Military expert modeled the aerial duel between MiG-29 and F-16.

MiG-29 and F-16 have not yet had a chance to fight in open battle. Both cars are quite good, are of the same generation and are designed to perform similar tasks. For the TV channel "Star" military expert, major General, honored military pilot of the Russian Federation Vladimir Popov compared the capabilities of these two fighters.

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According to Popov, the MiG-29 was initially superior to F-16 in speed medium and high altitudes, only the last modification of American cars close in speed to that of a Russian. The expert also noted that the radius of the MiG-29 is smaller, so the aircraft can enter the rear hemisphere convenient to attack the opponent. the

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the advantages of Russian machines, Popov called having two engines, citing an example when the MiG-29 was struck by a missile in the first engine, the second pilot pulled out of a difficult situation, saving his life.

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By rocket and bomb load fighters comparable, but cannons are better in 29th. According to Popov, gun the Instant the projectile is more powerful, while the six "Volcano" F-16 is better in terms of rate of fire.
If you compare the avionics, the superiority on the side of the MiG-29. The aircraft is equipped with radar type "beetle" with the sight of Sapphire, making the Russian fighter will be able to detect the enemy much earlier. According to the expert, we are talking about a distance of about 200 km.

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in addition, Vladimir Popov has assured that during the possible outcome of the battle the victory always remained with the MiG-29. And there were several reasons: the detection range, effective range, and the height. The MiG-29 can from above to strike, plus a small flight altitude, acceleration characteristics and, of course, reliability.

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the expert Also said that familiar with the MiG-29 U.S. and canadian pilots commented that the Russian plane is much better and piloted more designed for combat than the F-16.

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