Fighter performance; F-4 vs MiG-21; actual plane analysis

[NickM]

Originally Posted by mars

Why want to compare F-4 to Mig-21? F-4 is a fighter designed to gain air superioty, Mig-21 is a short-range intercepter design for intercept heavy bombers, they are entire different aircrafts, it would like compare an apple to an orange

Exactly the Phantom is a big, ugly, smokey SLEDGEHAMMER of a multirole plane; the Mig-21 is more like small, fast stiletto...I guess a more fair comparison would be F4 vs Mig-23/27;