Specification MiG-29 'Fulcrum-A'

Powerplant: two 81.40 kN (18,300 lb st) Sarkisov RD-33 afterburning turbofans

Dimensions: length 17.32m (56 ft 10 in); height 4.73m (15 ft 6½ in); wing span 11.36m (37ft 3½ in)

Weights: 'clean' 15.240 kg (33,600 lb); Max Take-Off Weight 18.500 kg (40,785 lb)

Performance: max level speed at high altitude Mach 2.3 or 2.445 km/h (1,520 mph); service ceiling 17,000m (55,775 ft)

Armament: one 30mm Gsh-30-1 cannon with 150 rounds; 3000 kg (6,614 lb) of disposable stores including Air-to-Air Missiles (R-60, R-73, R-27), Air-to-Surface Missiles, free-fall or guided bombs, cluster bombs, dispensor weapons, rocket launchers, drop tanks and ECM pods carried on 6 external hardpoints.