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Mikoyan MiG-29: The Reactive Fulcrum?
- Thread starter Mike H.
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Laguna Seca is a race track that is actually in Fort Ord. I was at Laguna Seca for a CART race that was the same weekend as the air show in Salinas.
Right after the Soviet Union collapsed, a MIG-29 came over and flew in the Salinas Air Show. Then it diverted and came out over the race track.Total surprise to us. It circled the track a few times, flew straight up, stood on its tail and fell backwards, lit the candle and then left.
I was in the middle of a US military base and a Russian fighter jet was doing stunts.
I'll never forget it.
Right after the Soviet Union collapsed, a MIG-29 came over and flew in the Salinas Air Show. Then it diverted and came out over the race track.Total surprise to us. It circled the track a few times, flew straight up, stood on its tail and fell backwards, lit the candle and then left.
I was in the middle of a US military base and a Russian fighter jet was doing stunts.
I'll never forget it.
Talyn
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The author could have fleshed out some of the Mig-29's combat use in the Ukraine-Russian War, by both sides based on the aircraft used by both, based on mentioning the additional transfers to Ukraine from Eastern Euro nations.
And that the Mig-29 typically has a short-range although some later models increased it with the addition of a dorsal hump for more fuel.
And that the Mig-29 typically has a short-range although some later models increased it with the addition of a dorsal hump for more fuel.