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> Which year was this? I thought 'cobra' was a post Sukhoi-27 thing. The aerodynamics of both the MiG-29 and Su-27 are modelled on a TsAGI [1] reference desig
by dingaling 12y ago
> Which year was this? I thought 'cobra' was a post Sukhoi-27 thing.
The aerodynamics of both the MiG-29 and Su-27 are modelled on a TsAGI [1] reference design, so they share similar flight characteristics.
Mikoyan cut some corners with the structure that limit the MiG-29 to 7.5G above a certain airspeed ( 0.85M ) whereas the '27 is capable of 9g throughout its envelope.
[1] The Soviet-era equivalent of NASA Ames FRC, with a bit more clout