The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-31 'Foxhound'
The World's Greatest Interceptor
MiG-31 'Foxhound' From Jeremy Harkin's Military Aircraft Archive
The Mikoyan MiG-31 ‘Foxhound' is a development of the MiG-25 ‘Foxbat'. The Foxhound has larger engines and is truly huge, the Foxhound carries AA-9 ‘Amos' ultra long AAM's. This platform/missile combination is almost as effective as the F-14 Tomcat/AIM-54c Phoenix. The Foxhound has advanced data modems and a powerful look-down shoot-down radar. The MiG-31 is truly the world's greatest interceptor, no western equivalents really exist the closest equivalent is the retired Convair F-106 Delta Dart
| Origin: | Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau | ||
| Type: | Supersonic High-Alttitude Fighter Interceptor | ||
| Crew: | Pilot and Weapons Systems Officer | ||
| First Flight: | 1981 | ||
| Engine(s): | 2x Tumansky R-31F afterburning turbojets | ||
| Thrust: | kg (30 685 lbs) and kg (lbs) w/ Afterburner | ||
| Max. Speed: | (1 568 mph) w/Afterburner | ||
| Cruising Speed: | |||
| Range: | Km (1 305 miles) | ||
| Ceilling: | m (75 500 ft) | ||
| Rate of Climb: | |||
| Height: | (18' 6") | ||
| Length: | 15.7 m (51.02 ft) | ||
| Width: | 7.15 m (23.23 ft) | ||
| Weight(loaded): | kg (90 725 lbs) | ||
| Cannon: | |||
| Air-Air: | 4x AA-9 'Amos' & 4x AA-8 'Ahpid' | ||
| Air-Surface: | None | ||
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