Aright… I think I can make sense of it now. 😮
– The original fulcrums were the basic Mig-29, along with some of it’s upgrades like the Mig-29S.
– The next major step was the multirole Mig-29M variant, featuring an improved airframe and all the giblets. The original Mig-29K (9.12 I believe) was based off this. It was also to be named Mig-33.
– This did not go into production, so Mikoyan developed the Mig-29SMT, which was an upgrade of stock fulcrums with many of the systems of the M, without the airframe modifications.
– Then, MiG unveils the newer M1 and M2 variants which are a new step above the original M, and base a new Mig-29K variant off this one which would be purchased by the Indian Navy.
– MiG makes the thrust-vectoring testbed Mig-29OVT, based off the original M, NOT the M2? :confused:
– And now, MiG is now selling the Mig-35 which is an advanced M2 and should feature more improvements and ASEA, presuming it goes into production. (Poor-man’s F-35 maybe?)
– And then there were a fair share of indigenous upgrades and NATO-compatability fittings here and there.
Family Tree
– Mig-29 (Mig-29S and other minor variants offshoot here, along with indigenous upgrades)
– Mig-29M (Original Mig-29K, Mig-29SMT and Mig-29OVT offshoots here)
– Mig-29M1/M2 (New Indian Mig-29K comes from this)
– Mig-35 (The future? Or a dud?)
My head hurts, but I’m glad I (think I) figured it out. Again this forum proves to be a reliable fountain of knowledge. Thank ye kindly!
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