| Prime contractor: Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau Country of origin: Soviet Union / Russia NATO codename: Fulcrum Function: All-weather multirole fighter Crew: 1 Year: 1977 (base version) In-service year: 1984 (base version) Power plant: Two Sarkisov RD-33 afterburning turbofans Thrust: 18,260 lb. each 8,300 kg. each Dimensions Wing span: 37 ft. 3 in. 11.36 m. Length: 56 ft. 8 in. (including nose probe) 17.32 m. (including nose probe) Height: 15 ft. 5 in. 4.73 m. Weight: Normal 32,780 lb. 14,900 kg. Max. takeoff 39,600 lb. 18,000 kg. Performance Ceiling: 59,040 ft. 18,000 m. Speed: 1,490 mph. 2,400 km/h Range: 932 miles (on internal fuel) 1,304 miles (with one ventral fuel drop tank) 1,801 miles (with three fuel drop tanks) 1,500 km. (on internal fuel) 2,100 km. (with one ventral fuel drop tank) 2,900 km. (with three fuel drop tanks) |
| Armament One GSh-30-1 30mm cannon with 150 rounds. Max. external weapons load of 3,500 kg. (7,716 lb.) including R-27R1 (AA-10A "Alamo A"), R-60 (AA-8 "Aphid"), R-60T/MK (AA-8 "Aphid"), R-73/73E (AA-11"Archer"), R-77 RVV-AE ("AA-12") AAMs., Kh-25M (AS-12 "Kegler"), Kh-29L/T (AS-14 "Kedge"), Kh-31A/P/RE (AS-17 "Krypton"), Kh-66 ("AS-7 Kerry") ASMs., KAB-500L, KAB-1000L, KAB-1500L laser guided bombs, KAB-500KR, KAB-1000KR, KAB-1500KR TV guided bombs, FAB-250, FAB-500, FAB-1000, FAB-1500 unguided bombs, BetAB-250, BetAB-500, concrete-piercing bombs, RBK-250, RBK-500 cluster bomb, one 30 kT nuclear bomb, S-8, S-13 and S-24 unguided rockets, ZAB-500 napalm bombs, KMGU-2 submunitions dispensers, three drop tanks, two 1,137l. (300 gal.) or two 1,400l. (370 gal.) and one 2,274l. (600 gal.), ECM pods carried on six external points. Typical interceptor configuration: Six R-73 or R-73E (AA-11 "Archer") AAMs., or four R-73/73E ("AA-11 Archer") AAMs., and two R-27R1 (AA-10A "Alamo-A") AAMs. Known Variants MiG-29K, MiG-29KU, MiG-29K-2002, MiG-29K-2008, MiG-29M, MiG-29ME, MiG-29MT, MiG-29N, MiG-29NUB, MiG-29S, MiG-29SD, MiG-29SE, MiG-29SM, MiG-29SMT-II, MiG-29SMTK, MiG-29UB, MiG-29UBT Operators Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, CIS, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Moldova, North Korea, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Syria, Turkemenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Yugoslavia Aircraft's Price 1997 - $15.5 millions (fully-equipped in lots between 25-100) 1997 - $24-31 millions (fully-equipped in lots of 10-25) Operation Costs One flight hour costs $ 5,500 (MiG-29SMT) |
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