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[log in to unmask] (Black Betty) writes:
 
>I suspect I'm opening myself up for a great deal of ridcule here posing
>this question, but here goes: Is there such a thing as the MiG-37, with
>an alleged NATO reporting name (remember _those_ handy things?) of 'Ferret'?
 
>The reason I'm asking is b/c a friend's brother, who's a real Airfix
>model-head, has a model of this 'aircraft', which sorta looks like the
>F-117, on his desk.  It's supposedly the Soviet (red star and all) copy of
>the F-117, and is happily flying the skies of Russia even as we speak.
 
>So, true or apocryphal?
 
>Cheers
 
>Jack.
 
  If I recall the model, it's Testors' "MiG-37 Ferret E," right? I think the
  disclaimer on the box says this is strictly best-guess hypothetical stuff.
 
  Wouldn't be surprised if Mikoyan (esp. back in the USSR days) had some
  stuff we didn't know about. And -37 would be the next designation in
  line. The MiG-33 (an uprated Fulcrum) will be next into production and
  the MiG-35 was a single-seat/single-engine fighter that was canceled a
  few years ago. If Mikoyan's current "Project 1.42" gets released and
  dubbed MiG-37, we'll know "Ferret" is a fluke. Then again, if Mikoyan
  calls it MiG-39...  ;-)
 
  Shooter
 
[Posted in FML issue 0832]