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MiG-23 'Flogger'
Development/History
The prototype MiG-23 was designed to be the replacement for the MiG-21, it was designated Ye-231G and displayed at the Domodedovo Airport for the first time in July 1967, shortly after its first flight. Pre-production MiG-23s were delivered to the Soviet air force in 1970 and series production followed in 1973. When Mikoyan ended MiG-23 production in the mid 1980s some 1,800 examples had been built. However, production continued in India.
Specification MiG-23ML 'Flogger-G'
| Type: |
Single-seat variable-geometry air combat fighter and two-seat operational trainer |
| Power-plant: |
1 × Tumansky RD-35-300 turbojet |
| Power: |
127.5 kN (28,660 lb st) with afterburner |
| Dimensions: |
Length: 16.71 m (54 ft 10 ins) including probe
13.965 m (45 ft 10 ins) wings fully spread, 7.779 m (25 ft 6 1/2 ins) wings fully swept
Height: 4.82 m (15 ft 9 3/4 ins) |
| Weight: |
Empty: 10,200 lb (22,485 lb)
Maximum take-off: 17,800 kg (39,250 lb) |
| Maximum Speed: |
Mach 2.35 at altitude |
| Range: |
1,950 km (1,212 miles) |
| Armament: |
1 × 23 mm twin barrelled gun plus seven external attachment points. Typical load is one R-23 ('Apex') AAM under each wing plus four R-60 ('Aphid') and a drop tank. Alternatively, various bombs, rocket pods can be fitted |
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