You mean the 9.18 or some other model?
I vaguely remember hearing that the additional fuel tank on the smt can be removed
Kinda like a CFT
But that’s just hearsay
I think 9.18. Because from what i found all 9.19 airframes have additional fuel tank. While 9.17 and 9-18 were made without fuel tank addition.
seems like 9.17 version had conformal fuel tanks
But only 9.19 version for Russian Airforce aka 9.19R has L-150 installed, all other versions use SPO-15
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The 9.17 tank gives it a stinger that makes it look like a 29M lol
Is this because it’s the only version the VVS adopted, or was it designed that way on purpose?
Makes me wonder about the UV-5-08(50) pods. Since they’re appliqué, couldn’t they be fitted to other versions of the Fulcrum? Why make them bespoke to the 9.19?
The vertical strake CM pods on the earlier models could also be removed. Are we sure they can’t be added to later models like the M/K/35 and they just haven’t yet added them due to lack of need?
well, there’s no evidence they’re compatible or not from what i undnerstand. maybe @I_Phobos_I has something
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I think there is a probability of their compatibility with 29M and K airframes, because their pods are placed there
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Anybody got Luftwaffe’s MiG-29 Manual? I couldn’t find it with performance charts in the internet, and the page i’d take them from seems to be down at the moment
does the document have to be an english one?
or would you be fine with one that is in german as well?
German variant is fine altho the english version would be prefered, i want to check MiGs available thrust values given that the Russian manual’s curves confuse me a lot lmao
iam not sure if the english Mig-29G manual is allowed to be shared, but i have some east german stuff that is 100% fine
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weren’t the german mig-29s down graded in terms of thrust
yes they were
east german doc:
it says the RD-33 has a thrust of 81.4kN on full afterburner
and a thrust of 49.4 on full dry thrust
and i doubt that 2000 kgf of thrust loss, per engine is realistic
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i mean it’s almost the same with the jf-17 which basically uses the same engine
(jf gets like 100 more kgf)
which makes me think that gaijin uses wrong thrust values for the RD-33
i think they mentioned a low power mode in response to some bug report
and from what i heard the low power mode was something done by west germany to increase engine life
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do they follow the german manuals? i think they followed the russian manuals?
(you can’t access the source anymore)
altho merf has “debunked” it?
I also doubt it. Someone made a report a while back where a chart for acceleration was rated at 14200kg mass and the MiG-29 had like 2 seconds of difference compared to real life (Should accelerate in 10 seconds instead of 12 from 600kph to 1050kph i think) and they said something like “Well you see that chart is actually rated for 13000kg mass” and closed the report.
Im convinced not even the Devs themselves know what is going on with this damn flight model anymore
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Which is why i wanted 29Gs manual to compare figures. I had access to GA. T.O.F MiG-29 manual with all the charts but deleted it long ago
the front door is only closed until you reach 200kph durning take off
so why are they partly closed in flight? (at low speeds)
I finally found the accel charts of the GAF T.O. MIG-29, and they are even more confusing than the RU Manual
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how?