Mikoyan MiG-AT
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The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-AT is a Russian trainer aircraft that first flew in 1996.
The MiG-AT is a basic jet trainer (while "AT" stands for "advanced trainer", just in English), selected to replace Aero L-29 and L-39.
The MiG-AT is more conventional than the competing Yak-130. It has a low-set, straight wing, with the engines on top, and a T-tail. Two prototypes are being built, and orders are hoped to exceed 1200. The MiG-AT has French engines, and is also being developed in cooperation with the South-Korean Daewoo. Two GRTS Larzac 04-R20.
Maybe, it is a development of «815» project for Russian AF with RD-1700 engines.
Message of 29-Mar-1996:
The new MiG-AT advanced trainer has flown for the first time on March 20-22 (another data: 16-Mar-1996). The first flight took place in Zhukovsky and lasted seven minutes. This is one of the contestants for a L-29 and L-39 replacement for Russian Air Force. It's rival Yakovlev Yak-130 has not flown yet that time.
Up to 20 were built or initialized to September, 1996.
[edit] Variants
- MiG-ATB - lightweight strike a/c for export.
- MiG-ATR - trainer for domestic AF.
- MiG-ATF - trainer for export (french engines and avionics).
[edit] External links
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