MIG-29 To the Edge of Space - 19,500 Metres

The world is big, from the top! Flying with a MIG-29 "Fulcrum" to the 'edge of space' was one of our most incredible adventures.

Up to 2012, flights were possible to do between 19,000 and 20,000 metres, in 2014 it was limited to max. 17,500 metres maximum, depending on the situation of the day.

Besides the high altitude flight (so named 'to the edge of space flights'), depending on total fuel afterwards the pilot in command shows some aerobatic manoeuvres but this depends on the condition of the 2nd pilot of the day.

This flight shows the full flight made with German photography artist Michael Najjar for his "outer space" project out of his point of view during the flight. ([ Ссылка ])

Data of the flight:
Pilot in Command: Test pilot Yuri Polyakov (Test Pilot SOKOL building plant)
2nd pilot: Michael Najjar
Max. altitude: 63,976 feet (19.500 meters)
Min. altitude: 49,5 feet (15 meters)
Max G-acceleration: +7G
Min. G-acceleration: -1,5G
Max. speed: MACH 1.8 - (1,188 mph - 1.912 km/h)

Aerobatics:
- Reverse Star
- Looping (+7G)
- Half Looping
- Barrel Rolls (1x, 2x, 3x)
- Knife
- Inverted Flight
- Low high-speed path (15 m)

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