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MiG-29 FULCRUM (MIKOYAN-GUREVICH)

GENERAL DATA

Country of Origin. CIS (formerly USSR).
Similar Aircraft. F/A-18 Hornet, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-15 Eagle, Su-27 Flanker.
Crew. One.
Role. Attack, counterair fighter.
Armament. Missiles, 30-mm gun.
MANUFACTURER: Moscow Air Production Organization
TYPE: All-weather, single-seat counter-air fighter, with attack capability
POWER PLANT: Two Klimov/Sarkisov RD-33 turbofans
THRUST: 22,200 pounds

DIMENSIONS:
Wingspan: 37 feet and 3.25 inches
Height: 15 feet and 6.25 inches
Length: 56 feet and 10 inches
Weight (empty): 24,030 pounds
MAXIMUM SPEED: Mach 2.3, 1,520 mph

WEFT DESCRIPTION

Wings. Swept-back and tapered with square tips. LERXs are wide and curved down to the front. LERX begins on the nose below the mid-mount point, and the wings’ trailing edges end at a high-mounted point.
Engine(s). Twin jets are mounted low and to the sides of the fuselage. Diagonal-shaped air intakes give a box-like appearance. Large exhausts.
Fuselage. Long, thin, slender body with long, pointed drooping nose. High-mounted bubble canopy.
Tail. Fins have sharply tapered leading edges, canted outward with angular, cutoff tips. Flats are high-mounted on the fuselage, movable, swept-back, and tapered with a negative slant.

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