The MiG-21 and MiG-29 are just two examples of the fighter jets they manufactured, which have gained popularity and widespread use around the globe. The Myth of the MiG-28 Contrary to popular belief, the MiG-28 never existed beyond the silver screen. Now, MiG-29 and Su-25 were built for operations from ‘primitive’ facilities, can use even grass runways. That far, no problem. Where there is a massive problem is the command and control of such a ‘force’: what jet is where, which one to scramble in what case, and, hand on heart, one can’t just scramble a jet and send it ‘to attack whatever enemy it finds’, nowadays. In video games based on the movie, the fictional MiG-28 is actually replaced by the real Mig-29, seemingly confirming its role as a stand in for the real jet. On-screen, the small Northrop F-5 just looks more nimble than the larger F-14s, and with good reason. The F-5 measures up at just over 48 feet long, eight feet shorter than a real MiG-29 After determining the basic specification we decided to set up for a mock air-to-air combat with MiG-21bis. I would fight on my “native” MiG-21, and Nikolay Stogov – on F-5. The close air combat started head-on in equal positions. Every flight ended with the same result: MiG-21 lost, although he had much higher thrust-to-weight ratio. The MiG-27K, introduced in Update "Winged Lions", is the epitome of single seat Soviet swing-wing ground attack aircraft. Combining major upgrades in avionics, ordnance, and targeting systems into one of the most lethal CAS aircraft of its battle rating, the MiG-27K is truly a force to be reckoned from both the air and the ground. When Charlotte “Charlie” Blackwood (Kelly McGillis) is formally introduced, TOPGUN’s new instructor tries to put distance between the two aircraft. “We will use the F-5 and A-4 as MiG simulators. However, as most of you know, the F-5 does not have the same thrust-to-weight ratio as the MiG 28. And it does not lose airspeed below 300 In the previous engagement between the Su-35 and the MiG-29 on July 11, a YouTube user posted an even detailed comment in the video description: “On July 9, a Su-35S shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29 near Slavyansk. At 0:28, at the speed of the Su-35 Mach 1.3 (true airspeed 1440 km/h), the first missile (R-77 from a distance of about 25 km) is 4,085. Apr 3, 2008. MiG-29 was more of a 'small F-14 with fixed wings' aerodynamically-wise (engines wide set so the fuselage generates a lot of the fift), rather than 'let's copy features from F-5'. It was too late for F-5 to 'borrow' the features to the MiG-23, either. Dec 22, 2020. There are presented several results for F-16 vs MiG-29 during close-range dogfight training. One experiment was done in Germany between Luftwaffe MiG-29 and NATO F-16. . There are some claims that in close-range dogfight training MiG-29 had 49:1 wins against F-16, however the real combat experience shows that MiG-29 has many loses (F-16 has a 92:13 kill/loss ratio, with MiG 29 having a 16:28 DCS [MIG-29] The final section of the aircraft is the tail section. Tail fins, afterburners and airbrakes are attached to the tail section. Break chute container is located behind the engine nozzles. The area of the top airbrake is 0.75 m2, deviation angle - +56°, bottom airbrake - 0.55 m2 and -60°, respectively. YA8sm.