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The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-25) (NATO reporting name: Foxbat) is a supersonicinterceptor and reconnaissance aircraft that was among the fastest military aircraft to enter service. It was designed by theSoviet Union's Mikoyan-Gurevich bureau. The first prototype flew in 1964, and the aircraft entered into service in 1970. It has a top speed of Mach 2.83 (as high as Mach 3.2, but at risk of significant damage to the engines), and features a powerful radar and four air-to-air missiles.


When first seen in reconnaissance photography, the large wing planform suggested an enormous and highly maneuverable fighter, at a time when U.S. design theories were also evolving towards higher maneuverability due to combat performance in the Vietnam War. The appearance of the MiG-25 sparked serious concern in the West and prompted dramatic increases in performance for the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle then under development in late 1960s. The capabilities of the MiG-25 were better understood in 1976 when Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko defected in a MiG-25 to the United States via Japan. It turned out that the weight of the aircraft necessitated large wings.


Production of the MiG-25 series ended in 1984 after completion of 1,190 aircraft. A symbol of the Cold War, the MiG-25 flew with Soviet allies and former Soviet republics, remaining in limited service in Russia and several other nations. It is the second fastest and second highest-flying military aircraft ever fielded after the SR-71 reconnaissance aircraft.^[2]

Specifications (MiG-25P)

Data from The Great Book of Fighters,^{[73][page needed]} International Directory of Military Aircraft,^[74] Combat Aircraft since 1945^[1]


General characteristics

• Crew: One
  
• Length: 19.75 m (64 ft 10 in)
  
• Wingspan: 14.01 m (45 ft 11.5 in)
  
• Height: 6.10 m (20 ft 0.25 in)
  
• Wing area: 61.40 m² (660.93 ft²)
  
• Empty weight: 20,000 kg (44,080 lb)
  
• Loaded weight: 36,720 kg (80,952 lb)
  
• Powerplant: 2 × Tumansky R-15B-300 afterburning turbojets
  • Dry thrust: 73.5 kN (16,524 lbf) each
    
  • Thrust with afterburner: 100.1 kN (22,494 lbf) each
    
  
  

Performance

• Maximum speed:
  • High altitude: Mach 3.2^[7] (3,470 km/h, 2,170 mph); Mach 2.83 (3,200 km/h, 1,920 mph) continuous engine limit^[7]
    
  • Low altitude: 1,200 km/h (648 knots, 746 mph) at altitude^[74]
    
  
  
• Range: 1,730 km (935 nmi, 1,075 mi) with internal fuel
  
• Ferry range: 2,575 km (1,390 nmi)
  
• Service ceiling: 20,700 m (67,915 ft) with four missiles; over 24,400 m (80,000 ft) for RB models
  
• Rate of climb: 208 m/s (40,950 ft/min)
  
• Wing loading: 598 kg/m² (122.5 lb/ft²)
  
• Thrust/weight: 0.41
  
• Time to altitude: 8.9 min to 20,000 m (65,615 ft)
  

Armament

• 2x radar-guided R-40R (AA-6 "Acrid") air-to-air missiles, and
  
• 2x infrared-guided R-40T missiles
  

Avionics

• RP-25 Smerch radar
  
• A RV-UM or a RV-4 radar altimeter