Indian Mig-29K trials
Posted on 10/22/2013 3:57:23 PM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
MOSCOW, October 22 (RIA Novosti) – Russian aircraft maker MiG has started flight tests of series-produced MiG-29K/KUB carrier-based fighter jets slated for delivery to the Russian Navy, the company said Tuesday.
The Russian Defense Ministry signed a contract with MiG in February 2012 for delivery of 20 MiG-29K single-seat and four MiG-29KUB two-seat carrier-based fighter aircraft. MiG is expected to deliver the first four aircraft by the end of 2013.The aircraft will operate from Russia's sole serving carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, based in Murmansk with the Northern Fleet.
The Admiral Kuznetsov currently operates Sukhoi Su-33 naval fighter aircraft.
The MiG-29K is a naval variant of the MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter jet, and has folding wings, an arrester tail-hook, strengthened airframe and multirole capability thanks to its Zhuk-ME slotted array radar, MiG says. Unlike the Su-33, which is capable of air defense missions only, the MiG-29K can be armed with a wide variety of air-to-surface as well as air-to-air weaponry and laser-designation systems.
The aircraft is also capable of “buddy” refueling other MiG-29Ks using the PAZ-1MK refuelling pod.
So far, the aircraft has only entered service with India, for use on refitted Russian-built carrier INS Vikramaditya, due to be handed over to the Indian Navy on November 15.
Indian Mig-29K trials
Pretty bird. Looks like an F-15/16 (name your knockoff).....
5.56mm
On a test flight? That is confidence in your design!
That thing could use some scrubbing and paint
Old Varyag, sold to China by Ukraine now is fully operational as Liaoning:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_aircraft_carrier_Liaoning
Looks like it’s scaffolded.
Looks like they went with air brakes under the wing. The -15’s always looked odd to me.
Ok, why isn’t the tail hook down?
Apparently the Ruskies couldn’t afford to complete the second ship in the class and it went to the ChiComs some (rusty) years later.
Indian ship in pic of a/c?
Either thats under construction, or that’s one turd of a carrier.
Wow. And it’s outfitted with a couple of Bigrdans.
“That thing could use some scrubbing and paint”
It could also use about six harpoon missiles./Sarcasm
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