Main page "Colours ot the MiG-29 (Fulcrum)"
Updated February 2018
изделие 9-19, МиГ-29СМТ ■ product 9-19, MiG-29SMT | |
New multi-role design 9-19 started in 2003 and it was a return to 9-17 line, but with reduced size of the dorsal fuel tank, and air-to-ground armament. Large fuel tank of the 9-17 version of the SMT caused aerodynamical problems, so humb are reduced to half, with only one tank inside. Two aircraft were involved in programme as prototypes. | |
9-19 prototype 777 |
In 2005 MiG-29 #777 (9-12 version, owned by MiG bureau, earlier used in MiG-29SM programme) was rebuilt to prototype MiG-29SMT in version 9-19, with smaller than 9-17 hump back and in-flight refueling probe. |
9-19 prototype 919 |
Fully equipped was aircraft #919, also rebuilt from old airframe, in December 2006. Can carry three external tanks as all SMTs. Aircraft #777 and #919 were prototypes to build a batch of MiGs-29SMT for Algeria.
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In 2006 Algeria wants to buy 28 aircraft SMT and 6 upgraded UB. Some of them were delivered, but Algeria refuse to accept aircraft, so they returned to Russia. It's hard to say how many were produced in initial Algerian variants (15 aircraft were delivered, including five trainers).
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In the end of the year 2008 Russian Federation buy for its own air force 25* MiG-29SMT (9-19) and 6 modernized MiG-29UB (9-53), including aircraft (10+5) returned by Algeria. In 2009 refined and repainted #777 became a prototype of Russian variant. MiGs returned to Lukhovitsy and Nizhniy Novogorod plants where were refurbished in 2009.
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14th Guards Fighter Air Regiment, Khalino (Kursk) Algerian aircraft (and 10 that never been in Algeria) were delivered to Russian Air Force inventory in 2009 and 2010. Are used by two squadrons of 14-й гвардейский Ленинградский Краснознамённый ордена Суворова III степени истребительный авиационный полк, Халино (Курск) = 14th Leningrad's Guards Fighter Air Regiment honoured with a Suvorov Order 3rd class, airfield Halino (Kursk). MiG-29SMT:
All Russian SMT and UB(mod) have very interesting type of camouflage with irregular polygons (grey and darkgrey) on lightgrey background. Please note that colours of polygons are changed on aircraft, there's at last four-five schemes. Since May 2010 aircraft have russian stars. Small number on top of the fins is white (1st squadron?) or red (2nd squadron). Note different colours in MiG emblem on left air intake. aircraft have a position lights to night flights when night googles are used.
2017 status: airbase in Khalino is operational. Since Summer of 2017 equipped with Su-30SM. |
Algerian episode almost ends a story of 9-19 line, because MiG bureau developed since about 2007-2009 unified family of MiGs 9-61 and 9-67 and naval variants 9-41 and 9-47 (called MiG-35, MiG-35D, MiG-29K and MiG-29KUB respectively). In that concept airframes and basic equipement are unified, even single-seaters (9-61 and 9-41) have the same canopys as double-seaters (9-67 and 9-47). | |
A branch of 9-19 programm is product 9-20 - upgrade of Indian Air Force MiG-29/UB to SMT 9-19 and 9-53 standards.
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МиГ-29СМТ 9-19(Р) «МиГ-29СМТ(Р)» ■ MiG-29SMT(R)
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14 x MiG-29SMT 9-19R |
116-й Учебный центр боевого применения ВКС России, Приволжский (Астраханская область)
About 2011, shortly after post-Algerian delivery, Russian Air Force waiting for new MiG-35. As temporary solution, in 2011 and 2012 Khalino's two SMT and one UB(mod.) plus MiG-29UB #139 (old plane owned by MiG bureau, in new overall darkgrey livery) were modernized to 9.19(R) and 9.53(R) standards and tested in Akhtubinsk (SMT were renumbered to doubled numbers #22 and #23, UB(mod) retain its number #21). Also upgraded and repainted prototype #777 was involved in tests.
MiG-29SMT(R):
aircraft in Privolzhsiy have a new grey-green camouflage scheme, in 2015 applied also in prototype #777.
2018 status: airbase in Privolzhskiy is operational. In September - December 2017 four aircraft were deployed to Syria, to Khmeymin air base, to fight against IS and gain a combat experience. |
Colours of the MiG-29 (МиГ-29). Worldwide aircraft Mikoyan & Gurevich MiG-29 (Fulcrum) camouflage and painting schemes MiG-29 MiG-29S MiG-29UB MiG-29M MiG-29M2 MiG-29UBT MiG-29SD MiG-29N MiG-29NUB MiG-29K MiG-29KUB MiG-29AS MiG-29G MiG-29GT MiG-29BM MiG-29SM MiG-29SE MiG-29SMT MiG-29UPG MiG-29SMP MiG-29OVT MiG-35 All aircraft drawings © Mariusz Wojciechowski 2005-2018, Słupsk (Poland) mariusz@mariwoj.pl Everyone can use drawings for free, if leaving author's name and logo |