History of War

MIG 29 FULCRUM

“HIGHLY AGILE, ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS, IT IS AN EXCELLENT CLOSE-RANGE DOGFIGHTER”

hen it entered service with the Warsaw Pact in the early 1980s, stories of the MiG 29’s potency spread alarm among the NATO powers. Fast, with a top speed of over twice the speed of sound and yet incredibly nimble, the Mig 29 seemed to outclass even the latest Western types. Experience and exposure to the type post-Cold War

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