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MIG-29A Fulcrum 553, North Korea Air Force, early 2012
HA6505
General Background
The MiG-29 is a twin-engine supersonic fourth generation air superiority jet fighter developed in the Soviet Union in the 1970’s. The aircraft entered service with the Soviet Air Force in 1983 and still is in use with them as well as equipping over twenty four other countries over the years. The NATO designation for the MiG-29 is Fulcrum and it was designed to counter the American F-16 and F-18. The MiG-29 was first seen in the West in 1986. The MiG-29 (9-13) is designated the Fulcrum C.
The Aircraft
MiG-29A Fulcrum 553 as it was seen during Kim Jong-Un’s visit in 2012 to the MiG-29 unit of the 57th Wing, Oncheon AB, near Pyongyang in 2012. The red banners on the fuselage roughly translated “Kim Il-Sung inspected this aircraft in August 1988, Kim Jong-Il inspected this aircraft in August 1998 (with his father) and again in February 2008. Some MiG-29s assembled in North Korea were assigned numbers referring to special events such as 415 for Kim Il-Sung’s birthday (April 15, 1912) 820 for August 29, 1948 when the KPAAF was formed.
Specifications :
Manufacturer: Mikoyan Gurevich
Role: Supersonic Multi-Role Jet Fighter
Entered Service: 1983
Production All Variants: 1,600 +
Crew: 1 Pilot
Dimensions
Length: 17.32 m (56 ft 10 in)
Wingspan: 11.36 m (37 ft 3 in)
Height: 4.73 m (15 ft 6 in)
Weight:
Empty: 11,000 kg (24,250 lb)
Loaded: 14,900 kg (33,730 lb)
Maximum Takeoff : 18,000 kg (44,100 lb)
Performance
Power Plant: 2 X Klimov RD-33 Afterburning Turbofans Each Producing 81.59 kN (18,342 lbf)
Rate of Climb: 330 m/s (65,000 ft/min)
Maximum speed: @ Mach 2.25   (2,400 km/h)   (1,490 mph)
Service Ceiling: 18,000 m (59,100 ft)
Range: 1,430 km (888 mi) (772 nmi) With Maximum Internal Fuel
Ferry Range: 2,100 km ((1,300 mi) (1,130 nmi ) With 1 Drop Tank
Armament:
Gun: 1 X 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 Auto-Cannon W/150 Rounds
Hardpoints: 7 X (6 Under-Wing, 1 Fuselage Capable Of Carrying Up To 4,000 kg (8,800 lb) Of
Various Weapons:
Rockets: S-5
S-8
S-24
Missiles: 2 X R-27R/ER/T/ET/P Air-To-Air
4 X R-60 AAMs
4 X R-73 AAMs
Bombs 6 X 665 kg (1,466 lb) Bombs