Which fighter plane would win, the F16 or the Mig29?

Question

I don't know much about this and I just came across this article so I'm just curious.

http://macedoniaonline.eu/content/view/444/46/

Answer 1

Mig29 because it is awesome

Answer 2

I think the mig might. At least the newest versions. They really have done some crazy stuff with adjustable engines and electric control. The f-16 probably would if they were both the original designs.

Answer 3

haha if they both lose one engine the f-16 is screwed...

Answer 4

I dont think it would be much of a fight considering the 16 is always updated and ruskies dont have the money. There power to weight ratios are in favor of the 16 by a fair margin. Also the MiG was designed as a air superiority aircraft and the 16 is a multi role aircraft. If it was a BVR fight, it might get kinda interesting. I flew a F-16 pilot awhile back and he said that he could go into a turn at 200knots and accelerate to 450 in 2 turns. This guy also flew F-4's and he said that in the F-4 that if he did 2 hard turns starting at 450knots and at the end of the 2 turns he would be doing 200. The F-16 is pretty powerful and turns pretty hard. My money is on the 16.

Answer 5

F-16

Answer 6

F-16 for sure

Answer 7

They are close enough in capbilities it would come down to the Pilot. The Mig-29 is newer than the F-16, but the Soviet aircraft designs had only barely improved to match the west at that point. The F-16 and Mig-29 are considered equivalent aircraft, though they have both since been surpassed by newer designs.

Answer 8

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/f-...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mig-2...

THE F16 WILL WIN!!!

Answer 9

Depends on the pilot

Answer 10

There is no need for speculation. The unified German Airforce had conducted exercises pitting these two aircrafts together. (This meant near equal pilot skills) The results were mostly in favor of the Russian.

So thats your answer, the MiG-29 is the better one and if you consider upgrades, the MiG-35 would be far superior to the Fighting Falcon

Answer 11

Definitely depends on the pilot.

Both of these aircraft have positive points and negative points of each.  In the movies, you typically see the F-16 wupping up on the Mig-29.  Obviously, Hollywood aren't experts on much of anything except film.