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| MiG-29K. |
At the end of September 2009 JSC RSC MiG successfully conducted flight tests of MiG-29K/KUB naval fighters, mass-produced by order of the Indian Navy, on the heavy aircraft carrier (TAVKR) Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union N.G.Kuznetsov.
As part of the tests, MiG-29K and MiG-29KUB aircraft made several landings and takeoffs on the deck of a cruiser located in the Barents Sea on September 28 and 29, 2009.
During the test flights, the aircraft were piloted by RSC MiG test pilots Mikhail Belyaev, Pavel Vlasov, Nikolai Diorditsa and Russian Air Force test pilot Colonel Oleg Spichka. The course of the tests was monitored by representatives of the customer.
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| Nikolai Diorditsa, Pavel Vlasov, Mikhail Belyaev. |
Flight tests of the MiG-29K/KUB at the TAVKR Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union N.G.Kuznetsov summed up a lot of work on the creation of a new ship-based fighter in Russia.
The MiG-29K (single-seat) and MiG-29KUB (double) naval fighters are multifunctional aircraft of the "4++" generation designed to solve the tasks of air defense of naval formations, gaining air supremacy, hitting surface and ground targets with guided precision weapons day and night in all weather conditions.
The first flight of the experimental MiG-29KUB fighter took place in January 2007. The production aircraft took off for the first time in March 2008.
MiG-29K/KUB fighters are distinguished by improved performance and increased reliability of units, systems and components. Compared with previously produced fighters, the flight life of the MiG-29K /KUB has been increased by more than 2 times, and the cost of flight hours has been reduced by almost 2.5 times.
The MiG-29K/KUB avionics are built on the principle of an open architecture. The fighter is equipped with a multifunctional multimode pulse-Doppler airborne radar station (radar) "Zhuk-ME. Compared to previous generation radars, it has a larger range of azimuth viewing angles, a doubled detection range, lower mass and higher reliability. The Zhuk-ME radar provides tracking of up to 10 aerial targets and simultaneous firing of missiles at four of them.
The MiG-29K/KUB are equipped with a modern multi-channel optical-location station and a target designation system for passive homing heads of anti-radar missiles.
The armament complex includes guided air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles, adjustable aerial bombs, unguided missiles, aerial bombs and an integrated 30 mm cannon. At the request of the customer, new samples of aviation weapons can be introduced into the armament.
A complete set of technical training tools has been developed for the MiG-29K/KUB, including a comprehensive simulator with a mobility system.
Valery Ageev
