Hobby Master HA6501 1:72 Mig-29

Hobby Master HA6501 1:72 MIG-29 (9-13) Fulcrum-C White 51, Borisoglebsk training center, Summer 2001.

The MiG-29 is a twin-engine supersonic fourth generation air superiority jet fighter developed inthe Soviet Union in the 1970s. The aircraft entered service with the Soviet Air Force in 1983 andstill is in use with them as well as equipping over twenty four other countries over the years. TheNATO designation for the MiG-29 is Fulcrum and it was designed to counter the American F-16and F-18. The MiG-29 was first seen in the West in 1986. The MiG-29 (9-13) is designated theFulcrum C.

MiG-29 (9-13) White 51 is a 290 series production jet fighter manufactured in 1990. In 2000White 51 along with two other MiG-29 (9-13)s and one MiG-29UB were transferred to theBorisoglebsk Training Center. In December 1922, the 2nd Military School Red Air Force Pilotswas created in Borisoglebsk, an air base in Voronezh Oblast Russia 6 km from the city of thesame name. The Center later became the Borisoglebsk Higher Military Order of the Red Bannerof Lenin School for Pilots, Chkalov (Soviet Test Pilot and Hero).