Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: Timber Rattler
...designed to catch and shootdown U-2s and SR-71s.

That and bombers. But speaking of recon aircraft, the last time I saw mention of the Mig-25, ironically, was that in the role of a recon aircraft. India, if I'm not mistaken.

27 posted on 07/19/2013 7:47:50 AM PDT by Calvin Locke
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 19 | View Replies ]


To: Calvin Locke

Yeah, the MiG-25R saw heavy use in India and the Middle East. During the Yom Kippur War of 1973, a Syrian based MiG-25R (probably with a Soviet pilot) overflew Israel at Mach 3.2. Israeli F-4s tried to catch it, but it flew too high and too fast. Apparently, it wrecked its engines as a result, and only barely made it back to base. Mach 2.8 seems to be its safest operating speed.


34 posted on 07/19/2013 8:04:02 AM PDT by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 27 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson