Talk:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25
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The MiG-25 was capable of exceptional performance, including a maximum speed of Mach 3.2 and a ceiling of 90,000 ft (27,000 m). This should correctly say Mach 3.0. I am not completely certain of it, but the reconnaissance version of the mig 25 should have been capable of mach3 (clean). Yes, the engines can produce enough thrust to get you to 3.2, but when damage occurs to the plane, then you're not flying anymore if your aircraft may not make it back.
Also, no mention of the serendipity of how vacuum tubes being primitive are less susceptible to nuclear radiation then their transistor counterpart. Laughable on the surface, but still a brilliant design.--Kakonator 02:28, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)
My friend is a former Soviet Union Air Defence officer.
His task was to direct MiG-25 th which were intercepring SR-71, which were flying north of the Cola Peninsula, around Novaya Zemlya (a nuclear test place).
When directly asked, he said he had no big problems putting the Foxbat on the tail of Blackbird. A bit tricky, of course, but not impossible at all.
Soviet interceptors relied much on the vectoring from the ground. The own radar of the MiG-25 was to be used only on the very final stage of intercept. -Author?
Really? The same Soviet Air Force that shot down a Korean Air 747 (huge and hard to misidentify with nav lights on) "intercepted" SR-71s, but never bothered to shoot one down, either to recover the wreck, or make a point about illegal violation of its airspace? Hard to believe.
-Randall
Mistakes happen in any airforce. Recently, during Operation Iraqi freedom, several coalition aircraft were engaged, and one was even shot down, by friendly anti-aircraft defenses. Just a few days ago a National Guard F-16 accidently strafed an elementary school in New Jersey. Yet I don't think anyone entertains the illusion that the USAF is a completely incompetant organization.
- well, not completely, no... (only joking)
Mig-25 on the tail of a SR-71?
I find that hard to believe. The Mig-25 could only safely go Mach 2.8 without burning out the engines. It could go Mach 3-3.2 if they didn't mind scrapping the engines in mid-flight. The SR-71 was cleared to cruise at Mach 3, and could go Mach 3.3 if the situation required. To sum it up, if the SR-71 in cruise detected a Mig-25 trying feverishly to catch it, it would accelerate beyond the capabilities of the Mig-25.
Designed to intercept A-12s?
I've read that OKB documents released after the break up of the USSR indicated that the Mig-25 was made to intercept Lockheed A-12 spyplanes, something that it was perfectly capable of as opposed to that supersonic bomber like western sources have stated. Maybe this should be fixed in the article?
--FarQPwnsJoo 05:00, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)