| MIG23
Fighter MiG-23
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 (Flogger).
MiG-23 (NATO reporting name Flogger) is a fighter
aircraft, originally built by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design
Bureau in the Soviet Union. Its predecessor, the MiG-21,
was notoriously lightly armed (some were armed only with
two guns, others with only one gun and two short-range
air-to-air missiles), and short on fuel (making it very
difficult to reach either the intended ceiling or the
intended top speed). The MiG-23 was a heavier, more
powerful machine designed to remedy these deficiencies.
It was designed to rival the American F-4 Phantom II, and
was fitted with similar jet intakes. To facilitate
operation on the poor-quality airstrips common in the
Soviet Union, the aircraft was fitted with swing-wings.
The MiG-27 was a simplified version of the MiG-23 for use
as a ground attack aircraft. The radar and
variable-geomety jet intakes were removed on this
version. This aircraft was also codenamed Flogger by
NATO.
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Specifications
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| Country
of Origin |
CIS (formerly USSR) |
| Variants
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MiG-23M Flogger B
MiG-23MF Flogger B
MiG-23UB Flogger C
MiG-23UM Flogger C
MiG-23MF Flogger E
MiG-23MS Flogger E
MiG-23BN Flogger F
MiG-23BM Flogger F
MiG-23B Flogger F
MiG23ML Flogger G
MiG23P Flogger G
MiG23BK Flogger H
MiG23BN Flogger H
MiG23MLD Flogger K
MiG-24 (export MiG-23)
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| Similar Aircraft |
MiG-27 Flogger D
Tornado
Su-24 Fencer
F-111
|
| Crew |
one
MiG-23U -- two
MiG-23C -- two
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| Role |
interceptor
fighter
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| Length |
55 ft (16.6 m) |
| Span |
46 ft, 9 in (14.26 m) |
| Ceiling |
18600 meters |
| Cruise
range |
970 nm |
| In-Flight
Refueling |
No |
| Internal
Fuel |
4600 kg |
| Payload |
2000 kg |
| Sensors |
High Lark radar, RWR,
IRST, Basic Bombsight |
| Drop Tanks |
800 L drop tank with 639kg
of fuel for 67nm range |
| Armament |
Cannon: GSh-23L 23mm
AS-7 Kerry, UV-16-57, FAB-500, AA-7, ,AA-8,
AA-10, AA-11 |
| User Countries |
Afghanistan
Algeria
Angola
Belarus
Bulgaria
CIS
Cuba
Czech Republic
Germany
Ethiopia
Hungary
India
Iraq
Kazakhstan
Libya
North Korea
Poland
Romania
South Yemen
Sudan
Syria
Ukraine
Vietnam
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