MiG-29 Early artist's impressions

[JP Vieira]

The Mig-29, as with other Soviet aircraft, started its "career" in the west as artist's impressions.
Here are 3 of those, of the early 80's a time when (obviously) not much was known about this aircraft.

Aircraft Illustrations: copyright of Pilot Press Ltd Salamander Books ltd

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Not bad actually. Pretty close.

 

[Wurger]

Yep,

 

[Matt308]

Looks like somebody who has studied Sukhoi. Without some context, not sure whether to be impressed or just note the pics as items of interest.

 

[JP Vieira]

And here is another artistic impression: this time a MiG-31 (pretty close to the real thing)

(C) Pilot Press Ltd Salamander Books Ltd

 

[Aggie08]

That wouldn't have been too terribly difficult, everyone knows what a Foxbat looks like.

 

[Graeme]

They did get a little imaginative with the Su-25...



(C) 1982 Salamander Books Ltd.

 

[Bf109_g]

Graeme,

so the Su-25 is the Russian version of the A-10?

 

[The Basket]

The MiG-29 pix more looks like a Su-15 than a Fulcrum.

The Su-25 is the Soviet A-10 but not look the same.

 

[JP Vieira]

The Su-25 is close In appearence) to the A-9 (the loser in the competion for the new attack aircraft program - that the A-10 won)

 

[T4.H]

The russians had stolen the plans (or some of them) of the YA-9 (it's said)...
(The developement of the SU 25 starts four years earlier than this of the YA-9).

The A-10 wasn't (less or more) superior over the A-9. Just further developed and the production could start earlier.

Another one of a Su 25
Image:Su-25artistconcept.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia