Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-29 G

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The MiG-29 Fulcrum, the Soviet Union's premier lightweight tactical fighter, was developed to counter American F-15 and F-16 aircraft during the final decades of the Cold War. First flown on October 6, 1977, it was a twin-engine, swept-wing interceptor designed for air superiority missions. Measuring over 57 feet in length with a 37-foot wingspan, the aircraft achieved a thrust-to-weight ratio of 1.0 using twin Tumansky RD-33 turbojets. The MiG-29 was manufactured by the Mikoyan design bureau at facilities in Moscow and Lukhovitsy.