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October 25, 2013 at 2:27 pm in reply to: Mig-31 as the ultimate fighter ? #2274495

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MiG-23bis? Never heard of it… I still think the F-15 is not as down-for-the-count as some may profess. The Eagle is no spring chicken but it is very capable in the hands of a decent pilot. Had Syria purchased the MiG-31, I would have little doubt the IASF pilots would have had field day with them in their F-15’s and F-16’s. That is if Israel and Syria came to blows in the air, for whatever reason. According to USAF pilot accounts, the MiG-23 was a death trap, which was very easy to evade and counter (Red Eagles). It’s biggest asset was the acceleration it had over USAF and USN types, but that’s about it.

October 24, 2013 at 7:45 pm in reply to: Mig-31 as the ultimate fighter ? #2275134

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620 miles at 2.6 Mach is a little over twenty minutes flight time at that speed. Could a MiG-31 do that before it goes bingo fuel?

October 24, 2013 at 4:55 pm in reply to: Mig-31 as the ultimate fighter ? #2275218

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The F-15 would not be going into any engagement blind, it would have AWACS supports as I assume the MiG-31 would have. The AMRAAM may not have the R-40’s range but it can get the Eagle close enough to be moderately safe and have a decent kill probablility. The trick would be to get the Foxhound into a dogfight. The Eagle cannot go up to 80,000′ but the Foxhound is not going to fly/fight at that level. It would probably top out at 60K-65K where the Eagle has a much better chance of a shot. I’m still not buying the Mach 2.8 top speed for the MiG-31. I have heard it is more like Mach 2.4 and that is something the Eagle can handle.

October 24, 2013 at 2:31 pm in reply to: Mig-31 as the ultimate fighter ? #2275331

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the disadvantage of mig-31 is that it quite expensive and have bad turning ability , however like i have explained turning isnot the most important thing in dogfight since WW II , also the range of mig-31 is quite impressive, even at mach 2.35 it can still have combat radius of 720 km with internal fuel , alot better than any other fighter ( especially the one like Mig-35 , Typhoon , gripen or F-35 )

mig-31 is not good at turning so in traditional dogfight it will lose , but battles in WWII shown that aircraft with superior speed and acceleration will more likely to win against agile aircraft ( P-40 , hell cat win against Zero ), the mig-31 is obviously the fastest fighter nowadays and with thrust/weight of 1.30 i dont think any other fighter could beat it in acceleration =>dominance in WVR
and probably i dont have to explain why no other fighter can beat it in BVR

I think the MiG-31 would be short work for an F-15 or later western fighter. We also have to consider the person in the cockpits of each aircraft. I think western pilots are more current than their Russian counterparts. The MiG-31 could be the best fighter in the world, but if it has an inexperienced pilot, then it has very little capability.

October 23, 2013 at 10:26 pm in reply to: Mig-31 as the ultimate fighter ? #2275940

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Mach 2.83 with external fuel tanks? Got a source? I think the MiG-31 is a great interceptor, but wouldn’t want to have to do ACM against an F-15, F-16, F/A-18, F-22, Mirage, Typhoon or whatever with it.

October 22, 2013 at 10:03 pm in reply to: Flanker or Fulcrum variant for Iraq in next 15 years? #2277299

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I only stated information for the first gulf war and not the Iran-Iraq war and subsequent conflicts.

October 22, 2013 at 2:33 pm in reply to: Flanker or Fulcrum variant for Iraq in next 15 years? #2277622

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Of course. I didn’t think the MiG-25 got into a turning dog fight with an F/A-18. According to Viktor Belenko, the MiG-25 can only handle about +5G, due to its immense weight. All maneuvers in a MiG-25 are slow and steady.

October 22, 2013 at 2:23 pm in reply to: Flanker or Fulcrum variant for Iraq in next 15 years? #2277631

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It was an Iraqi AF MiG-25 that scored the only A2A kill against a U.S. fighter, during the first Gulf War.

October 21, 2013 at 4:19 pm in reply to: Nose Art 1970's – Present??? #2278451

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I know this may be a bit off-topic but what is with the Victor’s door? It looks a bit over-engineered to me.

October 21, 2013 at 2:49 pm in reply to: Russian aviation return to Cam Ranh Bay in Vietnam. What would be stationed? #2278568

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I don’t think Russia is basing anything anywhere outside its borders. They barely have the money to re-equip their own domestic forces, to say nothing of any foreign presence.

October 20, 2013 at 10:42 pm in reply to: P-8 as a bomber #2279004

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The best weapon for killing a sub is another sub.

October 20, 2013 at 1:55 pm in reply to: How many F-22 would it take to shutdown MiG-25RBS reconn flights? #2279170

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Ideally, just one… It would be sad if the fifth generation fighter could not down the dated Soviet design.

October 20, 2013 at 12:09 am in reply to: Small Air Forces Thread #16 #2279264

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If it is a model, it is a good one, because we’re all questioning it.

October 20, 2013 at 12:07 am in reply to: Waging an air war in North Asia – 2025 Scenario #2279286

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I’ve heard this before…

http://www.yankeegunnuts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Here_we_go_again.jpg

October 19, 2013 at 11:58 pm in reply to: Typhoon vs J-10 for Iraq #2279292

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yeaa. we need an Iraqi Putin. for now we’re stuck with our “yeltsin” :very_drunk:

It could be worse…
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