MiG-29 aircraft (mainly the OVT variant) & its RD-133 thrust vector engines

[mil-avia]

MiG-29 OVT aircraft manoeuvre and vortices, 1200 x 784 pixels :

This MiG-29 variant uses the RD-133 thrust vectoring engines and sometimes uses thrust vectoring versions of AL-31 engines (both engines also used by a few other related variants optionally)

 

[SpArK]

Damn sexy bird... Looks awesome...

 

[mil-avia]

Four images of RD-133 thrust vectoring engine nozzles (asymmetrically directed as shown here) of MiG-29 OVT aircrafts :

 

[mil-avia]

RD-133

This is basically an RD-33 to the latest production standard, fitted with KLIVT (Klimov's Vectoring
Thrust) axisymmetric nozzle with vectoring to any position within a cone of 15º semi-angle. Control of
nozzle angle is effected by the conventional hydromechanical flight controls of the MiG-29 by a simple
interlink. The RD-133 is installationally interchangeable with the RD-33, and the nozzle can be
retrofitted to existing RD-33 engines. T-O rating (a/b) 88.25 kN (19,841 lb st), max dry 54.89 kN
(12,346 lb st).



Small grayscale image of an RD-133 engine :

 

[mil-avia]

RD-133 thrust vectoring engine nozzles of a MiG-29 OVT being inspected by ground crew during MAKS 2010 airshow, 1024 x 822 pixels :

 

[shree835]

Hope this Beauty will be there with IAF in big number.

 

[mil-avia]

Exact rear view of a MiG-29 OVT with asymmetrical thrust vectoring nozzles:

 

[mil-avia]

RD-133 engine is based on well-proven RD-33 turbofan engines. The main difference from the prototype of a new product - the ability to change the direction of the thrust vector :

 

[mil-avia]

MiG-29 OVT 3D thrust vectoring nozzle video 44 sec :

Related link : post # 133 of another thread

 

[mil-avia]

Impressive manoeuvres by a MiG-29 OVT at MAKS 2011 airshow, these three photos were shot 16 August 2011 :

 

[mil-avia]

Another cool video of MiG-29 OVT with thrust vectoring nozzles 3 min 20 sec :

 

[mil-avia]

MiG-29 OVT manoeuvres video from metacafe.com 3 min 04 sec :

[video=metacafe;253062/mig_29_ovt/]http://www.metacafe.com/watch/253062/mig_29_ovt/[/video]

 

[mil-avia]

Pugachev's Cobra manoeuvre by a MiG-29 OVT aircraft :



Related link : post # 97 of another thread

 

[Jango]

those engines are HUGE!!

 

[mil-avia]

Almost exact rear view of a MiG-29 OVT aircraft with asymmetrically deflected tailplanes photo shot in Moscow 2007, dimensions 1200 × 812 pixels :


Related photos in posts # 4, # 6, # 7 & # 8 of another thread