MiG-29 "Fulcrum"

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The Mikoyan MiG-29 (Russian: МиГ-29) (NATO reporting name "Fulcrum") is a fighter aircraft designed for the air superiority role in the Soviet Union. Developed in the 1970s by the Mikoyan design bureau, it entered service in 1983 and remains in use by the Russian Air Force as well as in many other nations.Because it was developed from the same basic parameters laid out by TsAGI for the original PFI, the MiG-29 is aerodynamically broadly similar to the Sukhoi Su-27, but with some notable differences. It is built largely out of aluminum with some composite materials. It has a mid-mounted swept wing with blended leading-edge root extensions (LERXs) swept at around 40°. There are swept tailplanes and two vertical fins, mounted on booms outboard of the engines. Automatic slats are mounted on the leading edges of the wings; they are four-segment on early models and five-segment on some later variants. On the trailing edge, there are maneuvering flaps and wingtip ailerons.

The MiG-29 has hydraulic controls and a SAU-451 three-axis autopilot but, unlike the Su-27, does not have a fly-by-wire control system. Nonetheless, it is very agile, with excellent instantaneous and sustained turn performance, high alpha capability, and a general resistance to spins. The airframe is stressed for 9-g (88 m/s²) maneuvers. The controls have "soft" limiters to prevent the pilot from exceeding the g and alpha limits, but these can be disabled manually. In joint USAF-Luftwaffe exercises, the downgraded MiG-29 9-12A that the Luftwaffe fielded defeated the F-16 Fighting Falcon in close-range combat almost every time using its highly practical infra-red search and track (IRST) sensor and helmet-mounted sight, together with the Vympel R-73 (NATO reporting name AA-11 'Archer') missile.The MiG-29 has two widely spaced Klimov RD-33 turbofan engines

Channel: Autos & Vehicles
Uploaded: March 8, 2007 at 7:22 pm
Author: zeoul001

Length: 00:08:43
Rating: 4.82
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Video Comments:
goonercrew08 (September 6, 2008 at 3:55 am)
Why did it take so long for the Russians to copy the American F-15?Did it take that long when the Russians copied the American F-86,C-5 Galaxy;and Space shuttle as well?
RussianFellow77 (September 2, 2008 at 5:27 am)
Don't worry, when we build something 5th generation, your F22s will blow up on the tarmac out of fear of having to face our planes.
RussianFellow77 (September 2, 2008 at 5:29 am)
Imagine CNN saying: today, all of America's air might blew up before reaching the runway as one Russian 5th-generation aircraft appeared to skim off into the Atlantic ocean airspace to fly toward the United States. USAF pilots knowledgeable of the situation explained that "a look of fear" was clearly the cause of these strange happenings.
BoReD2HaRd (August 30, 2008 at 8:59 am)
@MiquRyuhi, i'm pretty sure it is sound proof for the pilot, but for the vid cam it isn't, coz i remember a soviet pilot talking about how quiet flying the mig15 was, so im guessing pilots helments or wotever blocks noise for them, but a camera doesnt fly the plane so it can have all the noise it wants
Sicknose (August 21, 2008 at 9:31 am)
excellent vid i wanna go that fast!
BONAFIDECANADIAN (August 30, 2008 at 3:32 am)
MiG-29s saw combat in the 1991 Gulf War at the hands of Iraqi pilots. According to the USAF, five MiG-29s were shot down, all by USAF F-15s.[4] Eight MiG-29 pilots managed to flee to Iran where their aircraft now serve in the Iranian Air Force, which now buys MiG-29s from Russia as well.
BONAFIDECANADIAN (August 30, 2008 at 3:38 am)
No USAF Jet has ever been shot down by a Mig29.
Sicknose (August 31, 2008 at 3:04 am)
Interesting that your comments have been given a negative rating....i wonder if someone is disputing what you said, or if its just an anti american or pro russian who clicked the thumbs down?
NastyNatey (August 20, 2008 at 11:55 am)
way cool plane
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