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MiG-29A Fulcrum No. 77, 1st Fighter Aviation Regiment, Polish Air Force, 1996
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
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Poland wanted to join NATO and obtain American
aircraft but it wasn’t economically feasible to rid themselves of their MiG-29s. On December 20,
1995 Poland signed a contract with the Czech Republic for 9 MiG-29As and 1 MiG-29UB they
had phased out. On December 22, 1995 Czech MiG-29A 29605377 Black 7702, arrived wearing
Czech markings. It was renumbered 77 along with new Polish markings but the Czech camo
scheme remained. It was 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 |