Does anyone else remember the old Pushkin photo-feature in an early issue of World Air Power Journal?
It was Jane’s Soviet Intelligence Reviev if I remember correctly, with many B&W pictures of Leninets flying tests beds taken by some member of balloon sport team.
Previous Saturday, I visited Rostov-on-Don “Voyenved” airfield, Russia. Before, I made a check at Google Earth and got a low res picture. Today, I tried again and found Rostov picture in high res! Below are: GE picture of May, GE picture of June and my picture of 26th May.
Last Saturday, I visited Pushin airfield near St Petersburg, Russia. Before, I made a check at Google Earth and got a low res picture. Today, I tried again and found Pushkin picture renewed!
My guess is that MiG-35 will have the wing similar to that of the MiG-29K (9-41), that is 12 m span. Of course, it will have simpler construction with no folding and less extensive high-lift devices. No wingtip rails, as I know. Present MiG-35 ‘154’ demonstrator has ‘old’ MiG-29M’s wing.
Attached pictures show the MiG-29OVT ‘156’ with wingtip R-73s as displayed at MAKS 2001.
Sapsan and Platan can’t compete, because both are made by the same company, the UOMZ of Yekaterinburg. Sapsan is a pod, while the Platan is a built-in system. Next difference, Platan is simpler than Sapsan. Look at this rectangular window (retractable) just after the underbarriage bay — this is Platan.
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