Day 4
Today's Featured Aircraft:
Mikoyan MiG-29
The Mikoyan MiG-29 is a twin-engine fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s, the MiG-29, along with the larger Sukhoi Su-27, was developed to counter new U.S. fighters such as the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle and the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon.
Other Facts
- Manufacturers: Mikoyan
- Primary users: Russian Aerospace Forces, Indian Air Force, Uzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces, Ukrainian Air Force
- Wingspan: 37 ft 4 in.
- Top speed: 1,520 mph
- Engine type: Klimov RD-33 turbofan engines
- Range: 888.6 mi
- Number of seats: 1
- Weight: 24,250 lbs
- First Flight: 6 October 1977