Thanks for the friendly reply…
Why do you think that?
They don’t look very similar at all… the wing planform and even the number of vertical tails, the shape of the nose are all rather different.
You obviously haven’t compared both aircraft closely enough. Fact is, the design of the E-266, which was the Mikoyan design bureau’s designation for the MiG-25, was definitely influenced by the A-5 Vigilante. Both types have large, thin-section shoulder wings, with a moderate degree of sweep. They both have vertical ramp inlets, and their fuselage and propulsion layouts are identical. Their main landing gear units are quite similar, as well. Admittedly, the A-5 does have a single vertical fin, while the MiG-25 has two, but the fins of the MiG-25 are very similar to those of the original mock-up of the Vigilante. 🙂
So you obviously know very little about the RB bomber variants ( 9 ton bomb load consisting of 6 1,500kg bombs carried and released at mach 2.4) or the fact that as an interceptor it was quite capable despite the fact that the aircraft it was designed to intercept failed, or even the fact that despite being relatively expensive to operate it was a very capable recon aircraft too?
I guess know just about as much as you do about the relationship between the A-5 and the MiG-25. 😀
If that is what you call a failure then the F-15 must be considered one too.
I guess one would have to consider such factors as numbers used, numbers exported, numbers still in service, maintainability, versatility, and such. I imagine the F-15 would beat the MiG-25 in most, if not all, of those categories.
They are the fastest flying pure turbojet engines in the world for one.
How many have been produced and sold? Are they reliable? Easily maintained? Efficient on fuel usage?
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