at last some pictures from Monino, do not understand why they scrapped those aircrafts, especially the Mig-23 b/n red 19, compare with photo I took in 2003. 😡

Some medium range shots taken when leaving Zhukovsky, while irritating all police men around. 😀 Damn, I didnt notice the silver P-42 on the Sukhoi ramp, what a shame. 😮

Little disappointed is very genourous of you, it is really pathetic built and quality. I wonder how the IAF/IN will take delivery of this kind of built aircraft?

I am little dissappointed by the workmanship on 29K..

May I remind you guys that the Mig-29KUB presented at maks2007 is a pre-production example, therefore its main purpose is to bring all systems on-board into conformity rather than just to look good and suits your taste. Thus its a bit unfinished workmanship may be a bit deceiving. Anyway, I really wonder why IAF took delivery of Sukhois 30MKI, when their workmanship looks even a lot worser than pre-production Mig-29KUB.:eek:

regards
Martinez

Not resized down, just compressed photos.
http://www.gamaholding.sk/test/IMG_4596.jpg
http://www.gamaholding.sk/test/IMG_4600.jpg
http://www.gamaholding.sk/test/IMG_4606.jpg

As most of you probably know, the S-102 was the Czechoslovak license-made MiG-15. Correspondingly, the Mig-15UTI was assimilated as CS-102 and the MiG-15bis was manufactured as S-103.

I’m interested how did these differ compared to the Soviet-made ones.
Is there any way to tell them apart from the outside? Are there any internal changes?

I’ve heard that MiG-15s had steel wireing (electrical systems), whereas the S-102s had copper wireing – don’t know how accurate this is.

The journal PKR 35/1995 answers almost any question. I hope you can read it, its not the best scan quality though. I can translate some parts from the article when you do not know the language.

Had a few queries

1) What capabilities does the PS-90A2 upgraded IL-76 brings to the table?

2) What is that golden glint on the canopy of the Mig-29K/KUB
Check these links for reference
http://www.lenta.ru/photo/2007/08/22/maks02/21_Jpg.htm
http://www.lenta.ru/photo/2007/08/22/maks02/20_Jpg.htm
http://www.lenta.ru/photo/2007/08/22/maks02/22_Jpg.htm

3) What is the level of workmanship in the Mig-29K/KUB

4) What was the impression of the Mig-29K/KUB among the personnel over there.

5) Was there any trace of the legendary black plume out of the new Klimov engines on the 29K

3. After making a close inspection of the KUB it seems that the front fuselage has most of its skin spot welded instead of riveted. The workmanship has been improved over the baseline Mig-29, but judge for your self.

4. what would you expect to hear from them anyway, complaints???

5. the legendary black smoke has not been noticed.

P.S. pictures are not resized but highly compressed to fit 300KB allowed on this forum.

martinez,
thanks for the comments. I think the drag will be lower for the F-16, however, I cannot prove it. The MiG-23 will definitely lose speed much quicker, so drag is higher for anything going beyond 1g flight.
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I`m just trying to comment, no intent to argue,so do not worry. I think with 72deg sweep, the drag coeficient in transonic and supersonic regime is still in favour of the Mig-23. Just compare the charts of drag coefficient against Mach number for the F-16 design vs the Mig-23.
I agree for anything going beyond 1g flight the F-16 is better due to L/D ratio, but in supersonic things may change again.

so the platform can lose lock, and regain it, missile can still hit in that kind of scenario, just the PK drops down.

I think this is not correct when talking about loosing a radarlock for a second or more. When pilot turns the aircraft and radar away from the target, he looses a radar lock as well as the missile, there is no chance to regain the missile back. Therefore pilots are strictly instructed to hold the target circle within the HUD frame and keep illuminating. Written in combat employment and pilot instruction manuals.