Crashed MiG's Dubious Landing Gear

[Windjammer]

Yesterday, Indian Air Force reported that one of it's MiG-27 UPG (Upgraded) had crashed in Rajistan and released images of it's wreckage. Amongst the debris was this piece of landing gear. Firstly the MiG-27 nose landing gear has a set of two wheels while the main landing gear has a distinctive cranked arm. Even if one was to believe that this is indeed the nose landing gear of the aircraft and the second wheel has somehow detached from it, does the condition of this equipment resembles of a recent crash and that too of an ungraded platform.
The piece looks as if it's been dragged across the Saharan Desert or picked up from a boneyard.

 

[Maxpane]

false flag for face saving

 

[BHarwana]

Yesterday, Indian Air Force reported that one of it's MiG-27 UPG (Upgraded) had crashed in Rajistan and released images of it's wreckage. Amongst the debris was this piece of landing gear. Firstly the MiG-27 nose landing gear has a set of two wheels while the main landing gear has a distinctive cranked arm. Even if one was to believe that this is indeed the nose landing gear of the aircraft and the second wheel has somehow detached from it, does the condition of this equipment resembles of a recent crash and that too of an ungraded platform.
The piece looks as if it's been dragged across the Saharan Desert or picked up from a boneyard.

it is not the front landing gear of a MIG. Mig gear has a little bend. This is rear landing gear of SU30MKI which is straight rod.

 

[ejaz007]

Mig 27 with visible landing gear.

 

[Shabi1]

it is not the front landing gear of a MIG. Mig gear has a little bend. This is rear landing gear of SU30MKI which is straight rod.

Yup that is a SU-30 landing gear from the looks of it, definitely doesn't match MIG-27 pictures. But we need more pictures from this same crash to confirm if they have mixed up old crash parts.

 

[Imran Khan]

It was hit hard

 

[Khafee]

it is not the front landing gear of a MIG. Mig gear has a little bend. This is rear landing gear of SU30MKI which is straight rod.

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/mig-27-shot-down-or-crashed.611150/page-5#post-11330711
https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/for-...-downed-at-least-2-jets.611242/#post-11330708

 

[untitled]

It was hit hard

Missiles do denting and painting?

 

[war&peace]

I think it is too small to be a Su-30 landing gear.
Most likely MiG-21

No, it is not small.. your observation is wrong

 

[Shabi1]

Now can anyone else identify other parts.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1112254289219604480

 

[Windjammer]

Weighing Thousands of KGs, allegedly falls from the sky yet not a skid or impact mark on the soil.

 

[untitled]

No, it is not small.. your observation is wrong

In fact it is the nose landing gear of a MiG-27 with one wheel missing.

 

[hunter_hunted]

In fact it is the nose landing gear of a MiG-27 with one wheel missing. Compare for yourself

Nope dont look same there is clear joint few cm above wheels in below image and there is no joint above in destroyed gear .

 

[war&peace]

In fact it is the nose landing gear of a MiG-27 with one wheel missing. Compare for yourself

yup, see you seem to be right.

 

[untitled]

wheels

Compare the wheels of the wreck and the display model. That should give you the answer.
The Su-30 has a relatively large rear wheel