MIG-25

HISTORY:  
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