Also known as: MiG-25
A high-speed, high-altitude interceptor designed by the Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich bureau in the 1960s to counter the threat of fast, high-flying intruders.
The MiG-25 (NATO reporting name 'Foxbat') is a large, heavy Aircraft built mainly around its two massive turbojets. Recognition features include a long ogival radome, a small, streamlined canopy, rectangular air intakes, twin vertical fins, sharply raked tailplanes, and the presence of small ventral fins near the engine exhaust.
Armament consists only of two to four R-40/AA-6 'Acrid' air-to-air missiles.
Despite its low maneuverability and primitive avionics is still considered the highest flying and fastest Fighter Jet ever built.
See also
External links
- Wikipedia: MiG-25
- Youtube: Mikoyan MiG-25 Foxbat video