Watch this cold war russian propaganda film for one of the most recognizable aircrafts ever made MIG25.hope u enjoy it.The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 (Russian: МиГ-25) (NATO reporting name "Foxbat") is a very high-speed interceptor and reconnaissance/bomber aircraft designed by the Soviet Union's Mikoyan-Gurevich bureau. First flown as a prototype in 1964, it entered service in 1970. With a claimed top speed of Mach 3, a powerful radar and four air-to-air missiles, the MiG-25 initially caused panic among Western observers and military analysts. The aircraft's true capabilities were not discovered until 1976 when Viktor Belenko, a Soviet MiG-25 pilot, defected to Japan. Subsequent analysis revealed a simple-yet-functional design with vacuum-tube electronics, two massive turbojet engines, and sparing use of advanced materials such as titanium. This allowed for a production run of 1,190 aircraft.The MiG-25 flew with a number of Soviet allies and former Soviet republics and it remains in limited service in Russia and several other nations.The Israelis shot down two Syrian MiG-25s in 1981, while some non-Western sources report that a MiG-25 downed an Israeli F-15 in 1981. Another Syrian MiG-25 was shot down by an Israeli HAWK surface-to-air missile in 1982.
The MiG-25 was in service with the Iraqi Air Force during the Iran-Iraq War, but its combat results are unclear.
During the 1991 Gulf War, two MiG-25s were shot down by U.S. Air Force F-15Cs. After the war in 1992, a U.S. F-16 downed a MiG-25 that violated the no-fly zone in southern Iraq.
US military officials initially claimed that no American aircraft was lost in air-to-air combat during the war. However, later investigations indicated that a US Navy F/A-18 piloted by LCDR Speicher was shot down by an air-to-air missile on the first night of the war.The kill was reportedly made with a R-40DT missile fired from a MiG-25PDS flown by Lt. Zuhair Dawood of the 84th squadron of the IrAF. * 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: 20,0 kg (44,080 lb)
* Loaded weight: 36,720 kg (80,952 lb)
* Powerplant: 2× Tumansky R-15B-300 afterburning turbojets
o Dry thrust: 73.5 kN (16,524 lbf) each
o Thrust with afterburner: 100.1 kN (22,494 lbf) each
Performance
* Maximum speed: Mach 2.83, 3,255 km/h (2,112 mph) at 13,0 m (42,650 ft), limited by engine redline(unconfirmed Israel\NATO radar claim of more than 40 km/h)
* Range: 1,730 km (1,075 mi) with internal fuel
* Service ceiling: 20,700 m (with 4 missiles) (67,915 ft)
* Wing loading: 598 kg/m² (122.5 lb/m²)
* Thrust/weight: 0.41
* Time to altitude: 8.9 min to 20,0 m (65,615 ft)
Armament
* 2x radar-guided R-40R (AA-6 'Acrid') air-to-air missiles
* 2x infrared-guided R-40T missiles
Avionics
* RP-25 Smerch radar
* A RV-UM or a RV-4 radar altimeter