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The 29F was still slower than the F-86F and H and the F-86F was also armed with sidewinders. The ROC used them with great effectiveness.The '29F had afterburner and had a topspeed of 1.060 km/h and carried 2 AIM-B Sidewinders
I show the J-29F at 1060km/h = 658.7 mph. the F-86F was 30 MPH faster, the F-86H almost 40.Any idea how much faster she was? Can't have been that much...Mach is what...1.125 km/h or something, above that she's a supersonic fighter..or am I completely off the marker?
Not as much as I thought that it would be.....but in this business it's what can can save your life....it's still 30-40 mph faster.... Would you say that they were otherwise comparable?
I think it would of had a tough time. The MiG would of still been more maneuverable and was able to accelerate faster (The MiG weighed 5,000 pounds less on take off.), it had a way better climb rate. I show the MiG-15 being about 6 mph faster so I think for the most part speed might be even. I think the J-29 had more effective armament. Although the MiG had heavier cannons, the J-29s Hispano 20mms were perfect for a fighter of that era.How do you think that she'd managed if Sweden had sent them to Korea? True, something that was just as important as we designed new machines after the '29....be able to take off from country roads, frozen lakes etc. etc...
I think pilot skill would of been able to counter some of the advantages the MiG-15 had. Swede pilots have always been considered "very good" and I would guess had they participated in the air war it would of been "pilot skill" that would of kept them at the advantage, of course this is all hypothetical.So the Mig-15 would have had an, well, easier time with the '29 then with the F-86 then? Or would it have been more up to the pilots?