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MiG-31: A fighter ahead of its time
Russia & India Report ^
| February 21, 2014
| Ekaterina Turysheva
Posted on 02/21/2014 12:18:54 PM PST by sukhoi-30mki
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To: sukhoi-30mki
Lots of hot air with a few interesting tidbits.
To: sukhoi-30mki
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posted on
02/21/2014 12:20:56 PM PST
by
PLMerite
To: sukhoi-30mki
Cool! I didn’t know they were still making the MIG 25.
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posted on
02/21/2014 12:21:03 PM PST
by
Sirius Lee
(All that is required for evil to advance is for government to do "something")
To: sukhoi-30mki
Exactly.
Ahead of time? Now waaaaayyyyy behind the times.
Pierce of gas-guzzling shoot-me-first junk designed to go against a jet we never put on the line (B-70).
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posted on
02/21/2014 12:21:30 PM PST
by
Hulka
I don’t care what the Ruskies say. That thing looks like Rosie O’Donnel riding the Goodyear Blimp on radar!
Perfect target!
To: sukhoi-30mki
As a non-expert, I'm a tad confused.
1. The design is obviously pre-stealth..possibly not that important i that it seems to be viewed as a defensive fighter..protect the Rodina..
2. Why all the talk about the plane's radar..I thought that now, if you turn on your radar..you'r dead. Period..
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posted on
02/21/2014 12:23:20 PM PST
by
ken5050
("One useless man is a shame, two are a law firm, three or more are a Congress".. John Adams)
To: Hulka
To: sukhoi-30mki
The wheels wobble on this crate as it rolls.
To: Sirius Lee
Cool! I didn’t know they were still making the MIG 25. LOL! My thoughts exactly.
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posted on
02/21/2014 12:27:39 PM PST
by
sauron
("Truth is hate to those who hate Truth" --unknown)
To: sukhoi-30mki
All modern fighters (except for the fifth generation fighter aircraft) are not fully supersonic, since their supersonic flight time is limited to 5–15 minutes, due to various kinds of restrictions in the airframe design. I assume the author is speaking only of Russian aircraft, such as the predecessor MiG-25 that could dash at Mach 2.5 and burn out its engines in the process.
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posted on
02/21/2014 12:27:44 PM PST
by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: Hulka; sukhoi-30mki
Ditto.
Birds of a feather...
To: sukhoi-30mki
Duration of the MiG-31 supersonic flight is only limited by the fuel supply Would that not be the limiting factor of all supersonic aircraft?
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posted on
02/21/2014 12:30:17 PM PST
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: Sirius Lee
To: thackney
Nah, on the Mig-25 I think it was limited by how long it would take to break down.
Thus, this is an upgrade.
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posted on
02/21/2014 12:34:18 PM PST
by
drbuzzard
(All animals are created equal, but some are more equal than others.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
The real name of this jet is the MiG-TARGET.
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posted on
02/21/2014 12:38:18 PM PST
by
LeonardFMason
(LanceyHoward would AGREE)
To: sukhoi-30mki
“the world’s first phased-array antenna.”
Laughable...
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posted on
02/21/2014 12:38:25 PM PST
by
piytar
(The predator-class is furious that their prey are shooting back.)
To: Coffee... Black... No Sugar
How does the Amos compare? Doesn’t it out range an F15 with AIM 120 AMRAM?
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posted on
02/21/2014 12:42:09 PM PST
by
Wildbill22
(They have us surrounded again, the poor bastards- Gen Creighton Williams Abrams)
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To: piytar
I believe the nickname given to this accomplished aircraft is “Raptor food.”
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posted on
02/21/2014 12:45:25 PM PST
by
EQAndyBuzz
(Insurgent Conservative)
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