MiG-23

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1 Status
- 1.1 Bord 022
2 Anecdotes
3 Specifications (MiG-23UB)
4 Gallery
5 Support
6 External Links

[edit] Status

[edit] Bord 022

Awaiting assembly

[edit] Anecdotes

"When the MiG-21 started flying at Dobrich, all the birds said 'Too loud! We are leaving!' When the MiG-23 started flying, all the rats and mice said, "So much noise! This is no place to raise a family!" and all the rats and mice left the base. When we started flying the MiG-25, all the snakes left... and snakes are deaf!" ~ Bulgarian VVS Colonel, as related to Roma

"If you are within 100 meters behind a MiG-23 or MiG-25, within 25 degrees of the tail cone, when the pilot goes to full afterburner, you will feel it in your chest, it will be hard to breathe." ~ Bernd Rehn

"The MiG-23 is good friends with the fuel truck. You will find that it will shrink your credit card to the size of a postage stamp!" ~ Bernd Rehn

"We found that we could only do afterburner tests on the Flogger on clear days. If there were low clouds for the sound waves to bounce off, a lady who lives about a mile from the airport would call the FBO and complain, 'Stop rattling my china!'" ~ Jerry Parker

"We knew we were in trouble when it took two guys just to lift the MiG-23's towbar." ~ Jon

[edit] Specifications (MiG-23UB)

[edit] General characteristics

Crew: 2: student and instructor
Length: 16.70 m (56 ft 9.5)
Wingspan: Spread, 13.97 m (45 ft 10 in)
Height: 4.82 m (15 ft 9.75 in)
Wing area: 37.35 m² spread, 34.16 m² swept (402.05 ft² / 367.71 ft²)
Empty weight: 9,595 kg (21,153 lb)
Loaded weight: 15,700 kg (34,612 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 18,030 kg (39,749 lb)
Powerplant: 1× Khatchaturov R-35-300 afterburning turbojet, 83.6 kN dry, 127 kN afterburning (18,850 lbf / 28,700 lbf)

[edit] Performance

Maximum speed: Mach 2.35 2,445 km/h at altitude; Mach 1.14, 1,350 km/h at sea level (1,553 mph / 840 mph)
Range: 1,150 km with six AAMs combat, 2,820 km ferry (570 mi / 1,750 mi)
Service ceiling: 18,500 m (60,695 ft)
Rate of climb: 240 m/s (47,245 ft/min)
Wing loading: 420 kg/m² (78.6 lb/ft²)
Thrust/weight: 0.88

According to the MiG-23ML manual, the MiG-23ML has sustained turn rate of 14.1 deg/sec and a maximum instantaneous turn rate of 16.7 deg/sec. The MiG-23ML accelerates from 600 km/h (373 mph) to 900 km/h (559 mph) in just 12 seconds at the altitude of 1000 meters. The MiG-23 accelerates at the altitude of 1 km from the speed of 630 km/h (391 mph) to 1300 km/h (808 mph) in just 30 seconds and at the altitude of 10-12 km will accelerate from Mach 1 to Mach 2 in just 160 seconds.

[edit] Armament

1x Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L 23 mm cannon with 200 rounds
Two fuselage, two wing glove, and two wing pylons for up to 3,000 kg (6,610 lb) of stores, including:
- R-23/24 (AA-7 Apex)
- R-60 (AA-8 Aphid)