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That is an interesting technical challenge for Poland - having to remove any NATO specific telecommunication gear before handing the jets over. Given they prob

That is an interesting technical challenge for Poland - having to remove any NATO specific telecommunication gear before handing the jets over. Given they probably don't want to reveal what is "sensitive" (guessing encrypted radios and battle network stuff) the idea of trying to pull that gear and leave the Migs flyable by Ukraine might take months. Let alone the political and legal issues of transferring those planes. It's not like sending Spitfires overseas in a pine box any more.

rosndo 5y ago
I’ve not worked with fancy modern(ized). fighter jets, but if they’re anything like normal planes this stuff is probably not very hard to pull out. But the closest I’ve gotten to messing around with this stuff is my L39 (terrible idea, should’ve bought a boat instead. wife hates me now), which did indeed come with some soviet era kit screwed on. Came off easily enough after removing a couple of screws. I’d be surprised if the interesting parts of the radio equipment they’ve screwed onto the old MiGs would take much more than that to remove. Aviation authority approvals might take months, but I can’t imagine that being an issue for military planes like this.
- wikidani 5y ago
  >my L39 please, tell me that there are pictures I can look. I love those little planes :D
- gumby 5y ago
  I wouldn't be surprised if the NATO package was not just circuit modules but certain kinds of antennas, perhaps countermeasures that required modification of the chassis etc. And the original equipment might not be around. Just my uninformed speculation though.
- WFHRenaissance 5y ago
  > wife hates me now The dawgs got your back though – I'd do it too, assuming it didn't thrust you into financial disaster. YOLO.
- AndrewKemendo 5y ago
  I've been seriously considering getting an albatross. It sounds like you don't think it's a good purchase, so I'm curious what would you have done instead given what you know now?
perihelions 5y ago
- "It's not like sending Spitfires overseas in a pine box any more. " I found a photo of what this looks like (different airplane, but same era): https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/012129 https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/012129

rosndo 5y ago

I’ve not worked with fancy modern(ized). fighter jets, but if they’re anything like normal planes this stuff is probably not very hard to pull out. But the closest I’ve gotten to messing around with this stuff is my L39 (terrible idea, should’ve bought a boat instead. wife hates me now), which did indeed come with some soviet era kit screwed on. Came off easily enough after removing a couple of screws. I’d be surprised if the interesting parts of the radio equipment they’ve screwed onto the old MiGs would take much more than that to remove. Aviation authority approvals might take months, but I can’t imagine that being an issue for military planes like this.

wikidani 5y ago
>my L39 please, tell me that there are pictures I can look. I love those little planes :D
gumby 5y ago
I wouldn't be surprised if the NATO package was not just circuit modules but certain kinds of antennas, perhaps countermeasures that required modification of the chassis etc. And the original equipment might not be around. Just my uninformed speculation though.
WFHRenaissance 5y ago
> wife hates me now The dawgs got your back though – I'd do it too, assuming it didn't thrust you into financial disaster. YOLO.
AndrewKemendo 5y ago
I've been seriously considering getting an albatross. It sounds like you don't think it's a good purchase, so I'm curious what would you have done instead given what you know now?

perihelions 5y ago

- "It's not like sending Spitfires overseas in a pine box any more. " I found a photo of what this looks like (different airplane, but same era): https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/012129 https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/012129