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A sight for sore eyes - and a sound for sore ears - as 116 blasts out of Zagreb's RWY 23, keeping low and gathering speed for a spirited climbing break towards one of the country's supersonic training corridors . Fitting the same "missile with a man in it" paradigm frequently associated with the F-104 Starfighter, the 21 is a pure, all-out interceptor, optimized for speed, acceleration, climb and high-speed maneuverability at the expense of a sophisticated avionics fit, weapons carrying capability and - not least of all - fuel capacity. Designed to be fielded in large numbers - and use them to overwhelm any attacker - the 21 has always been cheap to buy, with airworthy examples nowadays going for as little as $ 2 million... or about the same price as a 10-seat Cessna Caravan .

Description
A sight for sore eyes - and a sound for sore ears - as 116 blasts out of Zagreb's RWY 23, keeping low and gathering speed for a spirited climbing break towards one of the country's supersonic training corridors . Fitting the same "missile with a man in it" paradigm frequently associated with the F-104 Starfighter, the 21 is a pure, all-out interceptor, optimized for speed, acceleration, climb and high-speed maneuverability at the expense of a sophisticated avionics fit, weapons carrying capability and - not least of all - fuel capacity. Designed to be fielded in large numbers - and use them to overwhelm any attacker - the 21 has always been cheap to buy, with airworthy examples nowadays going for as little as $ 2 million... or about the same price as a 10-seat Cessna Caravan .