Kusch Posted August 17, 2007 Posted August 17, 2007 http://pilot.strizhi.info/2007/08/16/4375#more-4375 And first KUB (Twin seater) 26.01.2007 http://forum.lockon.ru/showthread.php?t=21063&highlight=MiG-29KUB . Give me "flying telephone pole" (SA-2)!
Vekkinho Posted August 17, 2007 Posted August 17, 2007 Wow, Check the size of those flaps...Nice find Kusch! 1 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
thesystem Posted August 17, 2007 Posted August 17, 2007 woow, looks realy awesome! DCS World, A10C, AV8B, M2k, FA18C, FC3, MIG21
Force_Feedback Posted August 17, 2007 Posted August 17, 2007 No kreuger flaps on the single seat version? And they used the twin seat cockpit, so basically it's the same airframe? Man, I checked his blog, but thought this was a twin seat version. Same effect as those pics with girls and something in the background, this time with the ejection seat though :P Man, I read the description about Vlassov showing off the -K, thought this was the twin seat, but with a paint job. Man, so the Mig-29K for India is really a new airframe, wow. Now it looks like a mini Su-27K, awesome. I saw these pics yesterday, but forgot about them since. Oh well, lets hope we'll see lots of high-res videos of this baby in action at MAKS-2007 :) Creedence Clearwater Revival:worthy:
Blacknemisis Posted August 17, 2007 Posted August 17, 2007 Ok I will be the first to say it =/ Ed pls give us the Migk lol!
tflash Posted August 18, 2007 Posted August 18, 2007 No kreuger flaps on the single seat version? And they used the twin seat cockpit, so basically it's the same airframe? Man, I checked his blog, but thought this was a twin seat version. Same effect as those pics with girls and something in the background, this time with the ejection seat though :P Man, I read the description about Vlassov showing off the -K, thought this was the twin seat, but with a paint job. Man, so the Mig-29K for India is really a new airframe, wow. Now it looks like a mini Su-27K, awesome. I saw these pics yesterday, but forgot about them since. Oh well, lets hope we'll see lots of high-res videos of this baby in action at MAKS-2007 :) Being a new airframe, I strongly suppose it will no longer be all-alu but heavily uses titanium and/or composites? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Kusch Posted August 18, 2007 Author Posted August 18, 2007 More pics: http://pilot.strizhi.info/photos/v/MAKS-2007/17_08/?g2_page=2 Give me "flying telephone pole" (SA-2)!
Force_Feedback Posted August 18, 2007 Posted August 18, 2007 Being a new airframe, I strongly suppose it will no longer be all-alu but heavily uses titanium and/or composites? Well, in this photo all the warnings say 'Warning, carbon plastic', so I guess so. There are also pics from his blog that show the Mig-29KUB in an unpainted state, the rear parts and all the moving parts are made out of carbon fibre (black). http://pilot.strizhi.info/photos/v/MAKS-2007/17_08/IMG_6790_sm.jpg.html His blog is the best ever, it even shows pics of the combined Chinese-Russian excercise, 'peaceful mission', and features photos of a UAZ from hell :P Seriousely, that thing looks evil. http://pilot.strizhi.info/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/img_5017_sm.jpg ^UAZ from hell Creedence Clearwater Revival:worthy:
thesystem Posted August 19, 2007 Posted August 19, 2007 arn't they made of honeycomb? DCS World, A10C, AV8B, M2k, FA18C, FC3, MIG21
Force_Feedback Posted August 19, 2007 Posted August 19, 2007 arn't they made of honeycomb? On the wold mig-29s it says 'Warning, honeycomb' on this one it says 'Warning carbon plastic' Creedence Clearwater Revival:worthy:
EvilBivol-1 Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 Can't say much about the MiG-29K cammo colors, but the aircraft itself is beautiful. Just noticed in that -29K photo here a new leading edge flap on the LERX, right before the wing root, behind the grey anntenae. You can see them retracted here. - EB [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Nothing is easy. Everything takes much longer. The Parable of Jane's A-10 Forum Rules
Force_Feedback Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 Oh, so it does have the Kreugers, cool. So basically the Mig-29K is now a Mig-29KUB airframe without the back seat and all the avionics in it. Creedence Clearwater Revival:worthy:
VMFA117_Poko Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 This 29 doesn't have shields on intakes closed while taxing like earlier versions? Why? They withdraw this idea to get it lighter? Or I missed something? India hasn't got bigger aircraft carrier like Kuznetzov - only British like and one... MiG-29KUB taxing
Dudikoff Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 This 29 doesn't have shields on intakes closed while taxing like earlier versions? Why? They withdraw this idea to get it lighter? Or I missed something? India hasn't got bigger aircraft carrier like Kuznetzov - only British like and one... Shields? You mean the grills? I think they are deeper inside but they could be removed completely as well. I think the guard on the front weel is more than enough for maintained airstrips, not to mention for the carrier ops. These MiG-29Ks are meant to be used on modified Admiral Gorshkov (last of the ex-Kiev class). Russians are modifying it but the last info said that the delivery would be delayed for a year or so. I think India plans to build its own carriers in the future, as well. i386DX40@42 MHz w/i387 CP, 4 MB RAM (8*512 kB), Trident 8900C 1 MB w/16-bit RAMDAC ISA, Quantum 340 MB UDMA33, SB 16, DOS 6.22 w/QEMM + Win3.11CE, Quickshot 1btn 2axis, Numpad as hat. 2 FPH on a good day, 1 FPH avg. DISCLAIMER: My posts are still absolutely useless. Just finding excuses not to learn the F-14 (HB's Swansong?). Annoyed by my posts? Please consider donating. Once the target sum is reached, I'll be off to somewhere nice I promise not to post from. I'd buy that for a dollar!
VMFA117_Poko Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 Shields? You mean the grills?Yupp! Grills I mean. 1
Trident Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 They're gone completely, replaced by intake FOD grids like those on Flanker-family aircraft. This has been the case ever since the original MiG-29M.
Force_Feedback Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 They have grilles, but no doors, there is fuel in that section now, range counts more than a stray boulder at sea :p Creedence Clearwater Revival:worthy:
Alfa Posted August 23, 2007 Posted August 23, 2007 Can't say much about the MiG-29K cammo colors, but the aircraft itself is beautiful. No it isn't :D I am sure that the new 9-41 is a kick-ass aircraft, but as far as looks are concerned, I think the old 9-31 airframe is much nicer.....paint scheme as well :) . JJ
EvilBivol-1 Posted August 23, 2007 Posted August 23, 2007 The original M/K design was probably the finest MiG-29. Alas... ;) I like the new K/KUB and -35 not only for the lines, but because they strike my enthusiast's eye as designed with purpose and intelligence, something I can't say about the new Sukhois. 1 - EB [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Nothing is easy. Everything takes much longer. The Parable of Jane's A-10 Forum Rules
Alfa Posted August 23, 2007 Posted August 23, 2007 The original M/K design was probably the finest MiG-29. Hehe good man! :D Alas... ;) I like the new K/KUB and -35 not only for the lines, but because they strike my enthusiast's eye as designed with purpose and intelligence, something I can't say about the new Sukhois. I don't mind the look of MiG-29KUB(except perhaps for that strange cut-off tail) or the MiG-35 - nice looking two-seaters. I just think building a twin-seater airframe for a single pilot like they did with the 9-41 MiG-29K is.......welll lame. I could understand it if it was a case of India having purchased a few extra twin-seaters for initial carrier training and then later wanted to turn them into single seaters to obtain better endurance(more fuel capacity by removing the rear seat), but to start out with this configuration is, IMHO, just silly :) . JJ
EvilBivol-1 Posted August 25, 2007 Posted August 25, 2007 Yeah, that approach is a little unusual, but MiG made an effort to standardize the new K, KUB and -35 as much as possible. This is quite evident in the cockpit designs as well. The two-seater was also demonstrated at MAKS in the 'three-tone blue' cammo. Detailed photos: http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,2336.0.html My favorite: - EB [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Nothing is easy. Everything takes much longer. The Parable of Jane's A-10 Forum Rules
EvilBivol-1 Posted April 3, 2008 Posted April 3, 2008 The first serial production 'KUB' made it's maiden flight on March 18, 2008. Photos from Pilot's blog: Check out the dogtooth pattern on the radome. Stealthy? - EB [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Nothing is easy. Everything takes much longer. The Parable of Jane's A-10 Forum Rules
Kusch Posted April 3, 2008 Author Posted April 3, 2008 Check out the dogtooth pattern on the radome. Stealthy? More fuel ;) Give me "flying telephone pole" (SA-2)!
muamshai Posted April 3, 2008 Posted April 3, 2008 nice, thanks This space is available for your advertisement
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