MiG 29UB taxi at Bozeman, Idaho |
Soviet era Fulcrum. Scramble has a good story about ownership of this aircraft.
Pair of Fulcrums |
Raptor Aviation has an ad posted offering the same aircraft for sale. Maybe it's the same aircraft. Maybe it's a different one. Maybe the post is obsolete.
- Empty weight: 12 tons which is like 8 econoboxes
- Maximum speed: 1,500 MPH
- Guns: 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 150 rounds
It's got radar and rockets, but it's the gun that got my attention. Not something you think too much in this day of rockets. Bullets do have the advantage of being super cheap.
The gun has a rate of fire of 1,800 rounds per minute, but the aircraft only carries 150 rounds which is only enough for five seconds. That's 30 rounds a second. I think the idea is that you get the target lined up in your sights and you let loose a burst just tenths of a second long. With the way the aircraft move and the way targets move, if you fire a single shot it's a crap shoot whether that bullet will hit the target. When you are moving, your point of aim is also moving. If you let loose a burst and your line of sight crosses the target, then there is a good chance that you will actually hit the target.
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That 29UB Raptor is selling sounds like a different plane.
Climb rate = 65,000 feet a minute! Whoa doggie!
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