The Mig-29 (Fulcrum) is a Soviet fighter aircraft designed to destroy hostile air targets within radar coverage limits and also to destroy ground targets using unguided weapons in visual flight conditions. The Mig-29K is the carrier based variant used by the Russian Naval Air Force. The Mig-29 fighter is equipped with seven external hard points for air-to-air missiles, air bombs and unguided rockets. The aircraft can carry: up to two R-27 air-to-air medium range missiles, a maximum of six R-73 or R-60 air-to-air short range missiles, up to four pods of unguided S-5,S-8 or S-24 rockets, air bombs weighing up to 3,000 kg, a 30 mm built-in aircraft gun with 150 rounds of ammunition. The Mig-29 is equipped with two RD-33 turbofan engines providing a maximum speed of 2,400 kmh at altitude and 1,500 kmh near the ground and the maximum range at altitude is 1,500 km and 700 km near the ground. Research Mig-29
The R-27 is a Soviet medium range air-to-air missile supplied by the Vympel State Engineering DesignBureau based in Moscow. The R-27 is an all-weather missile operating by day or night and is available in two configurations, the R-27R which has a semi-active radar homing head and inertial navigation control with a radio link, and the R-27T missile which is fitted with an infra-red homing head. The missile can intercept targets with speed up to 3, 500 kmh at altitudes from 0. 02 to 27 km and the maximum vertical separation between the carrier aircraft and the target is 10 kilometres. Research R-27
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