The MiG-25 in this photo features a darker nose radome ... on the intakes and big chaff and flare dispensers in place of the wing fences. Any source citing ‘Syrian MiG-25Ps’ is of dubious ...

MiG-25 History and Specifications – The MiG-25 ... As Tom Clancy noted in his nonfiction book Fighter Wing, the Sparrow scored the most air-to-air kills during Operation Desert Storm.

the MiG-25 never truly found its niche. Owing to its great weight and relatively high wing loading, it couldn't turn very well, so it wasn't much of a dogfighter. It did alright in a ...

The MiG-25 Foxbat was an incredible rat rod of a plane ... It was more of an interceptor and a reconnaissance platform than a fighter, with high wing loading and relatively poor handling qualities.

A veteran wing commander who flew the aircraft, recalls, "Growing up as an ardent and aspiring aviator, I always dreamt of flying 2 machines -- The MiG-21 'Fishbed' and the MiG-25 'Foxbat'.

the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25, rechristened as Garuda, flew its first sortie. The pilots in this flight were the then Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Idris Hassan Latif and Wing Commander ...

The West first became aware of what would become known as the MiG-25 around 1970 ... Science Photo Library) A large wing area is very useful in a fighter plane – it helps generate lift and ...

A large wing area is very useful in a fighter plane ... Instead, MiG went with steel. And lots of it. The MiG-25 was welded together, by hand. It’s only when you stand next to a MiG-25 ...