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[@CarryPotter007]

for those confused, I'm pretty sure he means "last mig" as it will be replaced by the "SU" series

[@Wiskaksk2]

Nah Russian military development(if it still exists) probably will not be making aircraft at all. Hell they can’t even manufacture their own “5th” gen fighter if anything Russia will probably go through another post Soviet scenario once Russia loses in Ukraine (if they don’t do anything drastic like nukes or something)

[@vincentas1]

Technically merged into sukhoi

[@KyoushaPumpItUp]

Ogey. Rrat

[@sharp_ant4651]

No mig's 🤨

[@Young_Sheldon422]

@@sharp_ant4651:(

[@appa609]

The reality is Mikoyan has been on thin ice ever since they lost the PFI contract to Sukhoi. The Mig-29 isn't even really their own design it's a descaled version of Sukhoi's aerodynamic configuration contracted to MiG to keep the design bureau alive.

[@fynnjackson8416]

Im not sure they have different roles I feel like the knowledge they had gave them that aerodynamic configuration which makes them look similar Sukhoi may have given data but I reckon the inside is completely different. The same reason all stealth aircraft look similar is because the laws of physics brings you to that conclusion.

[@UnsungAces]

​@@baronvonslambertTsAGI?

[@REPOMAN24722]

TSAGI gave them the aero, mig-29 was meant to be a point defense fighter and cheap export and su-27 a fighter with loitering range.

[@Bandog23]

@@REPOMAN24722 Well now they have the 35

[@ARSAMES007]

@@fynnjackson8416 The cockpits are almost the same due to the Soviet General’s wanting Pilots to be able to switch aircrafts as fast as possible without any set backs for training/configuration

[@oxcart4172]

The Harrier test pilot John Farley got a chance to fly a '29 at a Farnborough air show in the early 90s (much to his surprise!), and he loved it. Especially the low speed handling (iirc!)

[@Pryme.]

Well yes. Harrier is pretty much a boat of the sky, not that manuverable at all.

[@Pryme.]

@@baronvonslambert americans managed to make the f18 and f15 have amazing AOA without thrust vectoring. anyways. dogfights are irrelevant when ur enemy can kill you from 100 km away

[@pitheradiologynurse2770]

@@Pryme. You mean 200km right

[@Pryme.]

@@pitheradiologynurse2770 i mean yeah, it has longer ranges

[@TrangleC]

@@Pryme. BVR (Beyond Visible Range) kills are still highly unlikely. Missiles have a fundamental problem that can't be solved with better sensors or better electronics, which makes it relatively easy for a well flown jet with a decent missile warning system to dodge them. The issue is the lack of energy. Movies usually portray air to air missiles to be firing their rocket motors the whole way from the launching aircraft to the target, but that is not the case in reality. In reality the missile fires all its fuel in a short (maybe 5 to 10 second) boost phase, then the fuel runs out and the missile glides the rest of the way purely carried by inertia. That means shooting a air to air missile at another aircraft is kind of throwing a self guiding dart at a fast moving target many miles away. That is why it is so important and advantageous when the shooting aircraft flies fast at the moment it starts the missile, to give as much additional kinetic energy to it as possible. It also means the missile needs to be very conservative with its movements to conserve what little energy it has. That explains why missiles usually have very small, stubby wings, to reduce drag and save kinetic energy. That of course has the downside that they are less maneuverable than the aircraft they get shot at. The missile does not have the energy to just follow the target like a hunting dog. It needs to fly to a rendezvous-/interception-point in the calculated path of the target. So when the target sees the missile coming it can do a lot to make things harder for it. It can dive into thicker air where the missile will use up its limited kinetic energy faster, it can hide behind terrain features and it can point its nose down to put that virtual interception point underground, making the missile crash into the ground trying to get there. There is only so much you can do to counter that. Sure, you can make the missile's computer smart enough to know that it should not try to get to a interception point that lies underground, but what can it do instead? The only thing it can do is to fly straight in sort of a waiting position till the target puts its nose up again and the interception point raises above ground again, but chances are that the missile will not have the energy to get to the target after wasting it in a waiting position. As I said, the problems the missile faces are fundamental and can't really be solved by better hardware or software. What would be needed would be a whole new rocket fuel that gives the missile much more energy without making it too heavy. The point being, if a aircraft has a good missile waning system, a good pilot and has energy, it can basically dodge missiles till it runs out of fuel. The AIM-120 AMRAAM has a statistical hit ratio of 13%. Meaning, of all the AMRAAMs that have ever been fired in anger, only 13% hit their target and it gets worse, because some of those targets that were hit were unfortunately friendly fire accidents where US F-15 accidentally shot down American and British helicopters over Iraq. And the "good" hits also all were scored against easy targets like ancient Mig-23 or downgraded export versions of the Mig-29 without good missile warning systems. So the standard mid-range air to air missile of NATO only scored a 13% hit ratio even against easy targets which did not try to evade. Not saying the Russian or Chinese missiles are better. Most likely they are even worse. The reason why I'm writing this essay here is to explain that "BVR Combat" is not only a unproven concept, but most likely does not work at all and it is a fantasy that a aircraft can reliably shoot another aircraft at 50+ miles range. With a hit ratio of 13% against easy targets, the 6 AMRAAMs a F-22 can carry in its internal weapon bay are statistically not enough to score a single hit. That is why they are working on a new missile that is smaller than the AMRAAM so the F-22 and F-35 can carry more of them. The idea is to just have more shit you can throw at the wall in the hope something sticks. Spray and pray. Of course those new, smaller missiles will have less range and that reveals the point I'm about to make: The US Airforce is giving up on the idea of BVR Combat. They accepted the truth that even in the future fighting jets will still need to dog fight and use classical air combat maneuvers from WW1 and WW2 to make the enemy bleed his energy away and force him into a position that makes it impossible for him to dodge a missile and makes him a sitting duck. For that you need to get close and start wrestling and only after you wrestled the enemy into a position of weakness and ensured that the missile can hit him reliably, you shoot at him. That means stealth is a lot less useful and will basically only be good for maybe allowing you to get closer to the enemy before he sees you and for protection from ground based air defenses. The F-22 is still a powerful and maneuverable dogfighter, even without the stealth advantage, but the F-35 is in trouble, which is why they have developed the F-15EX now as a support system specifically for the F-35, to carry missiles for it and to distract the enemy, I suppose, because the F-35 is slow and not good at dogfighting.

[@nirvansiga5575]

According to an article about the Mig-29 by a former IAF pilot: pros - immense amount of thrust from its two rd-33 engines cons - the engines were fuel guzzlers and the mig itself had limited fuel capacity so you always had to have one eye on the fuel gauge during a dogfight.

[@thewoodweldingfabricator9300]

Too bad dog fights are not a thing anymore

[@IK_MK]

​@@thewoodweldingfabricator9300 Never say never It's 2023 and there's trench warfare in Ukraine 😂

[@thewoodweldingfabricator9300]

@IK_MK true. Russia has also been pressing t62s and 54s into service, so maybe an il6 or 20 will see combat soon.

[@funbarsolaris2822]

​@@thewoodweldingfabricator9300yes and NATO has been churning out leapord 1s for Ukraine too. There's a good reason both use old outdated tanks

[@augustuslunasol10thapostle]

@@funbarsolaris2822 this is just massive bs leopard 1 aren’t even produced anymore they are literally just taking parts from other leopard 1 this is such a bad idea

[@AaronShenghao]

MiG actually tried to pitch MiG-29 and 35 to China. But the reason why China didn't bat an eye have to do a very similar reason as why India didn't take the MiG-35... Back in the 70s' China wanted MiG-21, which at the time is a very advanced jet. However, after getting the production license (technology transfer), the blueprints Chinese received didn't match with the knock-down kits they received. And it's also the time where Shino (Chinese) - Soviet relation soured with some help from the U.S. So, the Chinese resulted intercepting MiG-21s destinated to Vietnam near Chinese border to take apart and study them. So, you can say MiG helped China to kick start their aviation industry, pretty much like how American B-29 and C-47 kick started Soviet Bomber/transport industry.

[@EricHamm]

Isn't that what they do with all modern tech? Reverse Engineering with cheap labor makes for shitty products (compared to their western counterparts). China has the most space debris in orbit compared to launches of any nation.

[@Ag3nt0fCha0s]

I believe you. Thousands would not, but I do.

[@singular9]

The reason for this is the same reason the US and the USSR both met to discuss how to slow down chinese nuclear development. The USSR was aligned with the West on many issues that plague us today.

[@user-eh9yv5ie2r]

@@singular9 well these mistakes are no more. We learned much about so-called "Western goodwill" in 90s. Beter to deal with "evil" Chinese than with your "good" PaxAmericana.

[@user-vf7en9uj5o]

Загугли про русские самолёты Илья Муромец и Русский Витязь, созданные русским инженером Сикорским, американский шовинистический придурок. Русские начали разрабатывать тяжёлые бомбардировщики ещё задолго до Советов, и уж точно не с копирования B-29. Впрочем, весь твой комментарий это мусор из русофобских заблуждений и мифов, в том числе и о причинах ухудшения советско-китайских отношений.

[@dreamhunter2973]

The mig 29 series is like one of the best looking jets of all time ❤❤

[@ahtheh]

Complete agree

[@aviation1205]

It's good and also bad at the same time Mig 29 Just like su 27 but Shorter, make by mig

[@dankaloww1067]

The only thing that made the aircrafts lack were the pilots. German Mig Pilots shows Western Countries that a Mig-29 can easily stand toe to toe with an F-16 is duels.

[@derimik15]

Agreed

[@ahtheh]

@@dankaloww1067 not exactly the pilots but the economy. It's hard to fly a plane if your country can't Afford to replace engine parts. You have to remember the mig 29 was in its prime when the Soviet Union was collapsing

[@CJFreeza]

Really enjoyed the specs and elaborations on the Mig history and Mig 35

[@nizammiah6511]

What was holding the MiG29 back was the price, performance and electronics. Overall it was fine for its purpose in the 80s, but the MiG bureau has provided insufficient updates on the platform. Very minor iterative upgrades havent convinced export customers. The 35 is where the platform shouldve been in the esrly 2000s

[@nemezis2224]

Problém bola drahá údržba tohoto lietadla, jeho motory zvládali 6x menej hodín ako napr. F15.

[@SoloRenegade]

the Mig29 would still have already been obsolete in the year 2000

[@mpondachongo1138]

@@SoloRenegade F-35?

[@SoloRenegade]

@@mpondachongo1138 Wow, talk about a typo on my part. I must have been trying to type one thing while starting to think about something else.

[@mpondachongo1138]

@@SoloRenegade lol. happens to the best of us.

[@appa609]

I expect they've largely refocused future design efforts towards Mig-31 variants and successors. I'd exoect the next Mig to be a big fast high jet with a very specific mission.

[@aerius30]

Correct. Mikoyan is currently working on the PAK DP which is supposed to be the replacement for the Mig-31.

[@mbr5742]

Rumors talk about highly advanced stealth capabilities and thought controlled weapon systems

[@user-rl8hf8kt1r]

​@@mbr5742the MIG 41

[@Rob_F8F]

​@@mbr5742Even before the invasion, major Russian projects needed external partners (like India) to co-finance development. With the long range interceptor role that a MiG-31 replacement would inherit, the question of who would be the partner is in question. China is clearly doing its own development from now on India doesn't have a long range interceptor requirement. Also burned a few times in co-development deals with Russia. The other regular customers (Algeria, etc) do not have the deep pockets to co-finance the development.

[@SlavGod47]

That would be the best-case scenario. MiG has already a formidable goal set for the MiG-41/PAK-DP; anti-missile lasers, turboramjets, near-space capabilities, anti-satellite weapons, and to make an unmanned variant based on the same frame

[@kevinnagar7539]

The Mig 29k was a beautiful upgrade from the Indians. Increased barrel lifetime, longer durability and improved performance and reliability, not to leave the massive upgrade on it's ew capabilities as well as more sophisticated digitized cockpits. I've gotten to see them up close and they're so beautiful.

[@EAMR262]

A pity it’s so unreliable the Indians are actively looking for a replacement.

[@starliner2498]

Yeah but their fleet availability isn't so great so they're probably going to be replaced by Rafale-Ms going forward

[@funbarsolaris2822]

​@@starliner2498will they? Wouldn't be so sure, recently India just made an order for a bunch of mig 35s

[@augustuslunasol10thapostle]

@@funbarsolaris2822 i literally just searched it up you are just lying

[@funbarsolaris2822]

@augustuslunasol10thapostle my bad, it wasn't sold, there were articles that were misleading in their wording being pumped out a few weeks ago suggesting it

[@pacomg_2553]

"Yes fellow soviets, Im pilot jet engine"

[@kommandantgalileo]

Only a chad would be named "Jet Engine".

[@giangi6913]

Really enjoyed the tecnichal parte, mede me feel more attached to the newer variant due to the tangible improvements, I ended up doing some research my self because I was very curious about some stuff :) loved it

[@teddypeterson8980]

Absolutely loved the vid, keep up the good work.

[@PhilippSeven]

The Mig-29 was known for its exorbitant fuel consumption, and its pilots called it: air superiority fighter, over its own airfield.

[@svinche2]

Well that is what is leftover from Cold war Propaganda , in reality RD-33 Turbofan engine consume (per engine) less fuel, than F-18's F404-GE-402 ! Mig-29 engine RD-33 consume [ 0.77 lb/(lbf·h)] military thrust vs F-18C engine F404-GE-402 which consume [0.81 lb/(lbf⋅h)] military thrust The reason for shorter combat range of MiG-29 we should found in a fact that MiG-29 is smaller airplane compared to F-18 and have less fuel onboard !

[@WujekJeff]

...and that is what it was made to do. It is a frontline fighter, obsolete in todays doctrines of multirole fighters, but quite an awesome dogfighter with reasonable cost per unit. And a really good looking aircraft.

[@KCAerospace]

Sad to see the final MiG... Cool video by the way!

[@Kiskaloo]

Happy to see new videos!

[@user-lg2tm9wt3y]

A friend never abandoneds his friend like India and Russia

[@swisstestpilot]

What a question... Yes , please do also a video about the MiG-105.🙂

[@MuhammadAli-255]

Hey, will you make a video on some lesser-known aircraft from smaller countries? For example, the Tejas, Jf-17, Korean, and Turkish developing fighters.

[@Ag3nt0fCha0s]

JF17 would be interesting

[@hellomoto2084]

He should do the Tejas

[@Ag3nt0fCha0s]

@@hellomoto2084 yeah, but if he doesn’t give it a rave review the Indians will all likely start claiming that he is a Pakistani and go chasing after him in rage.

[@MuhammadAli-255]

@@Ag3nt0fCha0s or a “wanoe”.

[@mrsteelnutz]

@@Ag3nt0fCha0s thats a load of bullshit lmao watch the missile roasting Tejas video all the indians enjoyed it

[@ahtheh]

"Mig-29 is going away", Chinese J-11B : More like going under new management

[@stocriderj]

This plane is super cool

[@JLAvey]

Not as cool as the XF-103.

[@woutervossebeld4664]

Yes please make a video about the mig 105! I love soviet space tech!

[@sohrabroozbahani4700]

Russia announced a while back that Mikoyan Guryvich design bureau is merged with few more offices and factories to form the UAC and there will be no more separate company, but they still intend to keep the MiG name as a brand for further possible products...

[@mickvonbornemann3824]

ActuLly it’s quite clever, using the same fuselage & cockpit canopy for both the single seaters & twin seaters. A reminder of the Yak 7 of WWII.

[@mylesvmiles7571]

The production quality of this is insane

[@Thunderbox247]

Can you do a video on the Rafale, I know next to nothing about it because no one ever talks about it and it seems like an interesting plane

[@everypitchcounts4875]

Mega projects did one 2 days ago. Defense 360° has one on the evolution of the Rafale.

[@Thunderbox247]

@@everypitchcounts4875 yeah I saw the mega projects one, I'll have a look at the Defence one. thanks

[@MuhammadAli-255]

12:15 The mig still has problems with maintenance. Since 2018, 4 out of 6 migs have crashed. As a result, lost 15% of their fleet to maintenance problems.

[@BBCRF]

why are you carrying all 6 out of 6 in the ranks

[@danceman6188]

I smell cap

[@hatze4120]

​@@BBCRFЧто ты тут забыл :D

[@BBCRF]

@@hatze4120 смотрел

[@angryralphs2516]

I've never heard this news anywhere. This is F22 you're talking. 😂😂

[@cliffwoodbury5319]

being MIG'S air frames are historically much smaller than Sukoi's airframes, they have historically been used for defensive missions (m-35) do to their shorter ranges, so they (mig) may continue to design aircrafts with the same missions this for the next generation(s). But being that all major nations have multiple aircrafts in their invatories I doubt MIG is going anywhere... ​If I was Russia I would use all the different historic companies (names) of their aviation industry to form different teams within this unified aviation department/corperation, so any team who makes the best product could get a contract! You may have the companies make what they always made historically with members who can help them from other teams coming into help (especielly once they have won a tender) to finish a job to the best of its abilities... P.S. with all teh experience MIG has had with interceptors and India having a far smaller navy that Chinas and having far less offensive aircrafts (aircraft carriers - destroyers - nuclear submarines) they should try to work with the Indians on a modern interceptor wit simular dimensions (if not larger) than the J-30, and maybe an aircraft siumlar to the Tu-22 with even greater range and built to destroy aircraft carrier groups...

[@vincentas1]

UAC exists and it decided to merge sukhoi and mig into one design bureau

[@cliffwoodbury5319]

@@vincentas1I know that but i was suggesting they should still have different teams, and I would have.... well you read it....

[@williamzk9083]

What’s bizarre about the Meg 29 series is it’s a twin engine configuration. This reduces the cost savings over a full scale fighter like the SU 27 series to negligible amount. The cost savings of the MiG 29/35 over Su 27/35 are must be almost negligible.

[@cockatoofan]

I'm not sure if this assessment over major players is correct. UK,Germany,Italy are going toward the eurofighter, all US branches are looking to standardise the F-35. Smaller European nations generally use either the F-16 or F-18 while Sweden uses the gripen and the rest are looking to go for the F-35. The ones using multiple fighters seem to be China and Russia. The US still places orders for super hornets and such, but this at least to me seems like a consequence of the legacy products, cost and doctrine rather than a desire to have a logistically complex air force. Of course like it was mentioned doctrine in Russia isn't the same so its still possible that they will continue MiG designs. I don't see them doing it for cost, because despite the rugged and cheap look, to my knowledge the MiG isn't cheap at all. When it was evaluated for order in Finland it was ultimately seen as the least capable and the most costly option from Rafale, F-16, F-18 and the gripen.

[@cliffwoodbury5319]

@@cockatoofanyou may be right but any nation that has an industrial complex of teh size of Russia were so many systems are not only made for domestic markets but international ones will most likely create all kinds of aircrafts (not just fighters) and with the introduction of drones I see multiple groups being within this unified aircraft corperation, so if they are split into teams their may be teams neamed after the past aircraft manufacturers. but all that is to be seen.

[@dinomillio]

Finally, he switched his favorite War Thunder aircraft from the P-400 to the P-38

[@ViolentCabbage-ym7ko]

MiG-29 is a great low cost fighter that can go toe to toe with the F/A-18D in close combat. Malaysia owns both fighter and had lots of simulated battles with one another throughout the years. MiG-29N is more maneuverable and faster than the F/A-18 with a top speed of over Mach 2 but the drawbacks for using Russian fighter jets is maintenance as spare parts can be difficult to find.

[@phoenix-x7]

Even if it can beat the f18/D in close combat that isnt the same for bvr. Also i dont think the mig 29s main competitor is a f18 which is a aircaft carrier based fighter which has diffrent roles/ task . Also i find it funny you comperd a aircaft carrier based fighter to a land based fighter and not somthing like a f15. Not to mention having a higher top speed dosnt meen its better (burning fuel) what should matter if being able to supercruise and the f18 is able to do that.

[@raygunreagan2274]

@@phoenix-x7you have no clue what you’re talking about you’re just bashing Russian shit just to bash it

[@ViolentCabbage-ym7ko]

@@phoenix-x7 Whatever the West uses, there's a Russian version with similar capability. In fact Russia and China have already developed hypersonic scram jet technology while the US is still developing it due to a few setbacks as stated by the US Air force on March 13 this year. F/A-18 is not only a carrier based fighter as many countries like Kuwait, Australia and Malaysia uses it even though they do not own an aircraft carrier, just like the F-35 which can be used on various platforms. Also, after doing a quick research, F/A-18 does not have super cruise capability

[@AaronShenghao]

@@phoenix-x7 Australia didn't have a single carrier, yet their main fighter force is F-18, so as Canada. So, it's all fair games in the world of air superiority. Top speed is critical especially if you consider the need of intercepting incoming missile/fighters, or just act as deterrent like how US intercept Bear/China intercept E-2 etc (The longer you take, the more information opposite side spy plane can gather). F-15 is absolute a beast compares a MiG-29, like comparing a cross-over (Small SUV) to a F-150 truck or a larger SUV. That said a Su-30 is about the same size as a B-17 bomber... carry even more load than B-17 too, similarly, can F-15E. F-18 E/F finally got a worthy competitor (MiG-35)

[@thejosh0100]

​@@AaronShenghaopretty sure those are just bots your arguing with

[@MTTT1234]

Again, once more a marvelous video you created there. Though a small issue I have there at 7:32, where you talked about the 90s, yet the map you showed there was from like...1940? That is the only thing I'd have to nitpick here.

[@themeatpopsicle]

If nothing else, these 4th gen Russion fighters have really attractive lines

[@enyce_nig]

the graphics have come a long way. Bravo

[@ashrithrao06]

India also came to rescue the Sukhoi Design bureau when it was facing bankruptcy post soviet fall, India bought a lot of Su-30s.

[@igorvasin6960]

no one buys foreign fighters to save someone else's company from bankruptcy. they are bought based on price, quality and capabilities.

[@bryanb0016]

GREAT VIDEO!!! MORE POWER TO THE CHANEL!!!

[@AK-ky3ou]

Still one of the best looking fighters.

[@internetzenmaster8952]

"Aviard *_Fastovets_* " His father kinda typecast him for the role of a pilot for _high speed fighters_ with a name like that.

[@finderskeepers7293]

The Indian Navy that procured the MiG-29K jets has been really unhappy with the performance and availability of the jets. There were reports at one point that the availability of the jets was below 40%. The service interval of the engines was also much lower than what the manufacturer has stated. This finally led to the frantic search for a replacement of the MiG-29Ks. The jets finally shortlisted were the FA-18 Super Hornets and the Rafale M. The Rafale M is said to have won that contract owing to commonality to the air force's Rafale jets amongst other considerations.

[@ashrithrao06]

I mean it’s not the overall performance but it’s maintenance issues they are facing. The reason why Indian Navy wants to buy Rafale Naval version is that because we got ourselves a new Indigenous Aircraft Carrier. And India’s own Carrier Aircraft TEDBF will only start production after 2030, so we need additional aircrafts for our carriers.

[@lucasfragoso7634]

​@@ashrithrao06also Rafael is a much better aircraft then anything Russia can offer let's be real.

[@ashrithrao06]

@@lucasfragoso7634 Kind of. If they really want the best they’ve would have got Super Hornet since it’s much battle proven then Rafale. But America is always kind of sus and in Australia dealing they’ve denied to provide the software algorithms when the Aussies found American Sabotage in it. In simple, the Australian Hornets would never shoot American Aircrafts.

[@lucdelhaize4029]

Great vid, I thoroughly enjoyed it 😊

[@FoundAndExplained]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@AlexMC7528]

Cheers to the end of an era in Russian and Soviet aviation.

[@Houthiandtheblowfish]

Cheers to the end of uni pole

[@F.O.U.N.D.E.R]

Migkoyan shall prevail

[@ViolentCabbage-ym7ko]

Cheers to the end of US hegemony

[@alexalbrecht5768]

@@ViolentCabbage-ym7kowho do you suppose is going to do that lmao

[@phoenix-x7]

@@ViolentCabbage-ym7ko with what?

[@alexanderm2702]

I heard that Egypt rejected the Mig 35 because it didn't have an AESA radar. They probably never got it working properly.

[@BBCRF]

no Mig-29M/M2=export version Mig-35

[@boikanyoonneng9170]

The Mig35 has an AESA Radar..Its the Zhuk-MA

[@alexanderm2702]

@@boikanyoonneng9170 but like it says in the video, the ones built for Russia have a PESA radar. No country has received them with an AESA radar.

[@generalgabrielsatori]

The 6th gen is coming, we can’t tell the future yet. Let’s give MiG another hope to shine again.

[@jamielonsdale3018]

How the fuck is a nation that can barely resupply its own fucking _tanks_ with modern sensors supposed to field a SIXTH gen aircraft, when the biggest feature of 6th gen is being a multi-crew fucking _flying supercomputer._

[@jamielonsdale3018]

Also, there are more cards in a suit than there are Su-57s, which itself is a 4.5 gen aircraft which itself is inferior to NATO 4.5 gen aircraft. I will admit, its a pretty decent 4.5 gen, but F-15C, F-15EX, and Rafale-C are all better. F-15CX is on the way in 2024. F-22 will crush it from 100nm. F-35 will also crush it from 100nm. Rafale will crush it from 100nm. J-20 will crush it from... whatever the obviously highly-classified no-escape range of the PL-15 is. They're all stealthier than Su-57, and they all have TARH missiles with LOAL capability, and sufficient range to evade counter-detection by the Su-57's radar.

[@jb76489]

Russia can’t even manage 5th gen, 6th gen for them is a fantasy

[@user-ys1hl7rg1j]

​@@jamielonsdale3018Почему то все что вы говорите работает только на бумаге

[@janusz4156]

45 years of MiG-29 and 15 years of MiG-35 in 2022.

[@henryr5492]

I like the new format!

[@0bserver416]

MiG-29 is like a cheap car for those who can't afford better car but still needs one. So it's got its pros and cons. However, undoubtedly one of the good looking and iconic fighters from late Cold War era.

[@trent484]

Being more technical is good!

[@allensobuff]

Could you make a video on the hawker siddeley p. 1154? The supersonic harrier.

[@WilliamClarkNC]

Great video!!

[@Pmooli]

80% of the costs of a Su 27 with half the flight range, half the radar detection range doomed the plane. It should have been half the cost and 80% of the capability of the big Su 27.

[@muhammadhabibullah618]

Dunno why, but I prefer Mig-35S with it's old successors mig-29 style single canopy glass instead of dual seater style since cockpit glass like that won't withstand canon bullet and lack of fire hazard safety to the pilot...

[@charlesblithfield6182]

Mig 105 looks like Dream Chaser. I’d love to see a video about it and the test pilot “Jet Engine “.

[@DeadChan67]

Any plans to look at the Lockheed CL915?

[@one-metallica4156]

This aircraft is one of the best fighters to come off the of the Soviet drawing boards.

[@Local_CryptidMN]

4:40 "Such a unique name, I've never heard it before. What does it mean?" ". . . jet engine."

[@MostlyPennyCat]

6,000 hours? For comparison the F-16 has been extended to 12,000 hours. Why is it so low for the MiG?

[@harbour2118]

Because... Russia?

[@ft.Atulkumarsingh]

After modernization they get upgraded adding more service hours

[@randombully3798]

F 16's new varients have high amount of composites.

[@user-xm8hl5lm9q]

don't worry Mig, MMRCA2 is still running, u may get the another chance 👍

[@sop1918]

13:31 I’m guessing that they don’t think they’ll use this long band will start developing 5th gen? They may be focusing on the su57 instead of making the mig35 as good as possible?

[@Fuck_Snowflakes]

AKA F-15 kibble.

[@xtninertwo8728]

Hey Found and Explained, not sure if you saw the message in the live chat but can you please pass along the name of the music from the countdown intro? It's totally epic. Thanks!

[@tomdarco2223]

Right On Great video

[@argilaga]

Sure we enjoy technical details! Thanks!

[@milsimmaniac711]

Mig 35 production was recently restarted it went a bit under the radar though cause no one seems to know about it

[@blackhatfreak]

The MiG-35 is not a dedicated fighter, it's a multi-role plane. You people really need to learn to read.

[@milsimmaniac711]

@@blackhatfreak I never said it was a fighter

[@poklianon8453]

Well, mig is supposedly working on the mig41 6th gen, but the final steps of the project are far into the future, so for quite some time this will be indeed be the last mig

[@blackhatfreak]

That's not a fighter

[@poklianon8453]

@@blackhatfreak It's a fighter interceptor

[@jb76489]

@@poklianon8453it’s nonexistent

[@lucasfragoso7634]

​@poklianon8453 you really think Mig a company onown for consisting of mostly pensioners at thus point is gonna make a viable 6th gen when Russia can't even make a 5th gen? Also no the SU57 is not a 5th gen it has the same RCS as a clean F18.

[@poklianon8453]

@@lucasfragoso7634 What you said is basically western propaganda fan's creed

[@W1ckedRcL]

The Fulcrum is actually a nasty dogfighter (when everything is working correctly lol). It's got 2 circle performance that rivals the F16 and slow speed nose authority similar to the F18. It's also got a very high thrust to weight ratio, again, akin to the Viper. It's let down, once more, similarly to Viper by its less powerful radar and low fuel stores. If MiG solves those problems with the 35 model and adds all of the upgrades it will be a formidable fighter.

[@igorvasin6960]

How disgusting are US fighters then, considering that the Indian MIG-29s won victories in all joint training battles with US fighters? after which the United States demanded that the results be classified. but the Indians do not obey the United States and they blabbed everything. and the United States banned participation in joint exercises against Soviet- and Russian-designed fighters, so as not to disgrace itself.

[@grogman1911]

I'd love to see a video about the MIG space plane.

[@atanasvasilev3228]

Well, I am not really hopeful for the MiG PAK DF program. They say it would be interceptor capable of Mach 4. I would be so happy to see it, maybe MiG still have it in them since they modernised a lot of MiG-31. Like 150 or something since 2008. I hope they got it. Mig-31 2.0 will be total spectacle of power.

[@SoloRenegade]

"They say it would be interceptor capable of Mach 4" russian propaganda fueled by pure vodka. nobody is building such a fighter, least of all russia. They can't even keep their obsolete migs/Sukhois flying, and their Mig-31 keeps crashing. The Su-57 is still AWOL from combat, the Su-75 is still a plywood mockup.

[@ashrithrao06]

The MiG-41, yeah. But mach 4 for what? Today’s fighter jet demands are stealth, air superiority, EW suite and especially BVR warfare. Speed was a factor many decades ago. I don’t understand why they are developing a Mach 4 fighter.

[@atanasvasilev3228]

@@ashrithrao06 Because its beautiful! Sr-71 remains hard to destroy to this date and it goes 3,2 mach. Interceptor to defend the vast Russian lands must be swift as hell. Many many reasons!

[@ashrithrao06]

@@atanasvasilev3228 Yeah, Soviets needed MiG-25&31 to intercept American spy planes. But in today’s era the MiG-41 will have likely less chances to perform interception role at great speed. Viewing Russia’s economy, the political leadership will be least interested in the fighter as modern Russia needs Air Superiority and Stealth Aircrafts to counter F-35 & F-22.

[@ashrithrao06]

@@atanasvasilev3228 Have you heard of Indian Air Force’s MiG-25R sonic boom over Pakistan? This fighter was kept in underground bases and Indians got to know only about them after their retirement. The MiG-25 was a good aircraft. It created panic in Americans which led to development of F-15 which is one of the best till date to counter the MiG-25.

[@TheMoonShepard]

One of my favourite fighter jets.

[@adastra7939]

Let’s see the MiG-105 Spiral next!

[@JonHuhnMedical]

As a kid and military aviation enthusiast in the late 80s (thank you, Top Gun) I could identify USSR aircraft just by a brief glimpse at their silhouette. Now they all look the same to me.

[@aeon5566]

Personally really love Russian aircraft designs. Fell in love with the MiG 29 in the 90s and now modern Sukhoi aircraft are definitely my favorite in terms of looks.

[@ghoffmann821]

Judging them by looks.....excellent, comrade.

[@DrakeKillah]

That "beauty" isn't worth *shit* as far as their intended purpose goes, though... I do agree they look great, but knowing the fact that they are useless against anything above un-supported infantry without MANPADS, kills the vibe for me.

[@dennythedavinchi3832]

That's why the Japanese anime, Macross series always uses Su-27 designs.

[@aristosachaion_]

I've always found Sukhoi's designs to be really odd-looking, except the Su-57. Mikoyan's designs are really the only Russian designs that I actually like. Shame they're all obsolete now.

[@pavlosegeda8294]

One little problem - it's not a Russian design. Both Su-27 and Mig-29 based on stolen American jet prototype, that's why they so similar in look.

[@OmegaCorsair]

Nothing will ever replace the MiG-29 and Su-27. True Russian Icons!

[@jaxeitheOG]

Russian icons indeed

[@MergeManny]

“This new MiG was packing”.💀💀

[@ThatRandomGamer_Main]

Damn, the plane looks cool tho.

[@nhatlehong8803]

i think the russians are still running the pesa becasue their missiles arent compatible with aesa i mean they had to design, at the very least, a new seeker for the su57 aesa so its safe to say the r77-1/77m can only use pesa

[@__.111.]

We need a MIg-105 video plssss

[@spotlight9864]

How do you create that fields landscape? Thank you in advance

[@MasterGr1mmy]

Where do you get the information for the concept planes? Day 2

[@mrrolandlawrence]

as one russian general said "mig 29 is 2/3 the cost of the su 27 for 1/2 the performance". the f16 is so good because it uses the same engine from the f15, however just 1 of them. keeping costs and weight down. one of the problems of the orig engines was they sometimes experienced RUD. fun fact. boeing offer the indian air force f18 hornets modified to use the block holding system for carrier take off. the f16 was not offered.

[@Ba5edAF]

Even Better news, IAF rejected F18 for the Dassault Rafale, following which many other nations placed orders for the same following India's lead.

[@user-gu8qi4me8x]

This video is actually genuinely underated and damm

[@johndriskell4081]

It is my understanding that it is a consolidation instead of elimination of Mig.

[@saladbruh2625]

5:40 you cant , it wil take too much money or 100s of hours of grinding

[@khayramsyar554]

I wish u gave us the playlist of your music used 😢

[@vidco2467]

"the worst Fourth Gen fighters" not even by a long shot

[@FoundAndExplained]

Come play with me this weekend! playwt.link/foundandexplained I will try to make it a fair time for Australia, USA and Europe which is a bit hard. Likely Saturday afternoon USA time, Sunday Morning Australia

[@cfa44_nosferatu]

You missed a chance to say at the start "the final fulcrum"

[@lorddashdonalddappington2653]

"can go toe-to-toe with whatever the west throws at them" My brother in Christ this is a fourth gen fighter introduced four years after the F-35 and *fourteen* years after the F-22.

[@rankoorovic7904]

Is there a chance you do a P-39 Aircobra video?

[@jennyfury4674]

This jet is not a failure. It’s a beautiful masterpiece.

[@fooman1188]

Please do a video on the 105!

[@IonorRea]

Some tips for future video production on this channel that could be viral enough: TSR 2 - UK's strike recon heavy jet fighter that supposedly should sustain Mach 2.0 for over 90% of 1000 mile distance with 2000lb of internal bomb load (flying tests canceled before testing that) from times when Europe was still on top of jet engine technology using engines later re-purposed in Concorde, the possibility of improved video visibility with plenty of angry Englishman rants in the comment section... Ryan XV-5 Vertifan - one of the fastest search & rescue VTOL jetfighters reaching the flying prototype stage whose propulsion design is similar to an F-35 shaft-powered lift fan but using hot gases redirected from jet engines to power 3 fans instead... Convair Model 200 - the original VTOL supersonic jet paper design with 2 lift engines and an engine nozzle that "inspired" Soviet Yak 41/141 which likely will anger plenty of Russians who believe that the F-35 is just a copy of Yakolev's idea which in configuration with lift engines the US deemed not worthy pursuing further as Europeans testing lift engines did before. Yet another video with the added value of an active comment section for improved video visibility... T-55AD (Drozd) - Soviet Navy hi-tech 1978 T-55 model from the last days of Soviet tank technology dominance designed to enhance the combat value of amphibious troops while staying within limitations of Soviet landing ships that were equipped with laser-guided missiles for added long-range lethality and active radar-controlled hard kill ballistic protection against threats from the frontal arc, whatever they are slow missiles or slower artillery shells flying at favorable angles. Considering that at the time the US was riding mostly not very good M60 and few M103 heavy tanks, while Europe was still mainly depending on Leopard 1, Centurion with 105mm gun, and older Patton tanks, this was a surprisingly effective solution with full NBC protection for its weight... Future Combat Systems - canceled early 2000 US megaproject for digitalization and hybridization of the US Army fast response units ranging from infantry to flying unmanned vehicles that in his sheer scope and total cost was overshadowed only by the F-35 program. Some parts from its vehicle fleet like the XM360 composite smoothbore gun will likely see their future in the next Abrams tank variant while the liquid propellant on the fast-firing Crusader tracked artillery system maybe later or never. There are still promo videos on the internet that despite being over 15 years old look more like sci-fi than what we have now, especially soldiers with color AR googles that just becoming standard on the newest jet fighters and helicopters... Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche - canceled (together with the whole FCS project) stealth recon light attack helicopter gunship with automatic target recognition system utilizing millimeter wave radar input compared against internal vehicle database, foldable hidden 20mm rotary cannon for 20mm DU cancer ammo and internal bays for its missiles with optional rocket pods, this was and perhaps still is the best light attack helicopter that ever flown but was no longer deemed essential when future conflicts did not expect involvement of Soviet/Russian mechanized units... T-64 T-Rex - recent Ukrainian T-14 on the budget upgrade project utilizing existing T-64 hulls, or how to make Ukrainian tank design that entered service in the early sixties (thus the name T-64) viable on the modern battlefield by placing all 3 crewmembers in front, bottom of the turret repurpose for munition and make unmanned turret as small as possible to add armor for crew compartment. Not a bad idea that was also tested on a modified Abrams prototype and many other tanks mostly in times before unmanned turret was really viable but similarly to the Israelis which upgraded everything they had because that's what they got, even Ukraine has likely more incentive to make most from what they have instead of throwing money on less value for money efficient option of choosing entirely new systems requiring new infrastructure to support it. According to questionable sources cited on Wiki, this thing was actually tested in the real world but did not progress into service service-ready solution. While sentiment for Ukraine is on the decline, there is still a lot of interest in their stuff especially as it can serve as a model for nations around the world to make the most from their old MBTs, a steady supply of Russian trolls that will come to make fun of this project because Russian already fielding few prototypes of T-14 will provide necessary visibility for the video... I wish this channel luck, what I think could further improve views would be more technical details about various unique solutions that are often missing in your videos which due to the pace at which videos are being produced can hardly done differently as you have no time to read a book on each tech presented but perhaps teaming up with some military tech historian at the exchange of promoting his channel in your videos could further position you in the forefront in this niche subject that is so far not especially heavily populated in combination with this level of 3D graphics...

[@user-fj5wn9iq5r]

you have to be an aviation enthusiastic to name your son airplane jet engine

[@abhishekrao1525]

Was the MiG-29 bad or was it just flown by poorly trained and equipped pilots?

[@ali-haider5788]

It depends Iraq had elite pilots but they were doomed by few numbers 1 mig29 against 4 f15 in every single air battle so they lost fast in gulf war Also mig29 depened highly on ground radars couse its radar was almost blind And it have short range flight It wasnt bad but its more of a deffensive jet than atacking

[@TimRobertsen]

Good stuff

[@markfischer3626]

None of these planes stand a snowball's chance in hell against F22 or F35.

[@igorvasin6960]

you are sure ? So far, the US Air Force even prohibits joint exercises against Russian-made aircraft, because US aircraft lost in all the exercises. You probably didn’t hear how an Italian pilot flying an F-35 collided with a Su-35 over the Baltic Sea? so the F-35 pilot lost and he told the press that he cried a lot because the Su-35 played with him, simulating an attack, but he could not do anything! and his F-35 was constantly reloading, could not escape and lost the Su-35 from the radar!

[@markfischer3626]

@igorvasin6960 I don't know about this incident. In an engagement in combat the F35 will see the 4th generation SU35 long before the SU sees him. First look, first shot, first kill. The F35 is designed for Beyond Visual Range combat using AIM 120 missiles. In close combat the F35 has sparrow heat seeking missiles and a 20 mm 500 round 100 round per second canon. The SU 35 does not have the ability to establish a radar lock on F35 except at certain very close distance. The Italian pilot was probably warned not to create an international incidet. American stealth planes to fly radar reflectors to disguise theirvRCS

[@igorvasin6960]

@@markfischer3626 dreams dreams divorced from reality

[@owendaines8331]

I like the mig 105 sounds cool

[@davkul]

This is not the last MiG! Aircraft manufacturing company plans to replace the MiG-31 interceptor fighter with the new MiG-41 in the future!

[@milenko8bradanov]

🤣Let's wait for mass-production- Su-57 and Su-75 first, and then will I believe in the future of MiG-41

[@blackhatfreak]

He didn't say the last MiG, he said the last MiG fighter lol. The 41 is not a fighter jet, it's an interceptor.

[@Rob_F8F]

Its sad that after a long line of legendary fighters like the MiG-15, 21, 25, 29, 31, the Mikoyan Gurevich will have such an ignoble end. During the Cold War, MiGs epitomized the Soviet fighter. Now, its the age of the Sukhoi.

[@aristosachaion_]

I wouldn't call the MiG-31 and MiG-25 fighters, lol.

[@deanwilliams433]

they are interceptors@@aristosachaion_

[@TheFuryKnight]

I mean if Mig really wants them to first create a new jet and that jet has a cool or cooler design so the extravent that even a one look can make you like yah i want that and it has to 5-6 generation if not than 4.5 is still good rest i don't know. Me still simp for berkut😂.

[@joshuabessire9169]

Zhuk me! That's a pesa radar! Don't know, sounded funny in my head.