{"id":1659,"date":"2018-11-04T21:09:08","date_gmt":"2018-11-04T18:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/?p=1659"},"modified":"2018-11-04T21:09:08","modified_gmt":"2018-11-04T18:09:08","slug":"egyptian-air-force-eaf-mig-29-multirole-fighter-crashed-during-a-training-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/?p=1659","title":{"rendered":"Egyptian Air Force (EAF) MiG-29 multirole fighter crashed during a training mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>On 3 November, a Russian-made MiG-29 multirole fighter crashed during a training mission in Egypt.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1660\" style=\"width: 1610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/?attachment_id=1660\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1660\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1660\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1660\" src=\"http:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/2018-Nov-3-Egyptian-Air-Force-EAF-MiG-29-716-multirole-fighter-Jet.jpg\" alt=\"Egyptian Air Force (EAF) MiG-29 (716) multirole fighter Jet\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/2018-Nov-3-Egyptian-Air-Force-EAF-MiG-29-716-multirole-fighter-Jet.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/2018-Nov-3-Egyptian-Air-Force-EAF-MiG-29-716-multirole-fighter-Jet-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/2018-Nov-3-Egyptian-Air-Force-EAF-MiG-29-716-multirole-fighter-Jet-1024x692.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1660\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Egyptian Air Force (EAF) MiG-29 (716) multirole fighter Jet. (Photo by Aleksey Karpulov)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cause of the crash is unknown at this point, the Egyptian pilot managed to eject safely.<\/p>\n<p>No further details on the modification of MiG-29 aircraft have been released.<\/p>\n<p>The aircraft belonged to the Egyptian Air Force (EAF). According to Russia\u2019s Kommersant newspaper, MiG-29 fighter jet was supplied by Russia to Egypt as part of a commercial contract in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Also, the Russian aircraft corporation confirmed that EAF\u2019s MiG-29 multirole fighter crashed in Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are in possession of the latest information about the crash of a MiG-29M belonging to the Egyptian army. Our technical experts will travel to Egypt very soon to help in the investigation,\u201d said in the corporation.<\/p>\n<p>The corporation, which unites state-owned military and civilian aircraft construction companies, did not provide possible reasons for the crash. It could not immediately be reached for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The MiG-29M\/M2 is a major development of the legacy MiG-29, boasting design changes to the airframe, improved turbofans in the RD-33MK (which is similar in weight to the RD-33, but benefits from a higher thrust rating and full-authority digital engine control), fly-by-wire flight control system, updated avionics and Zhuk-ME pulse-Doppler radar.<\/p>\n<p>Russia is due to supply 46 MiG-29 fighter planes to Egypt based on an agreement signed in 2015, Vedomosti newspaper said at the time, citing two sources in the aircraft industry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong> Dylan Malyasov\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/defence-blog.com\/news\/newest-russian-made-mig-29-multirole-fighter-crashes-in-egypt.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Defence Blog <span class=\"meta_text\">in<\/span>\u00a0Aviation,\u00a0News<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0Nov 3, 2018<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_category\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 3 November, a Russian-made MiG-29 multirole fighter crashed during a training mission in Egypt. \u00a0 The cause of the crash is unknown at this point, the Egyptian pilot managed to eject safely. 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