Mig-29 Belly Take-Off/Landing

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Description: Gear Up just a little early. The history of the MiG-29, like that of the larger Sukhoi Su-27, started in 1969 when the Soviet Union learned of the U.S. Air Force's 'FX' program, which resulted in the F-15 Eagle. The Soviet leadership soon realized that the new American fighter would represent a serious technological advantage over all existing Soviet fighters. The MiG-21 was agile by the standards of its day, but had deficiencies in range, armament, and growth potential. The MiG-23, developed to match the F-4 Phantom II, was fast and had more space for fuel and equipment, but lacked in maneuverability and dogfighting ability. What was needed was a better-balanced fighter with both good agility and sophisticated systems. In response, the Soviet General Staff issued a requirement for a Perspektivnyi Frontovoi Istrebitel (PFI, roughly "Advanced Frontline Fighter", literally "Perspective Frontline Fighter"). Specifications were extremely ambitious, calling for long range, good short-field performance (including the ability to use austere runways), excellent agility, Mach 2+ speed, and heavy armament. The aerodynamic design for the new aircraft was largely carried out by TsAGI, the Russian aerodynamics institute, in collaboration with the Sukhoi design bureau. Yugoslav MiG-29 in the 90s. Luftwaffe MiG-29 flying with a USAF F-16However, in 1971 the Soviets determined that the PFI aircraft would be too expensive to procure in the quantities needed, and divided the requirement into the TPFI (Tyazholyi Perspektivnyi Frontovoi Istrebitel, "Heavy Advanced Tactical Fighter") and the LPFI (Legkiy Perspektivnyi Frontovoi Istrebitel, "Lightweight Advanced Tactical Fighter") programs, the latter paralleling the contemporary USAF decision that led to the "Lightweight Fighter" program and the F-16 Fighting Falcon and YF-17 Cobra. The heavy fighter remained with Sukhoi, resulting in the Sukhoi Su-27, while the lightweight fighter went to Mikoyan. Detailed design work on the resultant Product 9, designated MiG-29A, began in 1974, with the first flight taking place on October 6, 1977. The pre-production aircraft was first spotted by United States reconnaissance satellites in November of that year; it was dubbed Ram-L because it was observed at the Zhukovsky flight test center near the town of Ramenskoye. Early Western speculations suggested that the Ram-L was very similar in appearance to the YF-17 Cobra and powered by afterburning Tumansky R-25 turbojets.
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thedreamdealer ::: Favorites I pity the poor pilot who was sent to a Gulag in Siberia 07-08-30 08:48:47 _____________________________________________________
shpak527 ::: Favorites F-35 is fool shit!!! Russian Air Force-power!!! 07-08-14 04:44:47 _____________________________________________________
furryfurball1221 ::: Favorites F-35 is the winner...besides whos nation still exists? 07-08-13 18:13:22 _____________________________________________________
artbyk ::: Favorites yank's jets suck deeznuts! 07-08-13 14:52:41 _____________________________________________________
louis2kai7 ::: Favorites lol forget the yanks jets typhoon eurofighter :D 07-08-09 20:54:33 _____________________________________________________
spartan1893 ::: Favorites both russian and american planes suck antartica has the best planes like the f-27373 07-07-28 04:29:51 _____________________________________________________
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dalzilla ::: Favorites Ow. Typical tough Soviet construction though. 07-07-26 18:28:26 _____________________________________________________
speernfish ::: Favorites HAHA, keep dreamin! Broke ass Russia cant even fly their planes, besides not having pilots or gas, they would be destroyed in seconds. F22 and 35 are new. look in the dictonary under old ass POS and you'll see russia and all the migs. 07-07-08 06:39:06 _____________________________________________________
Hexify ::: Favorites lmao noob 07-07-07 14:09:09 _____________________________________________________
marshalbuff ::: Favorites F-18 My ass lol, piece of shit plane 07-07-05 12:59:01 _____________________________________________________