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MiG-29 Fulcrum A

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The Mikoyan MiG-29 (NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) is a twin-engine supermaneuverable fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s, the MiG-29, along with the larger Sukhoi Su-27, was developed to counter new U.S. fighters such as the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle and the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon. The MiG-29 entered service with the Soviet Air Forces in 1982.

While originally oriented towards combat against any enemy aircraft, many MiG-29s have been furnished as multirole fighters capable of performing a number of different operations, and are commonly outfitted to use a range of air-to-surface armaments and precision munitions. The MiG-29 has been manufactured in several major variants, including the multirole Mikoyan MiG-29M and the navalised Mikoyan MiG-29K; the most advanced member of the family to date is the Mikoyan MiG-35. Later models frequently feature improved engines, glass cockpits with HOTAS-compatible flight controls, modern radar and infrared search and track (IRST) sensors, and considerably increased fuel capacity; some aircraft have also been equipped for aerial refueling.

East Germany bought 24 MiG-29s (20 MiG-29As, four MiG-29UBs), which entered service in 1988–1989 in 1./JG3 "Wladimir Komarow" in Preschen in Brandenburg. After the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 and reunification of Germany in October 1990, the MiG-29s and other aircraft of the East German Air Forces of the National People's Army were integrated into the West German Luftwaffe. Initially the 1./JG3 kept its designation. In April 1991 both 1./JG3's MiG-29 squadrons were reorganised into the MiG-29 test wing ("Erprobungsgeschwader MiG-29"), which became JG73 "Steinhoff" and was transferred to Laage near Rostock in June 1993.

•Weaponry
-2x short-medium missile
-4x medium-long missile
-1x 20mm gun
•Controls
Trim for trim
VTOL for flaps
AG1 for chute

<Normal flight control>
Note: becareful while taxing on ground

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
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  • Wingspan 37.0ft (11.3m)
  • Length 57.7ft (17.6m)
  • Height 18.1ft (5.5m)
  • Empty Weight 13,007lbs (5,900kg)
  • Loaded Weight 18,743lbs (8,501kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 7.433
  • Wing Loading 24.7lbs/ft2 (120.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 760.0ft2 (70.6m2)
  • Drag Points 2225

Parts

  • Number of Parts 220
  • Control Surfaces 8
  • Performance Cost 1,082