in one.  This website is advertising the ability to do aerobatics aboard the board.  If you are not in the rental market, consider buying one.  You can own your own for a little less than 400K.  See the ad here<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mystery Jet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The jet remained so mysterious that Doctor Aviation had\ntrouble confirming its true identity. \nBarred by the Corona Virus, entrance to Page Field Base Operation was\nprohibited.  A subsequent call found a\nbefuddled staff at Base Ops unable to identify the mystery jet.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, today, Debra of Page Field Airport Services revealed what was behind Door #3.  Indeed, it was the L-39.  The bird is painted in \u201caggressor type\u201d scheme, one wonders if that has been a use of the plane (the US has been known to lease aircraft since dismantling some of their aggressor squadrons over the years) or simply a novelty applied by the plane\u2019s owner.  Whatever the answer, the mystery jet is revealed and \u201cMy, it is a beauty\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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F-5E Tiger II Aggressor aircraft.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

To read the specs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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