MiG-25

[MolliG]

Now being retired (except for a few R/RB/RBTs and BMs), this was and still is one of the biggest and most powerful fighter aircraft to enter service any where in the world. One mighty piece of war machinery...

http://www.aeronautics.ru/mikoyan/mig25_31/mig-25bm-002.jpg

http://www.aeronautics.ru/mikoyan/mig25_31/mig-25bm-004.jpg

http://www.aeronautics.ru/mikoyan/mig25_31/mig-25bm-005.jpg

http://www.aeronautics.ru/mikoyan/mig25_31/mig-25bm-007.jpg

http://www.aeronautics.ru/mikoyan/mig25_31/mig-25bm-008-cockpit.jpg

http://www.aeronautics.ru/mikoyan/mig25_31/mig-25p-004.jpg

http://www.aeronautics.ru/mikoyan/mig25_31/mig-25p-008.jpg

http://www.aeronautics.ru/mikoyan/mig25_31/mig-25pd-004-libya.jpg

http://www.aeronautics.ru/mikoyan/mig25_31/mig-25p-belenko-004.jpg

http://www.aeronautics.ru/mikoyan/mig25_31/mig-25pu-sotn-001.jpg

http://www.aeronautics.ru/mikoyan/mig25_31/mig-25pd-4-001.jpg

http://www.aeronautics.ru/mikoyan/mig25_31/mig-25pu-003.jpg

http://www.aeronautics.ru/mikoyan/mig25_31/mig25rbk-mig-25rbs-001.jpg

http://www.aeronautics.ru/mikoyan/mig25_31/mig-25ru-008.jpg

http://www.aeronautics.ru/mikoyan/mig25_31/mig-25rbt-001.jpg

http://www.aeronautics.ru/mikoyan/mig25_31/mig-25rbk-001.jpg

http://www.aeronautics.ru/mikoyan/mig25_31/mig-25rbk-003.jpg

http://www.aeronautics.ru/mikoyan/mig25_31/mig-25p-belenko-002.jpg

http://www.aeronautics.ru/mikoyan/mig25_31/mig-25pds-001.jpg

http://www.aeronautics.ru/mikoyan/mig25_31/mig-25bm-003.jpg

All pictures from www.aeronautics.ru.

woot

[calligula]

I agree, a wonderful plane

http://membres.lycos.fr/algaf/mig2500015.jpg


http://membres.lycos.fr/algaf/mig2500004.jpg

[Uninen]

calligula,

That by any change a Algerian MiG-25 on those pics? And are those video capture pics? Wheres the vid? :)

[calligula]

calligula,

That by any change a Algerian MiG-25 on those pics? And are those video capture pics? Wheres the vid? :)

Yes they are!!! And they come from a video from the algerian TV.
Here You can find a video about algerian Mi29S

http://www.membres.lycos.fr/algaf/video.htm

About the video of the algerian mig25, I will post it as soon as possible (If I find it)....

[Uninen]

calligula,

Thanks.. ill be waiting for the MiG-25 vid, but that of MiG-29 i already have.. ;)

[2Sheds_Jackson]

Is this a picture of the one that defected to Japan in '76?

http://www.aeronautics.ru/mikoyan/mig25_31/mig-25p-belenko-004.jpg

[Uncle Chô]

Exactly. If I remember, Viktor Belenko in 1976 (?). The plane was dismantled by the Western engineers for study and later shipped back to the USSR.

One interesting fact is that the sudden appearance of the Mig 25 in the late 60s led to the panic rush of designing the F-15. At that time, the best Western fighter was the F-4E Phantom II that was unable to intercept the Mig 25 at high speed and altitude.

[Russian Texan]

Technically speaking Mig 25 is not a fighter but an interseptor.
It was designed with XB-70 in mind. XB got canceled and Mig went into production.

[Falco]

The pilots look like astronauts

[usa320]

Had they installed more modern equipment on them things they could have truly given the F-15 a run for its money.

But the avionics werent any better than the MiG-21.

[DizBukHaPeter]

The pilots look like astronauts
They practically were

[Groove]

Really nice plane with amazing capabilities !

Russian Pilots are known for selling the coolant of the plane to make some money. ( The coolant is "pure" alcohol ) :lol:

Greetings

Groove

[Nikolas]

Russian Pilots are known for selling the coolant of the plane to make some money

They sell it to you?

[AK-Lover]

Wasn't Mig-25 designed as high-altitude, long-range standoff interceptor for intercontinental bombers, ex. B-52,B-1.
They flew if I remember at something like 60,000 feet, that's why pilot looks like astronaut! :)

[GazB]

Without the pressure suit an ejection at high altitude would have been fatal.

Max heights for Mig-25s was about 80,000 ft, though the Mig-25 holds the world height record of 123,000ft. The SR-71 (the only other regular jet engined aircraft that is comparable) can't zoom climb due to its design and cannot be used to get altitude records.


Russian Pilots are known for selling the coolant of the plane to make some money.

It was known as Gastronome (spelling) meaning resturant because of all the alcohol it used. There were claims in the west that the alcohol was sold, but the reality was that it was more likely drunk by the crews than sold by them.

[Groove]

Russian Pilots are known for selling the coolant of the plane to make some money

They sell it to you?

Yes, over Ebay....

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thx for info GazB