{"id":3160,"date":"2016-07-28T10:09:51","date_gmt":"2016-07-28T10:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/?p=3160"},"modified":"2026-04-01T17:59:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T15:59:35","slug":"once-the-furball-starts-the-mig-29-is-the-perfect-fighter-jet-to-have","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/once-the-furball-starts-the-mig-29-is-the-perfect-fighter-jet-to-have\/","title":{"rendered":"Once the furball starts, the MiG-29 is the perfect fighter jet to have"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Once the furball starts, the MiG-29\u00a0is the perfect fighter jet to have<\/h2>\n<p>(Furball is not a hairball here, but a large dog fight between groups of fighter aircraft).<\/p>\n<p>The MiG-29 is currently the only modern supersonic fighter jet available for<a href=\"https:\/\/www.migflug.com\/en\/jet-fighter-flights\/flying-with-a-jet\/mig-29-fulcrum-in-russia.html\" target=\"_blank\"> MiG-29 fighter jet flights<\/a>\u00a0worldwide &#8211; and we are very proud to have this exceptional fighter to offer for tourist fun flights as everyone who follows knows.\u00a0But now how is the MiG-29 such a great aircraft on close aerial combat? First &#8211; the MiG-29 sports unparalleled agility and superb aerodynamics. Second it is very powerful with a thrust\/weight . And third\u00a0&#8211; it has a helmet mounted sight, something the West copied later (more about this in the article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/mig-29-versus-fa-18.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>). To start with &#8211; there is an interesting \u00a0video that might be interesting for this topic to start with:<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:20px 0;\"><iframe style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mn1sBfIlUjY\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>The MiG-29s agility<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_3161\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/07\/Fulca-2002-MiG-29-and-F-18.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=1010131159  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3161\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3161\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:300\/h:206\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Fulca-2002-MiG-29-and-F-18-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"Fulca 2002 - MiG-29 and F-18\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:300\/h:206\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/07\/Fulca-2002-MiG-29-and-F-18.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:699\/h:480\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/07\/Fulca-2002-MiG-29-and-F-18.jpg 699w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3161\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fulca 2002 &#8211; MiG-29 and F-18<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Now let&#8217;s have a closer look at the agility of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.migflug.com\/en\/jet-fighter-flights\/aircraft\/mig-29-fulcrum.html\" target=\"_blank\">MiG-29<\/a>. How does the MiG-29 compare in agility? It has a\u00a028 deg\/sec instantaneous turn rate compared to a modern\u00a0F-16\u2019s 26 deg\/sec. Thanks to the MiG-29s incredible aerodynamics in combination with its old school mechanical control system, it has an\u00a0unmatched agility. A lot of the experience was gained after the German reunification and the inheritage of the 24 East Germany Jagdgeschwader 3&#8217;s MiG-29s.\u00a0Oberstleutenant Johann K\u00f6ck was experienced with the F-4 Phantom (an aircraft available with MiGFlug on request!), before he became commander of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/german-luftwaffe-mig-29-fulcrum.html\" target=\"_blank\">Luftwaffe MiG-29<\/a> squadron. There is the famous quote from K\u00f6ck:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cInside ten nautical miles I\u2019m hard to defeat, and with the IRST, helmet sight and \u2018Archer\u2019 (NATO designation for the R-73 missile) I can\u2019t be beaten. Even against the latest Block 50 F-16s the MiG-29 is virtually invulnerable in the close-in scenario. On one occasion I remember the F-16s did score some kills eventually, but only after taking 18 \u2018Archers\u2019 (Just as we might seldom have got close-in if they used their AMRAAMs BVR!) They couldn\u2019t believe it at the debrief, they got up and left the room!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Another quote by Test Pilot John Farley who got to fly the MiG-29 as one of the first Western pilots (lucky him!):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Ever since the MiG-29 was first displayed in public at the Farnborough&#8217;88\u00a0airshow I&#8217;ve wanted to test fly the plane to see for myself how it handled.\u00a0At Farnborough&#8217;90 I met Mikhail Waldenburg, chief designer for the Mikoyan\u00a0Bureau, and Valery Menitsky, chief test pilot, to discuss the plane&#8217;s\u00a0aerodynamic achievements. Valery then offered me the chance of a lifetime &#8211;<br \/>\na flight in their two-seater to see how their plane flew. I wasn&#8217;t<br \/>\ndisappointed, after years testing aircraft such as the Harrier for British\u00a0Aerospace, the MiG-29 proved one of the most exhilarating flights I&#8217;ve ever\u00a0had. When flying the MiG-29, note how the high thrust and low drag of this\u00a0remarkable machine allows it to accelarate at low level during a 9g turn.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Take off from unpaved runways<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_3162\" style=\"width: 1030px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/07\/MiG-29-Luftstreitkräfte-der-NVA.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=1057994177  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3162\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3162\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/07\/MiG-29-Luftstreitkräfte-der-NVA.jpg\" alt=\"MiG-29 Luftstreitkr\u00e4fte der NVA\" width=\"1020\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:1020\/h:680\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/07\/MiG-29-Luftstreitkr\u00e4fte-der-NVA.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:300\/h:200\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/07\/MiG-29-Luftstreitkr\u00e4fte-der-NVA.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:768\/h:512\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/07\/MiG-29-Luftstreitkr\u00e4fte-der-NVA.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3162\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MiG-29 Luftstreitkr\u00e4fte der NVA<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The MiG-29 takeoff speed is 162 mph to 174 mph (260 km\/h to 280 km\/h) and it has an extremely low take off distance. The<br \/>\nFulcrum can take off from a strip of only 240m (that&#8217;s 787 ft). The\u00a0F-16 Fighting Falcon by comparison needs about twice that. Also &#8211; it is made to take off from unpaved runways. That is thanks to its\u00a0rugged landing gear and protective air intake. They open and close automatically. And even with closed air intakes the MiG-29 is able to\u00a0do an afterburner take off. Soviet war planners expected to encounter damaged or under-prepared airstrips during a rapid armored advance. It is also comparable easy to maintain and robust &#8211; made in a way that technician can do their job with gloves in Siberia for example.\u00a0Regardless of the Design Bureau &#8211; Mikoyan\/MiG is the most famous one, Sukhoi, Tupolev, Ilyushin or\u00a0Yakovlev are others &#8211; . \u00a0all Soviet fighter jets\u00a0share this\u00a0common ideology: Ease of maintainance, simplicity of the\u00a0design, toughness and the ability to\u00a0operate from rough, unpaved airstrips of the shortest possible length.<\/p>\n<h2>Shortcomings of the MiG-29<\/h2>\n<p>Now &#8211; since there is so much of fame for the beautiful Fulcrum &#8211; what are the shortcomings? Yes &#8211; there are some. Mainly two major weaknesses &#8211; Fuel\/range and radar. Let&#8217;s quote Oberstleutnant K\u00f6ck again:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The most obvious limitation of the MiG-29 was the aircraft\u2019s limited internal fuel capacity of 3,500 kg (4,400 kg with a centerline tank). The MiG-29 \u00a0had no air-to-air refueling capability, and its external tank was both speed and maneuver limited.\u00a0If a mission started with 4400 kg of fuel, start-up, taxy and take off took 400 kg, 1,000 kg were required for diversion to an alternate airfield 50 nm away, and 500 kg for the engagement, including one minute in afterburner, leaving only 2,500 kg of fuel.<br \/>\nIf we need 15 minutes on station at 420 kts that requires another 1000 kg, leaving 1500 kg for transit. At FL 200 (20,000 ft) that gives us a radius of 150 nm, and at FL 100 (10,000 ft) we have a radius of only 100 nm.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And about the Radar &#8211; K\u00f6ck said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The MiG-29s radar had a poor display, giving poor situational awareness, and this was compounded by the cockpit ergonomics. The radar had reliability and lookdown\/shootdown problems, hence \u00a0its poor discrimination between targets flying in formation, and moreover it couldn\u2019t lock onto the target in trail, only onto the lead.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mainly because of these two limitations, the MiG-29s role in the German Luftwaffe was restricted to only a few clearly defined roles. It was mainly used as adversary threat aircraft for dogfight training where it brought valuable insights in the training of not only German pilots (see video above). On top of that it was also used for point defense, and as wing (but never lead) in mixed Fighter Operations.<\/p>\n<p>And after all &#8211; the MiG-29 found the perfect destination &#8211; flying MiGFlug customers from all over the world. They do not care much about radar capabilities and range since most of them have enough after a sporty aerobatics flight or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.migflug.com\/en\/jet-fighter-flights\/flying-with-a-jet\/mig-29-edge-of-space.html\" target=\"_blank\">Edge of Space flight<\/a> that last up to 50min.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once the furball starts, the MiG-29\u00a0is the perfect fighter jet to have (Furball is not a hairball here, but a large dog fight between groups of fighter aircraft). The MiG-29 is currently the only modern supersonic fighter jet available for MiG-29 fighter jet flights\u00a0worldwide &#8211; and we are very proud to have this exceptional fighter [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3162,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"MiG-29 fighter jet dogfight","_yoast_wpseo_title":"MiG-29 - The Perfect Fighter Jet for Close Combat","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Why the MiG-29 Fulcrum is considered the perfect dogfight fighter jet. 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