Migoyan.....

[MadHandle]

how can anyone forget about him....all the russian top notch fighters are named after him(MIG). By the way, Migoyan created the first MIG during world war 2.

[sleuth]

how can anyone forget about him....all the russian top notch fighters are named after him(MIG). By the way, Migoyan created the first MIG during world war 2.

Mikoyan not Migoyan .

Mikoyan is my dads idol literally.Mikoyan and Gurevich are equally in charge of creation and design of high speed fighter jet MIGs.And the name is just a Russian word :

MIG= mgnoveniy, mig.

English translation is MOMENT.

[TJ]

it is not from a russian word it is from the name.
As for the Armenian air force it might as well be nonexistent. There was a joke that back during the war when the turks shot down one of the planes Armenia lost half of its air force.

[sleuth]

Indeed, very important.
Mikoyan-Gurevich
Artem Ivanovich Mikoyan

My favourite Mig, Mig-29:


And also, are sure it's just a russian word? I always though:

MI(koyan)G(urevich)
Incidently, the company is just MIKOYAN now, Gurevich part was dropped.

And does anyone have any info on Armenia's present day Airforce? I know it's not good, but any proper info would be appreciated.

Migs and Sukhois are the best.

Positive!! MIg is just a Russian word.Armenian translation is *akntart*.

[sleuth]

it is not from a russian word it is from the name.
As for the Armenian air force it might as well be nonexistent. There was a joke that back during the war when the turks shot down one of the planes Armenia lost half of its air force.

Tigran LOL!! Its not after his name

[TJ]

look sleuth you can even check the links that pyunik gave. The encyclopedia even says how the Mi is from Mikoyan and G from Gurevich. hence MiG, check it boy.

[sleuth]

hence MiG, check it boy.

I agree with you . MIG is from Mi (MIKOYAN)and G (gurevich)

But it also means moment.

[sleuth]

I just translated МиГ with an online translator and it came up as Instant. Wow, so I gues you are right. It is still funny how it is so much like an abbreviation though, they must have meant it that way.

As for the joke.

BINGO!!! i was looking for that word!! Thank you!!!

[TJ]

im glad we all agree. Gisher bari tghek

[sleuth]

tghek