MiG-29 Fulcrum
Fausto Romeo's Review
Cobra Manoeuvre
Depending on your joystick's setup and overall quality, the MiG turns out to be responsive, and the good thing is that it requires some more control input than you would normally expect, thus reflecting the absence of the Fly-By-Wire controls found in its F-16 counterpart.
Roll rates are rather realistic, with the aircraft approaching maximum roll rate (close to 270°/sec.) only after full sideway deflection has occurred, and only after gradually picking up momentum at specific airspeeds.
Pitch control is much more sensitive than roll, and it takes very little to bring the aircraft to vertical by quickly and firmly pulling back on the joystick. My best estimate of the apparent pitch rate in the simulation is definitely more than 28°
Pitch is also reflected on the combined alpha / g indicator located on the upper left-hand side of the cockpit panel (PSR-), which has a graduated scale measuring from 0 to 30° (with the last numbered tick mark at 25°), even though the Fulcrum is actually capable of reaching angles of attack beyond that.
Flying at high alpha (Angle of Attack).
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