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The Hot Shot in the Market of Aviation MIG 29

The Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum

Is a fourth-generation jet fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union for an air superiority role. Developed in the 1970s by the Mikoyan design bureau, it entered service with the Soviet Air Force in 1983, and remains in use by the Russian Air Force as well as in many other nations. The NATO name "Fulcrum" was sometimes unofficially used by Soviet pilots in service.


Specifications (MiG-29)

General characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 17.37 m (57 ft)
Wingspan: 11.4 m (37 ft 3 in)
Height: 4.73 m (15 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 38 m² (409 ft²)
Empty weight: 11,000 kg (24,250 lb)
Loaded weight: 15,300 kg (33,730 lb)
Max. takeoff weight: 20,000 kg (44,100 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Klimov RD-33 afterburning turbofans, 8,300 kgf (81.4 kN, 18,300 lbf) each
Performance
Maximum speed: Mach 2.25 (2,400 km/h, 1,490 mph) At low altitude: Mach 1.25 (1,500 km/h, 930 mph)
Range: 1,430 km (772 nmi, 888 mi) with maximum internal fuel
Ferry range: 2,100 km (1,300 mi) with 1 drop tank
Service ceiling: 18,013 m (59,100 ft)
Rate of climb: initial 330 m/s average 109 m/s 0–6000 m(65,000 ft/min)
Wing loading: 442 kg/m² (90.5 lb/ft²)
Thrust/weight: 1.08

OPERATORS


Algeria – 35 MiG-29s in service as of December 2010.
Azerbaijan – 49 in inventory as of December 2010, with 13 in operational service in January 2011.
Bangladesh – has 8 MiG-29s (6 single-seat and 2 twin-seat) in service in January 2011. 16 single-seat MiG-29SE multi-role variants were ordered, however procurement was cancelled after 8 aircraft were delivered.
Belarus – 41 MiG-29s in inventory as of January 2011.
Bulgaria – 14 MiG-29 and 4 MiG-29UB fighters in service.
Cuba – Four MiG-29s in inventory as of January 2011.
Eritrea – Seven MiG-29s in service as of January 2011.
India
Indian Air Force has 67 MiG-29s in service as of January 2012. All MiG-29s are to be upgraded to the MiG-29UPG standard.
Indian Naval Air Arm has 16 MiG-29Ks in service as of January 2012.
Iran – 25 MiG-29s in inventory as of January 2011.
Kazakhstan – 40 MiG-29s in service as of January 2011.
Malaysia – 10 MiG-29s in inventory as of January 2011.To be retired.
Mongolia - Five MiG-29s on order as of July 2011.
Myanmar – 10 MiG-29s in service as of January 2011.Ordered 20 more MiG-29SMT fighters in 2009.
Peru – 19 in service as of January 2011.
North Korea – 40 in service as of January 2011. 12 initially bought from Belarus in 1995 and a follow-up order of 18 MiG-29SE plus three new aircraft from Russia in 1996. Two were lost in accidents.
Poland – 36 in service as of January 2011. All to be modernized as of September 2011.
Russia
Russian Air Force ~230-291 MiG-29s in service, including 30 MiG-29SMTs.
Serbia – Four MiG-29s in service.
Slovakia – 21 MiG-29s received, with 12 in service in January 2011.
Sudan – 23 in service, one lost in Darfur due to anti-aircraft fire  with 12 in service as of January 2011.
Syria – 24 MiG-29s ordered, with 19 MiG-29s in operation as of January 2011.
Sri Lanka – Sri Lankan Air Force MiG-29sm 4 s and MiG-29ub 1 Introduced
 Turkmenistan – 24 MiG-29s in use as of January 2011.
Ukraine – Ukrainian Air Force had 80 MiG-29s in use as of January 2011.
United States - Evaluation only
Uzbekistan – 60 MiG-29s in operation as of January 2011
Yemen – 18 MiG-29SMTs and 1 MiG-29UBT in service as of January 2011.  

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