JSAR skin for MiG-29

[DaveRindner]

JSAR (jay-sar) skin for MiG-29. Ideally it should be on maritime Fulcrums such as K and SMT. But it can work on any 29.

 

JSAR stands for Jewish Siberian Autonomous Region. A fascinating bit of near lost Russian/Soviet Jewish history. Originnally established back in 1920's by J.Stalin as a safe heaven for Jews (long before Zionist movement and Israel). It carried a nickname of Israel North. The idea was shelved by Soviets after WWII and establishment of Israel. However the idea of 'Israel-North' has been revived by some wealthy Jews in Russia (and former Soviet republics). The idea is to purchase a strip of maritime land somewhere north of Sachalin along the Russian Pacific coast from Russia outright with full mineral rights. A supersafe haven for Jewish people. It would be a self governing state but with mutual defense agreement with Russia. It would have to fall under Russian sphere of influence, hence its armaments would be of Russian origin. In practice the JSAR MiGs would be modified by Israeli Aircraft Industries and ElBit to be compatible with both Russian and Western/Israeli munitions. For example The JSAR MiG-29 would carry R-73 and Python4(5) as its short range ACM weapons. IAI Rafael and Vympel R-77 as its BVR weapons.

The livery and finish are still somewhat a work in proggress. It would be a maritime paint scheme, but due to the high North location with its longer nights and dreary darker days, I decided to go with a darker scheme then standard maritime scheme found on US Navy aircraft. Not as dark as F15E night scheme. Something inbetween.

 

Instructions

Convert JPG to BMP

Use ModMan to apply. I've named them to replace the Swifts textures, found in worldtexturebmp2.cdds.

[504MrWolf]

if you want it hosting just pack with Loman (modman) and upload it on my site.

 

You can track how many people download it too.

 

Hope you find time to as its a really nice skin !

 

http://www.lockonskins.co.uk

[DaveRindner]

Kind of new to this mod thing

 

What do you mean Pack? How?

I am kind of new to the mod scene. So exact and detailed instructions please. It tooks me forever to figure out how insert my skin, even then I could only do so by overwriting the Swift livery. I am revisiting the color scheme anyway. I looks OK, as far as color in Photoshop, and in Modman Cdds view, but appears too dark in FC. To much towards dark of US Navy jets of 1950's. I am thinking, what would the optimal scheme for aircraft oprating mainly in upper Northern Pacific lattitudes approaching Arctic circle. Where it would patrol coastal regions(i.e. sealane enforcement and security).

P.S.

This month's Combat Aircraft profiles MiG-29OVT. Looks like the Russian spies got into F-16 MATV program and had a paper orgy. The OVT has multi-axis thrust vector, coupled with quadruple-reduntant FBW, and 'Western' style HOTAS. Upgraded Zhuk AESA radar, wingtip hardpoints, for total of eight, and arrestor gear for carrier ops. This is what MiG OKB wants to sell to Indian Navy. Remember that Russkies are converting Moskva helo carrier into mini-Kuznetzov for Indies, and proposing same for mothballed Kiev hull. Each converted hull becomes an airdefense/anti-sub heavy cruiser, carrying 20 MiG-29, and 16 Helix airframes. Each hull gets naval version of S300 and some Granit cruise missiles.

According to the article, the OVT can do what not even 2-axis SU-37 does. It can fly at 160+ AOA (thats practically backwards), without departure. As well as a new 'Boomerang' maneuver. I have not seen it, but its suppoused by a sideways Kobra. I cannot understand, how they keep the aircraft from departing at such crazy attitutes, not to mention overstressing the airframe.

 

DR

[Maximus_G]

The idea is to purchase a strip of maritime land somewhere north of Sachalin along the Russian Pacific coast from Russia outright with full mineral rights. A supersafe haven for Jewish people. It would be a self governing state but with mutual defense agreement with Russia.

A nice example of an.. unfettered fantasy =))))

[Maverick-90]

Remember that Russkies are converting Moskva helo carrier into mini-Kuznetzov for Indies

they're both scrapped and the third moskva was never completed.....

Only two ships were built, both of which were scrapped in the early 1990s.

Source

 

they are only converting they Admiral Gorshkov Kiev Class Varrier into a full scale CV

[Sundowner.pl]

they are only converting they Admiral Gorshkov Kiev Class Varrier into a full scale CV

And only because India have bought it.