MiG-29K Fulcrum-D carrier-borne fighter

The MiG-29K Fulcrum-D is the navalized version of the MiG-29 (see separate record). It was originally intended for use on Russia's KUZNETSOV-class aircraft carrier. Although it lost the competition to the Su-33 Flanker-D (see separate record), the fighter found new life in export sales to India.

Much smaller than the Su-33 , the MiG-29K has some structural differences when compared to the original MiG-29 (see this separate record for more complete description of the basic...