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No I'd agree with that - I was impressed with the industry when I was there. Too much government interference and the unions are the problems I seen.Well it certainly hammered the industry but its still alive and well I've heard its in the top 5 but have my doubts .
Ah yes unions they are dwindling in strength fast (thank god) as they only help the lazyNo I'd agree with that - I was impressed with the industry when I was there. Too much government interference and the unions are the problems I seen.
No mention of this interceptor
Specifications (MiG-25P 'Foxbat-A')
Data from The Great Book of Fighters [9]
General characteristics
Crew: One
Length: 19.75 m (64 ft 10 in)
Wingspan: 14.01 m (45 ft 11.5 in)
Height: 6.10 m (20 ft 0.25 in)
Wing area: 61.40 m² (660.93 ft²)
Empty weight: 20,000 kg (44,080 lb)
Loaded weight: 36,720 kg (80,952 lb)
Powerplant: 2× Tumansky R-15B-300 afterburning turbojets
Dry thrust: 73.5 kN (16,524 lbf) each
Thrust with afterburner: 100.1 kN (22,494 lbf) each
Performance
Maximum speed: Mach 2.83, 3,255 km/h (2,034 mph) at 13,000 m (42,650 ft), limited by engine redline
Range: 1,730 km (1,075 mi) with internal fuel
Service ceiling: 20,700 m (with 4 missiles) (67,915 ft)
Wing loading: 598 kg/m² (122.5 lb/m²)
Thrust/weight: 0.41
Time to altitude: 8.9 min to 20,000 m (65,615 ft)
yep that is about right..
I gather it flys like a truck.. with a supercharged 454 (7.5 liter)
MiG-21? Long range??