MiG-29 Early artist's impressions

JP Vieira · 10-13-2007, 05:06 AM

The Mig-29, as with other Soviet aircraft, started its “career” in the west as artist's impressions.
Here are 3 of those, of the early 80’s a time when (obviously) not much was known about this aircraft.

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DerAdlerIstGelandet · 10-13-2007, 08:00 AM

Not bad actually. Pretty close.

Wurger · 10-13-2007, 11:00 AM

Matt308 · 10-13-2007, 09:31 PM

Looks like somebody who has studied Sukhoi. Without some context, not sure whether to be impressed or just note the pics as items of interest.

JP Vieira · 10-25-2007, 03:50 PM

And here is another artistic impression: this time a MiG-31 (pretty close to the real thing)

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Aggie08 · 10-25-2007, 03:54 PM

That wouldn't have been too terribly difficult, everyone knows what a Foxbat looks like.

Graeme · 10-26-2007, 03:57 AM

They did get a little imaginative with the Su-25...

Bf109_g · 10-26-2007, 05:25 PM

Graeme,

so the Su-25 is the Russian version of the A-10?

The Basket · 10-26-2007, 05:39 PM

The MiG-29 pix more looks like a Su-15 than a Fulcrum.

The Su-25 is the Soviet A-10 but not look the same.

JP Vieira · 12-09-2007, 09:37 AM

The Su-25 is close In appearence) to the A-9 (the loser in the competion for the new attack aircraft program - that the A-10 won)

T4.H · 12-09-2007, 12:12 PM

The russians had stolen the plans (or some of them) of the YA-9 (it's said)...
(The developement of the SU 25 starts four years earlier than this of the YA-9).

The A-10 wasn't (less or more) superior over the A-9. Just further developed and the production could start earlier.

Another one of a Su 25
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