MIG-25HISTORY:
First Flight (Ye-155R) 6 March 1964
(Ye-155P) 9 September 1964
Service Entry
(MiG-25P 'Foxbat-A') 1970
(MiG-25R 'Foxbat-B') 1971
CREW: 1 pilot
ESTIMATED COST:
unknown
AIRFOIL SECTIONS:
Wing Root TsAGI SR-12S
Wing Tip TsAGI SR-12S
DIMENSIONS:
Length 78.15 ft (23.82 m)
Wingspan 45.98 ft (14.02 m)
Height 20.02 ft (6.10 m)
Wing Area 662 ft2 (61.52 m2)
Canard Area
not applicable
WEIGHTS:
Empty 44,090 lb (20,000 kg)
Typical Load unknown
Max Takeoff 80,950 lb (36,720 kg)
Fuel Capacity internal: 32,895 lb (14,920 kg)
external: unknown
Max Payload
4,000 lb (1,800 kg)
PROPULSION:
Powerplant two Soyuz/ Tumanskii R-15BD-300 afterburning turbojets
Thrust 49,400 lb (220.0 kN) with afterburner
PERFORMANCE:
Max Level Speed at altitude: 2,110 mph (3,390 km/h) at 42,650 ft (13,000 m), Mach 3.2 [clean]
1,865 mph (3,000 km/h) at 42,650 ft (13,000 m), Mach 2.83 [loaded]
at sea level: 650 mph (1,050 km/h), Mach 0.85
Initial Climb Rate 40,950 ft (12,480 m) / min
Service Ceiling 67,900 ft (20,700 m)
absolute altitude: 123,524 ft (37,650 m) [world record]
Range typical: 935 nm (1,730 km)
ferry: 1,390 nm (2,575 km)
g-Limits +4.5
ARMAMENT:
Gun none
Stations four external hardpoints
Air-to-Air Missile up to two R-23/AA-7 Apex, up to four R-60/AA-8 Aphid, up to two R-40/AA-6 Acrid, or up to four R-73/AA-11 Archer
Air-to-Surface Missile Kh-58 Kistler (MiG-25BM only)
Bomb unknown (MiG-25RB only)
Other reconnaissance cameras (MiG-25R only)
KNOWN VARIANTS:
Ye-155P Prototype of the interceptor model; 7 built
Ye-155R Prototype of the reconnaissance model; 3 built
MiG-25P 'Foxbat-A' First production interceptor model armed with up to four air-to-air missiles
MiG-25R 'Foxbat-B' First production reconnaissance model carrying cameras, sensors, and ECM equipment
MiG-25RBT 'Foxbat-B' Subvariant of the MiG-25R with different reconnaissance equipment
MiG-25RBV 'Foxbat-B' Subvariant of the MiG-25R equipped with a specialized electronic intelligence suite
MiG-25U 'Foxbat-C' Two-seat trainer model with a second instructor seat located in a separate cockpit below the student cockpit
MiG-25PU 'Foxbat-C' Two-seat trainer based on the MiG-25P interceptor model
MiG-25RU 'Foxbat-C' Two-seat trainer based on the MiG-25R reconnaissance model
MiG-25RB 'Foxbat-D' Reconnaissance model with a secondary high-altitude bombing capability
MiG-25RBK 'Foxbat-D' Improved reconnaissance-bomber model based on the MiG-25RB but equipped with different cameras and new electronic intelligence equipment
MiG-25RBS 'Foxbat-D' Subvariant of the MiG-25RB with a different sensor suite
MiG-25RBSh 'Foxbat-D' Upgraded model of the MiG-25RBS capable of carrying air-to-surface missiles
MiG-25RBF 'Foxbat-D' MiG-25RB models rebuilt with new panoramic camera equipment
MiG-25PD 'Foxbat-E' Improved interceptor based on the MiG-25P but with upgraded engines and a new radar, in production from 1978 to 1982
MiG-25PDS 'Foxbat-E' MiG-25P airframes modified to the MiG-25E standard between 1979 and 1984, about 370 rebuilt
MiG-25BM 'Foxbat-F' Defense supression model based on the MiG-25RB but with a lengthened nose, new ECM equipment in place of the recon module, and armed with Kh-58 anti-radiation missiles for use against SAM sites
Ye-133 Single MiG-25PU redesignated for test flight purposes
Ye-155M Test aircraft used to explore improvements to the MiG-25 design, including more powerful engines, larger fuel capacity, and new structural materials, many of which were incorporated into the MiG-31; set several climb and altitude records
Ye-155MP Test aircraft used to develop digital electronics, more powerful radar, and integration of new missiles, also included a second cockpit for a navigator/tactical officer and in-flight refueling equipment; served as the prototype for the MiG-31
KNOWN COMBAT RECORD:
Lebanon (Syria, 1982)
Gulf War (Iraq, 1991)
Iraq - Operation Southern Watch (Iraq, 1991-2003)
Iraq - Operation Desert Fox (Iraq, 1998)
KNOWN OPERATORS:
Russian Air Force
Algeria (MiG-25P, MiG-25RB)
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Bulgaria (MiG-25RB)
India (MiG-25RB, MiG-25RU)
Iraq (MiG-25P, MiG-25RB)
Libya (MiG-25P, MiG-25RB)
Syria (MiG-25P, MiG-25RB)
Ukraine
O MIG-25 já foram substituidos pelos MIG-31.
http://www.elgrancapitan.com/articulos/ ... 12.06.2004