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Originally Posted by texasjohn
Archer,
Perhaps you addressed this and I missed it. What about the "smoky exhaust" part. Would that not defeat the stealth?
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The Russians claim that the 29K has a new smokeless engine etc. As to whether they succeeded..
I refer to Vishnu Som of Ndtv who flew in the MiG29UB and had a chance to compare the 29 Kub (two seater 29K which we're discussing) to the UB (two seater 29..)...
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George thats a temporary thing ... the jet is so new that they are not even flying it to Aero India. There is a long way to go before it is a fully integrated platform.
Oh ... one more point ... the smokeless engines ... are markedly better than older MiGs ... If you see my footage on the story on Sunday ... I will use a shot of the KUB and the older UB as its chase plane. However, the KUB engines DO NOT appear to be completely smoke-free. Would any jet be smoke free in -12 degree temperatures?
Cheers.
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