Kusch Posted March 13, 2008 Author Share Posted March 13, 2008 Beautiful :) Give me "flying telephone pole" (SA-2)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedTiger Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 I can't wait to watch those videos. I find HUD footage facinating, especially on Russian fighters. Somehow the MiG-29 always has the ability to look rough and tough AND beautiful at the same time. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RvETito Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Ha Kusch, the last one is from the 6th Balchik airbase at the Black Sea, I served part of my military service near by. The pic is old though- the base was closed as active in 1998. BTW, there's interesting discussion going on in bulgarian aviation community now. As the 29's are being restored as airworthy (after extending their TBO to 4000 hrs and service life to 40 years) now one by one they are re-entering active service, some of them after spending 12-15 years on the ground, like the one flown yesterday after 12 yrs grounding with the classic number '29'. So this plane will be renumbered to '39' because of a MiG-21UM that shares the same number and flies at the same base. So people say- isn't it the 29 with the highest priority to pay so much attention to the 21, especially a trainer? A lot of moves of our DoD don't make any sense... "See, to me that's a stupid instrument. It tells what your angle of attack is. If you don't know you shouldn't be flying." - Chuck Yeager, from the back seat of F-15D at age 89. =RvE= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvsgas Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Wow, 12-15 years of storage? That is a long time. Does anyone know how does that affect the airframe if at all? I know that vintage restore aircraft (1920 to 1960) spend a lot of time in storage but I have never heard of a modern fighter in storage for that long that it is now flying. Just curious of the steps taken to re qualify the airframe after such a long storage time. Sorry I hope I'm not to far off topic as I always am. To whom it may concern, I am an idiot, unfortunately for the world, I have a internet connection and a fondness for beer....apologies for that. Thank you for you patience. Many people don't want the truth, they want constant reassurance that whatever misconception/fallacies they believe in are true.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RvETito Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 It's not that long if you perform the proper maintenance. The planes have been stored in their regular arc concrete shelters (exactly like the ones we have in LO) with their engines and systems (oil, hudraulic, fuel) fully preserved. This is performed periodically (usualy every six months), depreservation-preservation and once per year engines full ground run. And now when there's a will to keep the planes in service russian specialists from the MiG company have come to make full evaluation of their airframes and components to extend their service life. They have been amazed of the good condition of the planes, some of them after spending 15 years on the ground- no corrosion, no even paint distortion. The weather in Bulgaria also helps this, we have relatively low hummidity. Also the first two planes, subject of the extension contract have been first flown by MiG test pilots, including full burner vertical take-off and climb to 10000m then leveling and acceleration to Mach 2. I read some interviews of these test-pilots- they claim that the planes they've flown have better performance (with overhauled engines) than later produced and active flying 29s. This is something I learnt in my career- there are no new and old aircraft, there are just well and poor maintained aircraft. 1 "See, to me that's a stupid instrument. It tells what your angle of attack is. If you don't know you shouldn't be flying." - Chuck Yeager, from the back seat of F-15D at age 89. =RvE= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kusch Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 Thracian Spring 2008 http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showpost.php?p=3166497&postcount=1 1 Give me "flying telephone pole" (SA-2)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vekkinho Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Great pics and info guys... [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vekkinho Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 15 and 24 taking-off from Sofia Intl Airport at 11th June with payload of 4xR-73s. They were deployed there to perform GAI for the visit of the US president. On the background you can see one of the (former) An-26's of my company Wow, I never thought it'd happen! MiGs protecting head of Uncle Sam. Croatian Fisbeds also flew sorties over Zagreb in order to protect AF1 stationed at Pleso AB during last friday and saturday. Tell me please,that An-26 in the background is an airliner, right?! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross-impress Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Very great pics, thx.. Grtz....Ross.... Configuration: Windows 11 Home/ Intel Core i9-12900F/ RTX 3080 10 GB/ 64GB DDR4-3200/ 2 TB m.2 NVMe/ HP Reverb G2/V2/ Thrustmaster Cougar Hotas/ INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT: @ross_impress • Instagram-foto's en -video's (everything about the real flying world, drone and DCS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shemi Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Nice!I love this planes-mig29 and Su25!Thanks for the images and movies Tito and Kusch!:thumbup: Here is my start screens in Lock On [LEFT][SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] [/LEFT] [LEFT][COLOR=RoyalBlue][SIZE=3][B]=2ИАЕ=[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] [/LEFT] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kusch Posted April 12, 2008 Author Share Posted April 12, 2008 Cool screens :) Another pics posted by Boyko_Borisov: Noble Endeavor http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showpost.php?p=3172348&postcount=61 1 Give me "flying telephone pole" (SA-2)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shemi Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Some pictures and from me guys :) The 2IAE virtual squad members sharing skills whit real pilots ;) author: AirPower [LEFT][SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] [/LEFT] [LEFT][COLOR=RoyalBlue][SIZE=3][B]=2ИАЕ=[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR] [/LEFT] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedTiger Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Cool screens :) Another pics posted by Boyko_Borisov: Noble Endeavor In the same vein as the MiGs protecting AF1 and the US president, who would have thought you would ever see MiG-29s and F-15s along side each other at the same AFB? Neat stuff! :thumbup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59th_LeFty Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 Hi there! Nice pics! This year Hungary will hold an airshow in August. Bulgaria was invited, and replied posivtively with Frogfoots (as far as it was posted in the event's webpage) But now, Bulgaria is completely removed from the list. Is there anyone from "inside" who can inform us about this sad news? :( [sIGPIC]http://www.forum.lockon.ru/signaturepics/sigpic5279_1.gif[/sIGPIC] I could shot down a Kitchen :smartass: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kusch Posted April 24, 2008 Author Share Posted April 24, 2008 http://www.airliners.net/photo/Bulgaria---Air/Mil-Mi-24V/1348022/L/ Give me "flying telephone pole" (SA-2)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RvETito Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 (edited) For the last two weeks the sky over south of Bulgaria has been disturbed by the roar of a whole fighter army- 10 F-16C from USAF 93rd FW "Makos" Florida flown by very experienced pilots is visiting 3rd Graff Ignatievo AFB where they've played multiple training engagement versus 8 MiG-21s and 10 MiG-29s of the Bulgarian AF- mostly 1v1 doggifht and 2v2 BVR tactical engagement, "Mako Javellin 2008". Both sides are satisfied of the outcome of these intensive flights. Photos by Anton "HORNISE" Balakchiev: 243 28 37 37 427 - duty 243 31 86-0334 87-0259 32 39 86-0266 88-0402 427 294 427 88-0402 - bandit inbound 6 0'clock!!!! :D 294 - sharp 114 28 358 11 11 - landing 261 14 86-0053 Lots of F-16 Mixed start 88-0405 + 14 28 - landing 86-0053 86-0334 87-0367 86-0323 358 Edited June 22, 2008 by =RvE=Tito 2 "See, to me that's a stupid instrument. It tells what your angle of attack is. If you don't know you shouldn't be flying." - Chuck Yeager, from the back seat of F-15D at age 89. =RvE= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kusch Posted June 21, 2008 Author Share Posted June 21, 2008 88-0402 - bandit inbound 6 0'clock!!!! :D LOL:D Give me "flying telephone pole" (SA-2)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team Groove Posted June 21, 2008 ED Team Share Posted June 21, 2008 Thanks for sharing. Hopefully we will get some info about the outcome of the BVR fights! Our Forum Rules: http://forums.eagle.ru/rules.php#en Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RvETito Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 (edited) During this week took place tha anual real missiles launch exercises of the Bulgarian fighter squadrons along with various SAM sites at the Shabla shooting range, northern Black Sea coast. Both MiG-21 and MiG-29 aircraft have flown, some of them by young pilots making their first real launches of R-60 missiles (both fighters). More experienced pilots have used R-3S older IR missiles (MiG-21), R-73 and R-27R missiles (MiG-29 and MiG-29UB(only R-60 and R-73)). All launches are reported successful, some details are released only about the R-27R launches- a RC drone (RCS less than 1 sq.m.) is shot down at low altitude feet wet. 358 261 Hard&Heavy 114 427 294 38 with R-73 32 with R-27R 32 39 26 11 Edited September 6, 2008 by =RvE=Tito "See, to me that's a stupid instrument. It tells what your angle of attack is. If you don't know you shouldn't be flying." - Chuck Yeager, from the back seat of F-15D at age 89. =RvE= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nscode Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 Hope to see videos of the launches like last year :) Would be nice to see one of the R-27 this time. Never forget that World War III was not Cold for most of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kusch Posted November 14, 2008 Author Share Posted November 14, 2008 http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=106270&page=6 Posted by "Boyko_Borisov" Give me "flying telephone pole" (SA-2)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross-impress Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 Nice sharing.. Ross?? Configuration: Windows 11 Home/ Intel Core i9-12900F/ RTX 3080 10 GB/ 64GB DDR4-3200/ 2 TB m.2 NVMe/ HP Reverb G2/V2/ Thrustmaster Cougar Hotas/ INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT: @ross_impress • Instagram-foto's en -video's (everything about the real flying world, drone and DCS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kusch Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 (edited) In Greece Brave Heart South 2008: Edited December 2, 2008 by Kusch 1 Give me "flying telephone pole" (SA-2)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED Team Groove Posted December 2, 2008 ED Team Share Posted December 2, 2008 Damn, this Mig-29s are sexy ! 1 Our Forum Rules: http://forums.eagle.ru/rules.php#en Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vekkinho Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Great pics and a nic find Kusch! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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