Russian Co-Creator of MiG-29 Fighter Jet Ivan Mikoyan Dies at 89

Russian Co-Creator of MiG-29 Fighter Jet Ivan Mikoyan Dies at 89, Famous Russian aircraft designer and co-creator of the MiG-29 fighter jet Ivan Mikoyan was passed away in on November 25, 2016. He was 89. Mikoyan started his career as the chief engineer, later he became an adviser of the Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG. He took part in the development of the design of the MiG-21 and the MiG-29

fighters. He received the USSR State Prize state honor twice for his work on the MiG-29.

MiG-29 Fighter Jet :

♦ MiG-29 was developed in the Soviet Union by the Mikoyan design bureau in the 1970s to counter US fighters .

♦ It entered service with the Soviet Air Force in 1982.