MiG-29 fighters have been flying since the 1980s, and now more and more advanced modifications are being produced. They still perform combat missions and are actively exported to many countries of the world, without causing complaints. About this " Tape.<url> " was told by Konstantin Sivkov, Doctor of Military Sciences.
A Russian MiG-29 fighter jet burned down in the Astrakhan region during scheduled repair work. The plane was undergoing a routine inspection in a military unit in the Narimanov district. The aircraft burned out completely, no one was injured.
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"The Mig-29 fighter has existed since the early 1980s, that is, for 40 years now, its more advanced modifications are constantly being produced. So the problem here is not at all in the aircraft, but in the technical support, repair systems. Probably, in this case, we are talking about the fact that the repair was carried out by unskilled employees who did not comply with fire safety rules," Sivkov suggested.
On August 18, another MiG-29 crashed in the Astrakhan region. The plane performing a training flight crashed in a deserted place, the pilot was killed. According to the Doctor of Military Sciences, it is not worth considering two cases together, since we are not talking about internal problems in the fighter system.
"I believe there was either a problem with the equipment, that is, the plane was simply not prepared for flight, or the fault lies with the pilot himself, it needs to be studied. In the latter case, there is no room even for such assumptions — the fighter was standing on the ground, on the ground, maintenance was carried out. The fire was started by the people themselves as a result of their own incompetence. So it's either the fault of the personnel, or a deliberate sabotage. It is necessary to understand. And there are no problems with the Mig-29 itself — it is exported everywhere, flies, performs combat operations without any complaints, " Sivkov summed up.
Earlier, the honored military pilot of Russia Vladimir Popov, among the possible causes of the crash of the MiG-29 fighter, pointed to difficult weather conditions that could arise due to the proximity of the mountains of Dagestan and the Caspian Sea. In particular, he did not rule out getting the plane into a thundercloud.
Natalia Belova