| Not an expert on the modern Soviet/Russian aircraft, but MiG-29 in many ways is an antithesis of Su-27.
Given the experiences of Vietnam War, the Soviets deducted properly that the US will design a small agile fighter, MiG-29 was supposed to counter that fighter, while Su-27 was designed to tackle F-14s and F-18s.
MiG-29 should be about the size of F-16 given its design purpose.
Regards,
Sergey |
Yup, according to the material I've collected, the MiG-29 was designed as a light fighter compared to the Su-27, just like the YF-16 and YF-17 were supposed to do to complement the F-15.
Many specialized books compare the Mig-29 with the F-16, and it depends on who wrote the book, one outperforms the other...
In any case, the UB version came out better than expected in terms of accuracy (I insist they should not paint the canopy frames SO damm thick!) and I now only expect the single seater to be just as accurate if not better, look out for those engine exhaust cones, I am not sure they're supposed to look like that on all models!!!!! Witty? are you listening?
Now, the guys at the factory in China MUST pay attention to Quality Control: all parts need to be properlyl attached (read "glued") in their places, and no excessve use of adhesive or the paintjob will be screwed-up like in so many examples I saw.
OH, and I almost forgot, the only moving control surface on the MiG are the rudders, no more stabilators. Wonder why their American airframes all have moveable stabilators AND rudders while so far ALL their Russian models don't!?!?!