India plans to mothball its mainstay MiG-21 Soviet-era fighter jets, which have earned the sobriquet "flying coffins" because of their dismal safety record.

印度计划封存它主要的米格- 21喷气式战机，由于该装备令人沮丧的安全记录，它已经获得了“飞行棺材”的绰号。

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It doesn't look a lot like a MiG-21, and is somewhat easier to fly.

它看起来不是非常像米格- 21，而且比较容易飞行。

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At the same time, it will phase out the aging MiG-21 and MiG-27 fighter jets as well as the Mi-8 helicopters and Avro turboprop transport aircraft.

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Both Syria and Jordan said the plane was a Russian-made MiG-21.

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