Mikoyan MiG-29 'Fulcrum' Manual: 1981 to present (Owners' Workshop Manual)

This book has a decent introduction giving the history of the MiG line. It then goes into great detail on the individual aircraft systems. For example, the fuel system section is nine pages alone. That sort of goes on ad nauseum. However, and this is big, there is one glaring omission. Roughly two pages, with most of that being pictures, are dedicated to the aircraft weapon systems. There’s only passing mention of the onboard cannon, the GsH-301. This cannon is quite possibly the best single barrel linear weapon ever made, yet he includes a picture of the M 61 Vulcan in the F- 15. Someone needs to take this author back to school, because the last time I checked, a fighter plane’s existence hinges on the ability to deliver it’s weapons. That leaves a huge hole in the story.

Lots of diagrams, color pics and details of FULCRUM history and development .....Chapter Three alone is worth the price of the book, with almost complete cockpit, HUD, instrument, flight and weapon controls coverage.... perhaps the best overall book in its price range anywhere- excellent job by Hayes, as usual.

Books on modern military aircraft tend to be either flashy puff pieces or dry data dumps. I'm not really a fan of either approach, although with a couple exceptions, Haynes has had good luck finding a happy middle ground in their "Owners' Workshop Manual" series. This book was originally announced with a 2013 publication date, with Steve Davies slated to write, and seems to have been in "development hell" for years. The final result is a bit of a mixed bag.First, the good stuff. The first chapter gives a solid, concise history of MiG's previous fighter work, while Chapter Two does a good job exploring the MiG-29's development and the differences between the main variants. There's plenty of excellent photographs, along with some useful translated diagrams from the original pilot's manuals. The technical descriptions of the aircraft, which form the bulk of Chapter 3, are probably the most detailed I've read in any of Haynes' modern warplane books. The final chapter, written by RAF test pilot John Farley, is quite interesting if all too brief.Unfortunately, this book strays from the usual Haynes format and isn't much fun to read. My favorite Haynes books are the ones that combine cold technical details with some interesting insights into maintenance, flying/driving, and restoration, usually written by someone intimately familiar with the vehicle. This one doesn't provide much beyond a cold, dry compilation of facts and statistics. The "anatomy" chapter, usually the highlight of these books, provides paragraph after paragraph of technical descriptions of fuel transfer sequences, switch positions, navigation controls, automatic landing systems, and so on. Unsurprisingly, there's practically nothing about the aircraft's weapons, radar, IR sensors, or ECM/ESM systems, or how any of it is intended to operate in combat.Although this book contains some interesting material, it's too dry and clinical to be a truly enjoyable read. I've enjoyed reading David Baker's books on space hardware, especially his recent one on the Mercury spacecraft, but this one is definitely a bit of a let down.

Great books in this series I have several and love them.

I like this series of books however I dislike this book. It jumps around a lot gets detailed on certain parts but neglects other areas

Excellent overview of the mig 29

Just ok

Great book...wonderful detail.

vey good

The author is no doubt an authority on the design and engineering aspects of the early Mig 29s.However,post 2007... he appears to have focused exclusively on the Naval variant the Mig 29K.He has completely omitted the most comprehensive upgrade...the Mig 29 UPG being done to the IAF (Indian Air Force) examples.Going by the photo captioning,it also appears that he is not aware that there are 2 separate air arms (The Indian Navy and the IAF) operating 2 very different variants of the Mig 29.Considering the fact that the IAF was the first and largest international operator of the Mig 29,this is not an oversight that can be expected of the excellent Hynes Owners Workshop Manual series...I am a big time convert to Kindle...so i now only order very specific books in print format,for my aviation history and scale modelling reference collection.I had slowly warmed up to the Hynes format...as it was a generally pleasing attempt at putting everything about a specific type,in one nicely produced volume.The Series typically covers:-(a) the design evolution to all the significant variants with walk around type photos for modelling reference (almost as good as the Squadron/Signal books ).(b)Pilot operating notes kind of information(like system schematics and reports by Pilots and Engineers ).(c)Operational history(perhaps not as detailed as in exclusive Osprey publications)(d) In a few cases the Hynes Book is the only updated pictorial book on a particular type which is available...for instance the RAF Chinook book or the lovely new one on the S.E.5.So in that respect this "new" book adds very little to what is already available on the Mig 29 Fulcrum...and hence in my view ,a wasted opportunity.

Sono estremamente contento di essermi riuscito ad aggiudicare questo vecchio libro. Testo in inglese, ma pieno zeppo di fotografie.

Das Buch behandelt nicht nur die legendäre MiG-29, sondern gibt einen kurzen Abriss der wichtigsten MiG- Flugzeuge. Die Beschreibungen und der Roentgenriss zur MiG-29 sind phantastisch. Die Lieferung erfolgte sehr schnell, vielen Dank.

Bellissima monografia, molto tecnica, con approfondimenti sulla tecnologia utilizzata nella costruzione ed una intera sezione dedicata ai comandi del velivolo.