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Former USAF Pilot Touts Russia's MiG-29 as 'Highly Maneuverable' Warplane
Former USAF Pilot Touts Russia's MiG-29 as 'Highly Maneuverable' Warplane
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MiG-29 fighter jets, developed in the Soviet Union in the 1980s, are still used in 29 countries across the world. At least 200 modernised MiG-29s are currently... 02.11.2020, Sputnik International
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Former USAF Pilot Touts Russia's MiG-29 as 'Highly Maneuverable' Warplane
05:15 GMT 02.11.2020 (Updated: 16:48 GMT 08.01.2023) MiG-29 fighter jets, developed in the Soviet Union in the 1980s, are still used in 29 countries across the world. At least 200 modernised MiG-29s are currently in service with the Russian Air Force.
The American magazine National Interest has cited former US Air Force (USAF) pilot Guy Razer as praising the performance characteristics of the Soviet-made MiG-29 fighter jet.
The news outlet recalled that despite the MiG-29 having conducted its maiden flight in 1977, the aircraft remains "one of the most numerous warplanes in the world".
In 2001, then-USAF lieutenant colonel Razer trained Polish pilots, two years after Poland joined NATO and "brought into the alliance a large force of Soviet-made warplanes", including MiG-29s.
He said that during one of the training flights, he was in the back seat of the lead MiG-29 and found that compared to the F-15E he was accustomed to, the Soviet-made warplane was "highly maneuverable when needed but seemed to use a lot of fuel to make that happen".
13 February 2019, 10:41 GMT
What's more, Razer then had the opportunity to briefly fly a MiG-29 himself, prompting him to once again admit the fighter jet's high maneuverability despite the aircraft "lacking in overall 'big-picture' situational awareness and range compared to our NATO jets".
The MiG-29 is a fourth-generation multirole fighter, with its first serial modification entering service with the Soviet Army in 1983.
The Russian Air Force currently has about 200 modernised MiG-29s with improved engines, modern radar, and infrared search and track sensors, as well as considerably increased fuel capacity.
