[OT] Mig-29 was: FT in a Fluid

> Derek Fulton wrote:

The Magazine Waffen-Arsenal Bd.141, 1993 Bie Mig-29 in der Bundeswehr
had a
summary of the German evaluation of the Mig-29. Among the highlights:

The Mig 29 had excellent maneuvrbility and thrust-to.weight ratio.
The Mig 29 was superior to the F-16 in the early mock combats before the
Western pilots learned its strengths and weaknesses. After that, it was stilll
superior in close dogfights.The helmet mounted sight was a major advantage.
Mainly due to limits in the missile seeker heads, the helmet-moutned
sight could only be used up to 65 degrees from straight ahead
Radar was surprisingly good, with llong range, look-down/shoot-down
capability and hard to jam, but with a limited search cone of 50 degrees,
though these didn't have to be straight ahead. Good weapons load Godd
reliability, but high maintenace needs Too little fuel, an drop tanks limited
it to subsonic speeds and didn't allow to fire the 30mm cannon.
Turn-around time on the ground less than 45 minutes, ready for a alarm
scramble in 5 minutes. Avionics designed for close cooperatoin with ground
control and unsuited for independent operations Weapons computer hard to
reprogram for different missions.

Cheers Karl Heinz