The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 was a Soviet supersonic interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft that entered service in 1970. It had a top speed of Mach 2.83 and was powered by two turbojet engines. The MiG-25 had a twin-finned, high-wing design with swept wings and a variable-angle tail plane to improve stability at high speeds and angles of attack. It carried four air-to-air missiles and was fitted with powerful radar and other avionics for interception missions.
2. INTRODUCTION
• The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 (NATO reporting name: Foxbat) is a
supersonic interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft that was among
the fastest military aircraft to enter service.
• It was designed by the Soviet 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, and features a powerful radar and
four air-to-air missiles.
4. DESIGN
• The MiG-25 is a twin-finned, high-wing monoplane with slightly
swept wings and a variable-angle tail plane.
• To improve the aircraft's longitudinal stability, and to avert stall at
steep angles and subsonic speed, there are two shallow upper-
surface fences on each wing.
• The high-wing monoplane configuration together with lateral air
intakes have the effect of reducing the loss of aerodynamic efficiency
resulting from wing-fuselage interference.
7. AVIONICS
• The MiG-25 is fitted with electronic equipment including: Smerch-
A2 radar sight (Nato codename Fox Fire); Identification Friend or
Foe (IFF) transponder; aircraft responder to maintain
communications with guidance and landing radars operating in
active radio-location mode; and radar warning receiver.
• The flight control and navigation equipment includes ARK-10
automatic radio compass, RV-4 radio altimeter and Polyot-11
navigation-landing system.
10. ENGINE
• The aircraft is powered by two R-15B-300 single-shaft turbojets,
arranged in the tail section of the fuselage.
• The engines develop 11,200kgf of thrust with fully selected
afterburner.
• The engines provide a maximum speed of 3,000km/hour at high
altitude.
• The range at altitudes between 9-11km with speed of Mach 0.85 is
1,950km.
13. SPECIFICATIONS
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)
Weight: 20,000 kg (44,080 lb)
Maximum speed:
High altitude: Mach 3.2 (3,470 km/h, 2,170 mph)
Ferry range: 2,575 km (1,390 nmi)
Rate of climb: 208 m/s (40,950 ft/min)