MiG-29SMT has longer range, upgraded cockpit

The MiG-29 fighter being used in tests of a ramp to allow takeoffs from bomb-damaged runways (DAILY, Feb. 4) is the MiG-29SMT variant, the most recent upgrade. Fuel load is increased by adding a tank behind the cockpit and two tanks in the wings instead of upper air intakes. The intakes once helped...

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