Vintage Aviation News on MSN
National Museum of the USAF to Display MiG-25 ‘Foxbat'
After nearly 20 years in storage, the National Museum of the USAF is finally placing its Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 'Foxbat' on ...
What You Need to Know: The Soviet MiG-25 “Foxbat” was a high-speed interceptor designed to counter U.S. spy planes like the U-2 and SR-71. With stainless steel construction and Tumansky R-15B-300 ...
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A Rare Russian MiG-25 Fighter Jet Is Now on Display at the Air Force Museum
The Foxbat could fly at extreme speeds—but in doing so, it would risk damage to the airframe and engines, which were far less sophisticated than their American counterparts.
Both the MiG-25 and MiG-31 are Cold War-era tools designed to be lightning-fast interceptors with the MiG-25 also capable of reconnaissance. The USSR wanted to keep its secrets and couldn't afford to ...
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