I like the MiG. The MiG-29 design is easily equal to the F-16 – but not with 1970s weapons and avionics, and very few MiG-29s in the world are armed and equipped with anything else. The exception of course would be IAF MiG-29UPG – now there’s a plane.:cool:
Better to compare it to a Block 52 F-16, I should think…
We haven’t got enough space in Poland to fire real R-27.
Pilots use R-27 just in simulation in exercises like “Fruit Fly” and often plays aggressors against F-16s.
But does the Polish air force still operate the R-27 missile? I find it hard to find recent photos of a Polish MiG-29 carrying R-27, and dare I ask, when was the last time Poland test fired an R-27?
I don’t think the the focus of the either the Il-476 or Y-20 are foreign sales, it’s not a category of aircraft that sets the market on fire. How many foreign sales have there been of the Il-76 and C-17 in the last 10 years. The focus is on fulfilling the immediate needs of the Russian and Chinese military I should think.
I never said Y-20 had the same wing as an Il-76, just that it looks similar – I doubt if the Chinese would copy an obsolete 45 year old wing design for its new transporter.
The wing design looks similar to that of a Il-76, does it not, and are those black and yellow anti-radiation symbols plastered all over the airframe?:confused:
Indeed. I worked with a number of Russian engineers, and they had two things in common. 1. They had excellent education, on par with the best western universities. 2. They were ex-army…
I’d say most Swedish and Finnish engineers have spent time in their countries’ armies as well, national service and all that.
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