John Sotham September 2014 A Polish air force MiG-29 rests in the shadows.This year the Polish air force is upgrading the avionics in half of its 31 MiG‑29s. The MiG-29 Fulcrum outside The Su-35 does not only appear to be the more powerful of the two, but it also is the expensive one. The MiG-35, however, retains significant advantages, such as operational costs. The operational cost of the MiG-35 is 20% lesser than that of its predecessor, the MiG-29, making it one of the high-end fighters available at an economical price. How Dutch F-16AMs shot down a Mig-29. April 21, 1999 (by Lieven Dewitte) - Four F-16AMs of the Royal Netherlands Air Force ( RNlAF) were among the first NATO aircraft to enter Serbian airspace on the night of 24 March. Within minutes, the Dutch had achieved their first air-to-air victory since World War II, shooting down a Serbian MiG-29. But MiG pilots were able to open fire from about 2,000 feet away, and at that distance, says McGill, they could savage a B-29 formation. “The MiG-15 surprised the hell out of us,” says So BVR the Mig-29 as of now has the F-16 beat. So this kinda goes to interceptor vs bfm fighter debate. Would the Mig-29 win before the F-16 closes in, or does the F-16 close in and defeat the Mig-29. Now while yes, I am an F-16 fan since birth, but through my experience the F-16 smokes the Mig-29 no matter what. Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21. The Mikoyan-Gurevich Ye-8 was a supersonic jet fighter developed in the Soviet Union, intended to replace the MiG-21 (originally named MiG-23 ). Only two prototypes were built in 1960–61. The original MiG-21's air intakes were moved under the fuselage, freeing up the nose where a larger and more powerful radar, able As told by Capt. Mike McCoy one of the 510th FS F-16 pilots that flew against JG 73 MiG-29s, the most impressive aspect of the Fulcrum’s performance for the American pilots was its low-speed The MiG-35 is a vast improvement over the legacy MiG-29. It has addressed the weak points of the legacy Fulcrum Both jets have a two-seat model in the form of MiG-35D and Su-35UB. Both are combat-capable fighters. The other difference is related to cost. The MiG-35 is much cheaper to buy and operate. As reported by Yefim Gordon and Dmitriy Komissarov in their book Mikoyan MiG-29 & MiG-35, according to Iraqi sources, on Jan. 19, 1991 an Iraqi Air Force (IrAF) MiG-29 flown by Capt. Jameel Sayhood shot down a Royal Air Force/No.31 Squadron Panavia Tornado GR.1A strike aircraft (ZA467/’EK’, c/n BS097/283/3133) with an R-60 AAM. The Tornado #Mig29 EVER WONDERING IF A PASSENGER JET COULD DO THAT ? YOU MUST WATCH THIS BOEING NEW BABY 737 MAX TAKE OFF SrUf.