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MIG-25P Foxbat Red 31, flown by Lt. (Sg.) V. Belenko, Chuguyevka Airbase, Japan 1976
General Background
The MiG-25 “Foxbat” is a supersonic interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft. The
prototype flew in 1964 and entered service in 1970 with an operational speed of Mach
manufacture the MiG-25.
The Aircraft
Lt. Belenko was a MiG-25P pilot with the 513th Fighter Regiment, 11th Army, Soviet Air
Defence Forces. On September 6, 1976 while flying his MiG-25P “Red 31” Belenko
defected to Japan where he was granted asylum. The Japanese seized the opportunity
to examine the aircraft and eventually allowed the Americans access to the aircraft. The
MiG-25P and Belenko were transported to the U.S. where he was granted citizenship in
1980 and the aircraft was completely disassembled. The aircraft eventually was
returned to the Soviets in crates.
Specifications :
| Number Built: | 1,190 |
| Crew: | 1 Pilot |
| Dimensions | |
| Length: | 64 ft 10 in (19.75 m) |
| Wingspan: | 45 ft 11.5 in (14.01 m) |
| Height: | 20 ft ¼ in (6.10 m) |
| Weight: | |
| Empty: | 44,080 lb (20,000 kg) |
| Loaded: | 80,952 lb (36,720 kg) |
| Performance | |
| Power Plant: | 2 x Tumansky R-15B-300 afterburning turbojets |
| Dry Thrust: | 16,524 lbf (73.5 kN) per engine |
| Afterburner Thrust: | 22,494 lbf (100.1 kN) per engine |
| Maximum speed: | High Altitude – Mach 2.83 1,920 mph (3,2000 km/h) Mach 3.2 2,170 mph (3,470 km/h) continuous engine limit |
| Low Altitude – 746 mph (1,200 km/h) (648 kts) | |
| Range: | |
| Mission: | 1,075 miles (1,730 km) (935 nmi) |
| Ferry: | 1,600 miles (2,575 km) (1,390 nmi) |
| Service Celling: | 67,915 ft (20,700 m) with 4 missiles |
| RoC: | 40,950 ft/min (208 m/s) |
| Time To 65,615 ft (20,000 m) – 8.9 minutes | |
| Armament: | 2 x Radar-Guided R-40R (AA-6 “Acrid”) air-to-air missiles |
| 2 x Infrared-Guided R-40T missiles | |
| Avionics: | RP-25 Smerch radar |
| RV-UM or RV-4 radar altimeter | |
| Variants of the MiG-25: | 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 |