Thats your problem.
5,500Kg is the specified combat load by RAC-MiG for the 29K/KUB. The payload for these fighters when land based is 6,500Kg like its M/M2 counterparts. The 6,000Kg earlier posted was a typo error.
Btw, almost all the land based Su-3x series are are rated for 8,000Kg payload, where as the Su-33 is rated for 6,500Kg. And that is the max combat load that Su-33 can do from the carrier.
The red item is a dummy Kh-35E. In that specific configuration seen above, this is likely to be the payload in kilograms.
1) 2 x Kh-35E = 520 Kg x 2 = 1,040Kg (Kh-35UE – 550Kg)
2) 2 x 1,150 liter fuel = 1,725 Kg (fuel), taken @ 0.75Kg/L
(not sure how much is the specific value, so…)
3) 2 x 1,150 liter tank = Since these are made of ultra light and anti-gravity materials specialized by the Russians, we take the weight of the tank itself as ZERO.
So that will give us a payload of 2,765Kg …..without adding the centerline drop tank.
Not sure of what capacity the center line tank is – 2,100 liter tank or the older 1,500 liter tank, If its –
1) 1 x 2,100 liter tank = 1,575Kg (Or 1,500 for 2,000 liter tank)
Max payload carried = 4,340 Kg (taking the weight of the 3 tanks itself as ZERO)
2) 1 x 1,500 liter tank = 1,125Kg
Max payload carried = 3,890 Kg (taking the weight of the 3 tanks itself as ZERO)
So thats how the payload looks like for Mig-29K/KUB…..but, you have enough space to raise the foul flag by saying the tanks were empty.
You also forgot to add in the weight of the 2 x R-73.
No doubt that the MiG-29K can take-off me a useful weapons load.
Though I would still would like to see a MiG-29K take-off with payload of say:
2 x R-73
2 x R-77
2 x KAB-500
2 x 1,150 liter fuel
1 x 1,500 liter tank
That would be impressive.
Hopeful we see it during the syria operations but I doubt the MiGs will be load with any A-A weapons maybe 2 x R-73 as we saw with the Su-34.
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