| Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-25 "Foxbat" |
| Origin: Russia Type: Interceptor Crew: 1 Max Speed: 3,000 km/h - 1,865 mph Ceiling: 20,700 meters - 67,900 feet |
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| Dimensions: Wingspan: 14.02 meters - 45 feet, 11.75 inches Length: 23.82 meters - 78 feet, 1.75 inches Height 6.10 meters - 20 feet, .25 inches Max weight: 36,720 kilograms - 80,950 pounds |
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| Engine Two 110 kN (27,700 lb st) Soyuz/Tumansky R-15BD-300 afterburning turbojetsThrust 49,400 lb (220.0 kN) with afterburner |
| Armament AA-6 Acrid AA-7 Apex AA-8 Aphid |
| Variants -- MiG-25P Foxbat A MiG-25RB Foxbat B MiG-25RBV Foxbat B MiG-25BBT Foxbat B MiG-25R Foxbat B MiG-25PU Foxbat C MiG-25RU Foxbat C MiG-25U Foxbat C MiG-25RBK Foxbat D MiG-25RBS Foxbat D MiG-25RBSh Foxbat D MiG-25RBF Foxbat D MiG-25PD Foxbat E MiG-25PDS Foxbat E MiG-25BM Foxbat F |
| User Countries - Algeria Azerbaijan Belarus India Bulgaria Iraq CIS Syria Ukraine |
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| Similar Aircraft F-14 Tomcat F-15 Eagle MiG-31 Foxhound Crew One Role intercepter reconnaissance |
| The Foxbat is a high-performance, high-altitude interceptor. There are several versions of this aircraft: A--basic interceptor; B--reconnaissance; C--two-seat trainer; D--reconnaissance with a modified radar; and E. The FOXBAT A aircraft, originally designed to counter high-altitude threats, has been converted to FOXBAT E, providing a limited low-altitude look-down and shoot-down capabilities somewhat comparable to FLOGGER. The wings are high-mounted, swept-back, and tapered with square tips. The aircraft has two turbojet engines and large rectangular air intakes below the canopy and forward of the wing roots. There are dual exhaust. The fuselage is long and slender with solid, pointed nose. The aircraft is box-like from the air intakes to rear section. It has a bubble canopy. On the tail are twin, sweptback, and tapered fins with angular tips. There are flats mid- to low-mounted on fuselage, swept-back, and tapered with angular tips. |
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| A zoom up of the MiG-25 Foxbat wing intake. |
| Maximum Speed (In Mach)- 3.2 Combat Range-700 Miles |
| HISTORY: First Flight (Ye-155R-1) 6 March 1964 (Ye-155P-1) 9 September 1964 Service Entry - 1966 (?) |
| Wing Area 662 ft2 (61.52 m2) Canard Area - not applicable |
| AIRFOIL SECTIONS: Wing Root TsAGI SR-12S Wing Tip TsAGI SR-12S |
| Combat Record-Syria (shot down by Israeli F-15s) Libya (shot down by US F-14s) Gulf War (Iraq) |
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| An interesting note is that the first air-to-air kill of the Gulf War is believed to be a US F/A-18C Hornet shot down by an Iraqi MiG-25 on 17 January 1991. |
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