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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29A Fulcrum
Aircraft role	Multirole Fighter
Manufacturer	Mikoyan-Gurevich
Real-world origin	Russian Federation
AC installments	Ace Combat Ace Combat 2 Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception Ace Combat X2: Joint Assault Ace Combat: Assault Horizon
Primary operator	Yuktobanian Air Force Russian Air Force
Secondary operators	Aurelian Air Force Belkan Air Force Federal Erusean Air Force Usea (ISAF) Leasath Air Force Osean Air Defense Force Ustian Air Force Special Tactical Fighter Squadron Usean Rebel Force Valahia Martinez Security NRF

Plane variant(s)	MiG-33 Fulcrum SS
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The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29A (NATO reporting name Fulcrum) is a twin-engine, super-sonic, high-performance fighter.

DescriptionEdit

When the Soviets got wind of the USAF's "FX" program, which resulted in the F-15C Eagle, they realized that the new fighter presented a serious threat to the (then) current line of fighters, such as the MiG-21bis Fishbed and MiG-23 Flogger. Work began on 'Product 9' designated MiG-29A, began in 1974, with the first flight taking place on October 6, 1977. The MiG-29A was designed to counter the F-16C, while the Su-27 was designed to counter the F-15C. The "Fulcrum" features many advanced aerodynamic features that give the aircraft superb fighting capability despite having a very short combat radius. The MiG-29's wings are swept-back and tapered with square tips. LERXs are wide and curved down to the front. LERX begins on the nose below the mid-mount point, and the wings’ trailing edges end at a high-mounted point. Twin jet engines are mounted low and to the sides of the fuselage. Diagonal-shaped air intakes give a box-like appearance. There are large exhausts. The fuselage is made of a long, thin, slender body with long, pointed drooping nose. There is a high-mounted bubble canopy. The tail fins have sharply tapered leading edges, canted outward with angular, cutoff tips. Flats are high-mounted on the fuselage, movable, swept-back, and tapered with a negative slant. It is more manuverable than the American F-15C Eagle. The MiG-29A is a widely exported aircraft, flown by such nations as Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Peru, Russia, Ukraine and many former Soviet republics.

In Ace Combat: Assault Horizon, the plane is flown by Molot Squadron, Red Moon Squadron, Big Bear Squadron, and the NRF. The MiG-29 is a highly manuverable aircraft that is made available to the player in Blue on Blue. Due to the manuverability of the aircraft, it can perform the famous Pugachev's Cobra maneuver.