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Aircraft info:
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The MiG-35D is a 4++ generation fighter made by RSK MiG as an offer to the Indian air force as part of the medium-multirole-combat-aircraft (MMRCA) competition in 2009. The MiG-35D iz 9.67 air frame number black 967 was one of two units sent to participate in the Indian MMRCA the other being the single seat variant MiG-35 iz 9.61 air frame number black 961. Black 967 differed from black 961 by the fact it was the twin seat version of the MiG-35 also known as the MiG-35D and instead of the 630L fuel tank found in the single seater the same place had an extra seat and his own station onboard for an additional crew. With the aircraft being an modification of an existing MiG-29KUB 9.47 mostly only receiving an new AESA radar and fire control modification, it would also retain alot of its Indian DNA through retainig onboard systems such as the Sagem Sigma 95 Sat nav system, radio equipment designed by HAL and Indian Tarang RWR.
Aircraft history:
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The history of the MiG-35D starts in 2007 when RSK MiG decided to participate in the Indian MMRCA competition, with MiG first building an MiG-35 tech demonstrator in 2007. Later in 2009 MiG would complete 2 more MiG-35 prototypes given the airframe number black 961 for the MiG-35 and black 967 for the twin seater MiG-35D, both black 961 and 967 in fact was built of converting two already existing MiG-29K/KUB prototypes (Blue 941 and 947). After being built would be tested and evaluted by the IAF, with the first demonstration flights being carried out in October 2009 with Russian pilots behind the controls. This was followed by retaining some selected Indian pilots for training on the MiG-35s. After this the MiG-35s would fly to Jaisalmer air base, located in the Rajasthan desert were they would under go tests aimed at verifying its performance at places with high ambient temperatures. This was followed by tests in the high altitude areas of the Himalayas, Jammu and Kashmir. These were again carried out at Leh Air Base. The tests also included takeoffs and landings with full combat load from locations at an altitude of more than 3500 m. The final tests would be carried out in Russia in April 2010 , at the Akhtubinsk and Zhukovsky air force bases with Indian pilots behind the controls and completing 18 flights including testing of weapons systems on board with the launching of an R-77 at an unnamed aerial target and attacks on ground target with the KAB-500KR TV guided bomb. Sadly the MiG-35 was eliminated from the MMRCA in 2010 with the Typhoon and Rafale advancing to the next stages of the MMRCA. After the MMRCA ended MiG-35D black 967 would be converted back in to an MiG-29KUB but in 2011 the airframe would be lost in an crash killing both pilots.
Aircraft specifications:
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Dimensions and size:
- Lenght: 17,3m
- Wing span: 12m
- Wing area: 42m²
- Height: 4,5m
Weight:
- Standard take off weight: 19200kg
- Maximum take off weight: 24500kg
Engine output and flight performance:
- Top speed near ground: 1400km/h
- Top speed at altitude: 2100km/h
- Service ceilling: 17500m
- Engines: RD-33MK 2x
- Full afterburner engine output: 9000 kgf 2x (Bench thrust)
- Max dry thrust output: 5600 Kgf 2x (Bench thrust)
Onboard avioncs and other equipment:
- Radar: FGA-29 Zhuk-AE AESA
- RWR: Tarang RWR
- IRST: OLS-UE
- Countermeasures: 2x BVP-16-50 CM dispensers (32x large caliber CM)
Additional specifications about onboard equipment:
Zhuk-AE AESA radar:
OLS-UE IRST:
RD-33MK Engine:
Armament:
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Main armament:
- GSH-30-1
- 9 total hardpoints
Additional equipment that can be mounted:
- 5x drop tanks (1x 2150L center line, 4x 1150L with 2 on each inner wing pylon)
- 1x T220 targeting pod
- 1x PAZ-1MK
Air to air missile:
- 6x RVV-AE/RVV-SD
- 2x R-27R1/ER1
- 2x R-27T1/ET1
- 8x R-73E/RVV-MD
Air to ground missile:
- 4x Kh-29TE/TD/L
- 4x Kh-38MLE/MTE/MAE/MKE
- 4x Kh-59M2E/MK/MK2
- 2x 3M-14AE
Anti ship missile:
- 4x Kh-31A
- 4x Kh-35E
- 4x Kh-35UE
Anti radiation missile:
- 4x Kh-31P
- 4x Kh-31PD
Guided bombs:
- 4x KAB-250 series of bombs
- 4x KAB-500 series of bombs
- 2x KAB-1500 series of bombs
Unguided rockets:
- 4x B-8M1 rocket pods
- 4x S-24B rockets
Standard bombs:
- FAB-250
- FAB-500
Gallery:
Sources:
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- UAC :: МиГ-35
- Famous Russian Aircraft: Mikoyan MiG-29 & MiG-35 2019 by Yefim Gordon
- MiG-35/-35D :: Ruslet
- https://www.key.aero/article/fulcrum-story-russian-classic-part-two
- https://www.key.aero/article/fulcrum-encore
- https://www.keymilitary.com/article/2-part-filcrum-through-decades?check_logged_in=1
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