Mig-29 crash at Paris Air Show Le Bourget 1989

On the opening day (8th June 1989) Mikoyan test pilot Anatoliy Kvochur was making a demonstration flight in the single-seater Mig-29 '303' Blue. During the high-alpha/low-speed pass at 160m (525ft) that was to conclude the Fulcrum's aerobatic display, the starborad engine surged, belching a sheet of flame. Kvochur immediately selected full afterburner for the working engine; however at 180km/h (111mph) he had insufficient rudder and ailereon authority to counter the trust asymmetry and the result was inevitably an irrecoverable departure.

The engine failed at 13hrs 44mins 57sec; the stricken fighter immediately yawed and rolled to starboard, the nose "falling through" until the aircraft entered a vertical dive at 13:45:01. 2.5 seconds later Kvochur ejected at 92m (302ft) after making sure that the aircraft would not hit the spectators. At 13:45:05 the fighter hit the ground beside the runway erupting into a fireball. The pilot landed a mere 30m (98ft) from the wreckage, the ejection seat impacted right next to him.

To give a credit where credit is due, the airport's rescue & firefighting team was on the scene 55 seconds after the crash. Kvochur was rushed to hospital, but was released the same day with nothing worse than bruises and a cut above his right eyebrow from the oxygen mask. Indeed he had been extremely lucky as he had ejected oustide the seat's operating envelope, not to mention the proximity of the fireballs and the falling ejection seat. Yet the incident spoke a lot for the design of the Zvezda K-36DM ejection seat, while the Mig-29 demonstrated its structural integrity by burying its entire forward fuselage, including the cockpit, in the ground before exploding.

The Mig-29 has suffered at least 2 lightning strikes immediately before the accident. However, EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE AND THE FDR ANALYSIS REVEALED THAT THE STARBOARD ENGINE HAD BEEN CRITICALLY DAMAGED BY MULTIPLE BIRDSTRIKES.


Pilot Anatoly Kvochur
http://www.testpilot.ru/review/ispmig/pilot/kvochur.htm

Check this scan out
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u197/Aggelos_05/246-mig29p.jpg



Excerpt from video "Test pilots. Survive in an accident" (Летчики-испытатели. Выжить в катастрофе) , created/produced by Wings of Russia Studio.
Микоян МиГ-29

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[Orangebike666]

Holy shit... the description is dead on accurate.

[soberek]

@The22NITSCHKE NOT lucky. He's a masterclass fighter test pilot, a real legend in Russia and around the world. Also, the state of the art ejection seat, zero-zero class K36 from Zvezda. Believe me, these guys never bet anything on luck. What happened here was an engine dying after sucking in a bird, which caused the loss of lift. The pilot spend all time after that occurred to make sure the plane will crash in a safe place, and bailed out @the last moment. Superb professionalism.

[LemonadeFlirt]

@shadowfax0417

Come on buddy F-22 RAPTOR is also a Failure I mean a crap watch?v=faB5bIdksi8 so stop degrading others

[gypsykingg]

what a shitty pilot in a shitty aircraft.

[MrRovenak]

@shadowfax0417 Nechci ti nadávat nemám to ve zvyku.Ale podívej se kam ameryčané dotáhli raketoplan. Rusové řekli před 30 lety Buran ,že to je koncepce nedobrá a šli jinou cestou. A dnes si USA nechá tahat věci nahoru od rusů. Hele špionáž je oboustranná nedá se nic dělat. Zdar :-)

[Myuutsuu85]

@XxKLBIxX and good ejection seats as well

[stfuplz13]

Glad he lived. That was cutting it damn close.

[XxKLBIxX]

All the people arguing are idiots. I'm American and I think the Russians design some great aircraft. This video proves it.

[11mariuszek]

He is dead ? :(

[TheMightyBlighty]

@shadowfax0417 YouTube search "F22 Raptor Exposed - Why the F22 Was Cancelled" by worldwar3news...

What a crock of shit - Bring on Eurofighter and its new 360deg Thrust vectoring tranche...

[TheMightyBlighty]

@shadowfax0417 You idiot the Mig was stolen by the Americans, it came out first - LOL...

[shadowfax0417]

Another Russian piece of shit stolen from American Fighter design. Even today they try to match the performance of the F-22 Raptor, ( good luck!!!!)

In a country that is so fucked up, how do expect to compete with the USA?

greydog0417@yahoo.com