For this week's Mega I will be sharing one of my all time favorite fighter planes: the MiG-23. This was the last single engine fighter of the USSR I believe. I will add some information about it each day.
Day 1: Origins
The MiG-23 had the unenviable task of replacing the MiG-21. The MiG-21 was fast, maneuverable, it the most produced supersonic fighter jet of all time, and had an impressive service record with the Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) against the US air force. However it would need to be replaced eventually. It was a fairly small and short range fighter, and the nose intake limited the size of the radar that could be installed. It soon became clear that a new design would be needed to effectively take advantage of the new technology and manufacturing capabilities that the USSR had developed.
The MiG-23 was designed from the beginning to carry brand new technologies, even some that would not be available when the initial variants of the MiG-23 were produced. It would ultimately carry a larger and more power radar with look-down shoot-down capabilities, along with the first medium range air to air radar guided missile of the USSR: the Vympel R-23. It also featured a swing wing, allowing it to change the wing geometry in flight to suit supersonic speed and acceleration with the wings folded back, or low speed maneuverability and take off and landing performing with the wings all the way forward, or anywhere in between. A high degree of automation for the time allowed the pilot to focus on combat. One of the coolest features in my opinion though was the integration of an IR search and track system (IRST) which would allow the pilot to find and lock onto airplanes without ever turning on the radar, preventing the enemy from detecting that they're being targeted. The MiG-23 could even launch missiles from beyond visual range (barely) without ever turning its radar on, or only briefly to verify that the plane it was locking was an enemy, using the combination of the IRST and the IR guided variant of the R-23: the R-23T.
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stopped working 10 years ago
stopped repressing 7 years ago
still have some m*n's office clothes "just in case"
(i do hope to work again one day but i couldn't handle an office and i wouldn't be larping as a m*n)
what's the correct timescale to fully de-agab your wardrobe?
I've kept warm coats, sweaters etc that look unisex, as well t-shirts that are cute but gotten ridden of basically all business shirts, slacks and jeans.
I've got a couple of men's blazers that I bought when I was already on HRT but they are in cute colours like pick and royal blue, so people just think they are girls ones.
I wear Kelvin Klein pride boxers because the bright colours are cute but the fit comfortable.
I wasnt able to fit my old boy clothes after like 4 years of hrt, thighs and butt too different.
I'm on 5 years of hrt. I actually kept a lot of my boy clothes because, with the way my body changed, they have to stretch to fit and actually look kinda good. The jeans all had to go, no way those are getting over my butt, but everything else is butch and cute imo
threw out all that shit after like a year.
well gave it away to a charity, but ya know
Roughly a decade later I still have some old clothes that I keep around if I have to do physical labor or paint something or whatever. Though I lost so much weight and muscle mass since then that they're kinda huge on me now, like I'm wearing boyfriend clothes. I also have a few choice pieces that I've bought over the years are technically men's but they're vintage and they look fantastic on me.
Sometime in the last 7 years oof.
I feel like 2-3 years hrt probably makes the most sense but obviously people can do whatever they think is best.
yeah, you're probably right. i guess i'm kind of a hoarder and it's time to donate that shit.
I have some old soccer shorts that I hadn't worn in over a decade now. Surprisingly they still fit. A bit tight though... They make for excellent booty shorts.