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MIG-29A Fulcrum 7702, 1st Fighter Air Regiment, Czech Air Force, Zatec Air Base, 1993
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 7702 MSN: 2960526377/3902 was received by the Czech Air Force on June 27, 1989
and assigned to the 1 Squadron, 11th Fighter Air Regiment Czechoslovak Air Force at Zatec Air
Base. The MiG-29 didn’t last long with the Czech Air Force because in December 1992 7702 was
decommissioned and in December 1995 it and 9 other MiG-29s were sold to the Polish Air Force.
The aircraft was given the number 77 and assigned to 1. elt (tactical aviation sq.) "Warszawa" /
23. blot (AFB) Minsk-Mazowiecki.
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 |