Born in the dark age of the Cold War, the MiG27 Flogger is the air-ground version of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG23 Flogger. It also has a very pale service file, and it was very often shot down by F15 Eagles, F-16 Fighting Falcons and other fighters during various wars, conflicts and border incidents.
Performance
![]() MiG27 Flogger Contractor : Mikhoyan-Gurevich Year of production : 1970s Engines and thrust : 1* Tumanski Maximum speed : Mach 1.6 Models known : MiG27A, MiG25B, MiG27C Flogger |
![]() Function : attack Crew : 1 Year of production : 1973 Engines and thrust : 1* 11,500 kgf Tumanski R-29-300 Wing Span : 14.25m/8.17m Length : 16.00m Height : 4.50m Wing Area : 27.25m2 Empty Weight : 10,790 kg Maximum Weight : 20,100 kg Maximum speed : 1700 km/h Ceiling : 17,000 m Armament : 1*g23mm Payload : 4000 kg |
The MiG-23 is a compact fighter with variable sweep wings, which combines good performance with the ability to operate from small and rough airfields. It was developed in parallel with the MiG-23PD (which to see). The first production series was the MiG-23S, powered by a R-27 engine. The true production model was the MiG-23M, substantially redesigned and powered by an R-29 engine, later replaced by the R-35. The MiG-23 was a capable fighter but lacked a look-down, shoot-down capability. Over 5800 were built. This includes the MiG-23BN ground attack version. A more specialized ground attack version was the MiG-27.
![]() Year of production : 1969 Engines and thrust : 1* 10,000 kgf Khachaturov R-27M-300 Wing Span : 13.96m/7.78m Length : 16.70m Height : unknown Wing Area : 32.10m2/29.89m2 Empty Weight : unknown Maximum Weight : unknown Maximum speed : 1280 km/h Ceiling : unknown Range : 1800 km Payload : 4000 kg |