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[Ronin_Gaijin]

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[Ironhand]

2 hours ago, Ronin_Gaijin said:

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That is one sweet photo.

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12 hours ago, Ironhand said:

That is one sweet photo.

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[Raisuli]

2 hours ago, Ronin_Gaijin said:

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For your next challenge, which MiG-29 flew at Rockford in 1990?  Not the Ukrainian MiG a couple years later, the first time a MiG-29 did US airshows; I believe it was Russian.

I had the MiG T-shirt from that airshow for years.

[Ronin_Gaijin]

4 hours ago, Raisuli said:

For your next challenge, which MiG-29 flew at Rockford in 1990?  Not the Ukrainian MiG a couple years later, the first time a MiG-29 did US airshows; I believe it was Russian.

I had the MiG T-shirt from that airshow for years.

You are probably referring to 315 "Blue" and I have a few photos of it, but I do not know which one in particular you are after.

[Seaeagle]

2 hours ago, Ronin_Gaijin said:

You are probably referring to 315 "Blue" and I have a few photos of it, but I do not know which one in particular you are after.

 

I am pretty sure it was the one.  This aircraft was used by MIG for western airshow visits in that period(hence the wingtank modification). The above photo was apparently taken in august 1989 at Elmendorf AB in Alaska, where it made a refuelling stop prior to attending an airshow at Abbotsford in Canada.

https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/29547

I know that the 315 also appeared at the Dayton airshow in 1990 as well as at Farnborough in the UK.     

 

 

[Ronin_Gaijin]

1 hour ago, Seaeagle said:

I am pretty sure it was the one.  This aircraft was used by MIG for western airshow visits in that period(hence the wingtank modification). The above photo was apparently taken in august 1989 at Elmendorf AB in Alaska, where it made a refuelling stop prior to attending an airshow at Abbotsford in Canada.

https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/29547

I know that the 315 also appeared at the Dayton airshow in 1990 as well as at Farnborough in the UK.     

 

 

You are correct!
A bit of a clarification though.
315 was not modified because it was frequently being displayed in airshows.
The underwing fuel tank capability was probably a midlife upgrade.

Edited September 18, 2024 by Ronin_Gaijin

[Seaeagle]

7 hours ago, Ronin_Gaijin said:

You are correct!
A bit of a clarification though.
315 was not modified because it was frequently being displayed in airshows.
The underwing fuel tank capability was probably a midlife upgrade.

 

 

 

I beg to differ  .

I don't know where you got that quote from, but its just not correct. For a start the 9.13, with which this feature was introduced only came about in 1987, so by 1989 it was definately not a common back-fit thing on 9.12s - the # 315 was accompanied on those trips by a MiG-29UB(blue 304) and it had the wingtanks too.

What I meant in relation to airshows, was that for those taking place across "the pond", the wing tank mod was absolutely needed in order to get it there.

The German Luftwaffe also purchased the wingtank mod for some of their MiG-29s for the same reason.

 

[Ronin_Gaijin]

On 9/19/2024 at 9:49 AM, Seaeagle said:

I beg to differ  .

I don't know where you got that quote from, but its just not correct. For a start the 9.13, with which this feature was introduced only came about in 1987, so by 1989 it was definately not a common back-fit thing on 9.12s - the # 315 was accompanied on those trips by a MiG-29UB(blue 304) and it had the wingtanks too.

What I meant in relation to airshows, was that for those taking place across "the pond", the wing tank mod was absolutely needed in order to get it there.

The German Luftwaffe also purchased the wingtank mod for some of their MiG-29s for the same reason.

 

The quote is correct.
The one above is from the Yefim Gordon book called famous Russian aircraft.

It is also mentioned in the МиГ-29 book of Gordon, Fomin and Mikheev.
 

The attached quote is also from the attached book.

Please bear in mind that the 9.12 production line was improving during production (different series) and jets were also flown back to the factory for upgrades and refurbishments.

Edited September 20, 2024 by Ronin_Gaijin

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That desert camo splinter pattern...hooooweeeee. That's a skin I'll be creating as soon as the paint kit releases. 

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2 hours ago, F-2 said:

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The best SMT!

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1 hour ago, Ronin_Gaijin said:

The best SMT!

Yes! It absolutely is

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2 hours ago, Ronin_Gaijin said:

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I like the fat back, I don’t care what anyone says.

[Ronin_Gaijin]

19 hours ago, F-2 said:

I like the fat back, I don’t care what anyone says.

Better than the 9.19, worse than the 9.12 (aesthetically).

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