Firepower on Restored MiGs Flying at 600 mph | Randy Ball

Red 620 owner Jon Blanchette and demo pilot Randy Ball have a friendly rivalry. But which of their flying MiG-17s has real guns, Blanchette's Red 620 or Ball's Blue 1611? In this episode, watch Randy fly a dusk demo with pyro and share secrets about Red 620's first test flight. Jon reveals what kept him going on the difficult 14-year restoration that landed Red 620 on the cover of Smithsonian Air & Space.
This is Episode 5 of the new family-friendly streaming series "Airshow Team," based on the cover story for Smithsonian Air & Space written by director Lynn Rebuck. Video ©2024 Lynn Rebuck/LITitz Media Group.
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[@Cuccos19]

I can't believe that not even the US can have live guns on aircrafts. These ammunitions are out of service (37mm for sure, 23mm is likely the same used in the current 23mm cannons), or at least hard to get.

[@airshowteamtv]

Yes, and flights are limited as well.