tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post5138571909892870509..comments2024-03-28T23:57:50.103-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Weekend Wings #27: Will the MiG name vanish into history?Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-88837633056758280042008-11-23T12:24:00.000-06:002008-11-23T12:24:00.000-06:00Thank you for a well written and engaging look at ...Thank you for a well written and engaging look at MiG's history. I guess I have some wikiwandering to do; the Soviets never had the sophistication of their Western counterparts but I am fascinated with how they coped with that. JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-55367116412455025952008-11-23T09:40:00.000-06:002008-11-23T09:40:00.000-06:00Peter, one comment about the "old fashioned vacuum...Peter, one comment about the "old fashioned vacuum tube electronics", many sneered...but think of this...in microeletronics, a 100V spike in the power supply is USUALLY catastrophic, in tube electronics as in the MIG-25 a 100V spike is less than the ripple in the power supply. The MIG-25's vac tube gear was capable of being "turned up to 11" and burning through most of the US radar jamming. It was operated at less than 1/2 power most of the time and ESPECIALLY around US or NATO equipment.<BR/><BR/>the Mig's vac tube eletronics were effectively EMP proof.<BR/><BR/>Aaron.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-24684169419476707862008-11-23T06:01:00.000-06:002008-11-23T06:01:00.000-06:00Interesting piece, my friend.Thank you!Interesting piece, my friend.<BR/>Thank you!Carteachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08468700184940877315noreply@blogger.com