NY3D Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 I have always wondered why the Mig-29 is the only aircraft that has closing doors and louvers on the intakes.I read that was intended to protect the engines from F.O.D. (forein object damage...excuse my spelling)If this is true then why was'nt this feature implemented on other aircrafts like the SU-27 and others.Strange,as far as I know the mig29 is the only aircraft with this feature.(I could be wrong though.).Thanx for the input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricJ Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 The Sukhoi's have a wire mesh instead of the solid doors that the Mig-29 has. If I remember correctly, later versions of the -29 have the same wire grill as it saves on weight. LOMAC Section| | Gaming Resume (PDF) | Gallery | Flanker2.51 Storage Site | Also known as Flanker562 back in the day... Steam ID EricJ562 | DCS: A-10A/C Pilot | DCS: Su-25T Pilot | Texture Artist "...parade ground soldiers always felt that way (contempt) about killers in uniform." -Counting The Cost, Hammer's Slammers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuky Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Yeah, the doors are designed for that purpose only... while taking off and landing on rough and unprepared conventional airfields for which the MiG-29 was designed for... engines get air supplied from those "ribs" looking intakes on top of fuselage. No longer active in DCS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBot Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Just a wild guess here. Since the Su-27 was a PVO interceptor it was expected to operate from well equiped soviet airbases. While the MiG-29 is a VVS fighter that might need to operate from improved strips in germany, so it needed FOD prevention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F l a n k e r Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Here it is the grid: it is raised pivoted at the bottom. PS: here when lowered (you can look at the compressor of the engine and three Pivot (EDIT, sorry I mean Pitot...) tubes for the variable geometry intakes): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY3D Posted February 1, 2007 Author Share Posted February 1, 2007 THANX Learn something evryday.Nice photos,I hope the person that took these shots doesnt get too close...he he:D thanx for the info guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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