MiG-29 (fighter)

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The MiG-29 was a Soviet-designed fighter aircraft multirole aircraft, with NATO reporting name FULCRUM, which may have fit into a Soviet "high-low" mix. It was the the counterpart to the F-16 Fighting Falcon, while the Su-27 (NATO reporting name FLANKER) was the F-15 Eagle equivalent.

Subjected to detailed examination by the Luftwaffe after German reunification, the MiG-29 was by all accounts a very good aircraft, with one of the first helmet-mounted infrared sights — an especially nasty feature for dogfighting.

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