Majesco Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I have a question on MiG-29: The airbrake of MiG-29 Fulcrum (both A & S versions) will close before the landing gear is down, and it can't be opened again. So, is it still a bug in LOMAC & LOFC that ED doesn't fix ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulrich Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 I have a question on MiG-29: The airbrake of MiG-29 Fulcrum (both A & S versions) will close before the landing gear is down, and it can't be opened again. So, is it still a bug in LOMAC & LOFC that ED doesn't fix ? It is still "a bug" that Mikoyan bureau doesn´t fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majesco Posted May 1, 2009 Author Share Posted May 1, 2009 (edited) wow, it means airbrake of the real MiG-29A/S can't be opened after landing gear lowered and LOFC modelled it 100% correctly ? :D Thanks for the info, Ulrich :thumbup: / How about the modernize MiG-29 versions such as MiG-29OVT, MiG-29UB/ UBK, MiG-29SM/SMT... ? Edited May 1, 2009 by Majesco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vekkinho Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 Use of "Swallow airbrake" is disabled with a lowered landing gear on 9-12 and 9-13 airframes. It's because the AoA during landing might damage the airbrake feathers so it could scratch the tarmac before wheels touch it and cause some damage. However, newer MiG-29 airframes (M, K, MiG-35, OVT) have a redesigned airbrake, so called "Beaver tail" that can be used with gear in green! 1 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majesco Posted May 2, 2009 Author Share Posted May 2, 2009 Thanks, understand :D It means the MiG-29 9-12 and 9-13 versions have airbrake extends to 2 directions: up & down, so the downward brake could be damaged when landing. And newer versions MiG-29K/ OVT/ SM/ Su-35 have airbrake redesigned, a bigger brake on the back (....as a picture of MiG-29K i've seen on a Russian fighter ebook about MiG-29) like Su-27 so it can be used with lowered landing gear. / Found a picture of MiG-29OVT's airbrake opened: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vekkinho Posted May 2, 2009 Share Posted May 2, 2009 (edited) Exactly...twice the size of the "old" swallow airbrake with single panel extending up... However, note that not all SM Fulcrums have a beaver airbrake, for instance this SMT that got back from Alger: Edited May 2, 2009 by Vekkinho [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majesco Posted May 10, 2009 Author Share Posted May 10, 2009 How do you think about MiG-29's dogfight performance in LOFC ? IMO, MiG-29A/G/S versions in LOFC are the worst fighters for gunshot dogfight MiG-29 likes a rock on the sky and can't beat other fighters as Su-27 & F-15, their tail stabilizers motion doesn't give good turn on air maneuvers, airbrake doesn't work well also => pilots hardly to reduce airspeed and make tight turns when dogfighting / My friend was working on a MiG-29UB (9-51) model (just for fun... :D) Having a question on MiG-29UB's airbrake: is it still like the old 9-12/ 9-13 airframes or having upgraded airframe like the new generation MiG-29M/K...with only one brake panel extending-up ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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