I think the word you mean is disingenuous. Indigenous is just academic speak for natives.
MiG-29 initial turn values in RU manual appear to be taken at 24 AoA. F-16 AoA limit is 25 AoA. ITR values in both manuals reflect those AoA limits.
Technically both planes should have increased ITR by going beyond those limits but the F-16 would benefit more from it due to its CL Max likely being further beyond it’s AoA limit than the MiG-29.
that is true but the F-16 will not let you exceed that by much as the FCS tries to put you back below 25° and might even completly lock your controls if you manage to get close to 30° AOA
with the Mig-29s “dumber” FCS you should able to maintain alot more controll even when reaching critical AOA
I ofc dont know this and this pure speculation but im pretty shure the FCS limitations are still similiar - especially the AOA limit.
With less fuel the AOA limit would barely change - its meant to counter the inherent instability of the F16, wich with decreasing fuel load increases due to the positioning of the fuel tanks.
So its just an assumption to think that the AOA (and therefor the turn-limits) are somewhat similiar.
I made the assumption that the AOA-Limit wouldnt change relative to the fuel-state of the aircraft (or if so only barely) but if im wrong I apoligize for spreading misinfo
I mean ITR would decrease as fuel load increases because the plane pulls more gs for the same turn when it’s heavier no? So at high speed when pulling, the plane hits the g limit before the aoa limit, the greater fuel load would make it appear worse
because I originally thought AOA (and therefore turnrate) restrictions wouldnt change dynamically with the extra weight difference of empty vs full fuel
Ive noticed this is wrong and apologize for suggesting this was an equal comparison
Sure hope to see that in the near future. I’m not really on point with its technical data tbh but 2 extra R-77’s + better engines already sounds good for me.
True, tho having 2 more to just sling with an HMD lock is not that bad.
I say HMD just because even if the Zhuk M of the smt is good, the r77 long range performance is non existent, so most of the launches end up being well within the range of the HMD.
From what I understand the 29M is gonna get the base Zhuk radar, so I think it might rely on HMD locks even more.