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Which is better MiG-29 or MiG 35?
Compared to the MiG-29, the MiG-35 benefits from a higher weapons payload, more powerful and fuel efficient engines, a higher fuel capacity, and an AESA radar which is both more powerful and harder to jam than the various passively scanned radars used by MiG-29 variants.
Which is better MiG or Sukhoi?
It is able to carry weapons on 12 hard points as compared to the MiG 8 hard points. The Su-35 has an additional 30\% more range. In terms of weapons, it could carry a much heavier and bigger weapons than the MiG such as the long range anti ship Brahmos missile as well as the much longer range R-27 missiles.
How good is the SU-27?
The Su-27 is a really great aircraft and a huge success of Soviet aviation, not only because it holds 27 absolute records. It is an exceptionally manoeuvrable machine, one of the most agile aircraft ever built.
Is MiG 35 a failure?
But despite the war potential, the MiG-35 has so far been a commercial failure. Not even the Russian Air Force was interested in the fighter. After announcing an order for 37 units, the service would have received six pre-series aircraft to date.
Who manufactures MiG 29?
Mikoyan
Mikoyan MiG-29/Manufacturers
Is Su-35 a fifth generation?
The Thirty-Five offers a feature set and performance making it very nearly a Fifth-Generation fighter jet. The Su-35S falls short on only two requirements: lack of stealth technology and APAR (active phased array radar).
Are the Su-27 Flanker and MiG-29 Fulcrum the same thing?
The Su-27 Flanker and MiG-29 Fulcrum are actually brothers from different mothers but the same father. In the early 1970s, the USA developed the no-expenses-spared super-awesome air superiority fighter F-15 because they thought they were behind the USSR in fighter technology, thinking the MiG-25 was an amazing air superiority fighter.
How does the MiG-29 compare to the F-16?
Below 200 knots, the MiG-29 has incredible nose-pointing capability down to below 100 knots. The F-16, however, enjoys an advantage in the 200 knot-plus regime. At higher speeds, we can power above them to go to the vertical.
What are the advantages of the Su-27 delta wing?
Delta wing does have benefits over swept wing; higher cruise and maximum speed, lower minimum speed, etc. But these benefits are “stolen” by the Su-27 through better overall engineering, more powerful engines, and larger wing area. Aerodynamically, the fuselage droop makes the Su-27 more streamlined.
What is a MiG-29 used for?
Luftwaffe (German Air Force) MiG-29s were kept in service also after German reunification and were used not only for national Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) service but also as adversary aircraft during NATO air exercises, where the MiG-29 showed its tremendous air to air capabilities. This first appeared in Aviation Geek Club here .