Regarding Mig31 thread's messages…

Guys…we should set this straight
1)maximum thrust from the “engine” is rated as static thrust…so don’t be saying something like the Mig-31 with 70+klbf of thrust at top speed…
2)keep this analogy in mind….the Black Bird can not break the sound barrier even at max power if it doesn’t do a shallow dive…but, it can fly at Mach 3.4+…this says much to the Mig25/31 supercruise question without AB. The Mig25/32 uses Turbojets and very low bypass ‘leaky jets’, respectively. Also keep this in mind, the Mig25’s engines relies on the after burner to give thrust at maximum speed (increasing exhaust velocity), while the core only provides little more than enough thrust to keep the engine running.
3)You guys seems to forget the Methanol spray in the Mig25 inlet duct.
4)The reason that the Mig-31 can target two widely different location targets is that there are actually a pair of CW radar on the root of the leading edge of the main wing.
5)The radar performances of the Mig-29, Mig-31, Su-27series has been seriously down rated as more info is available on what exactly does the Russians mean by “range”.
6) The same goes with the AA-9.
7)Mig 31 is the first operational fighter in Russia with Phased Array radar, but notice that this is a “wave guide” type Phased Array.
8)Russian Radar traditionally have higher power to burn through Jamming, but this also says a lot about their processing capability…for all reasons, one obviously wants a smaller radar emission/dish size possible for the same performance. Note that some form of Jamming means “feeding” the radar, rather than purely scattering it…