Hobby Master HA5608, MIG-25PD Foxbat Blue 56, 146th GvIAP, 8th USSR Air, 1:72

Description: Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power SeriesHA5608MIG-25PD Foxbat Blue 56, 146th GvIAP, 8th USSR Air Defence Army, 1980s General BackgroundThe MiG-25 “Foxbat” is a supersonic interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft. The prototype flew in 1964 and entered service in 1970 with an operational speed of Mach 2.83 but if needed Mach 3.2 possibly damaging the engines. The MiG-25 caused concern for the U.S. who demanded increases in the performance of the F-15 Eagle under development. The MiG-25s large wings gave the impression of a high weight of stainless steel used to manufacture the MiG-25. The AircraftVasilkov (Vasylkiv) AB, Ukraine became the home base for the 146th Guards Fighter Regiment (146 Gv IAP) in 1950 and subordinate to the 19th Air Defense Division which was later re-organized as the 49th Air Defense Corps. Both units were part of the 8th Air Defense Army. The unit was equipped with the MiG-25PD and eventually the MiG- 25PDS. In 1992 the regiment was taken over by the Ukraine and the 146th Guards Fighter Regiment (146 Gv IAP) was disbanded in 1993. Specifications Number Built: 1,190 Crew: 1 Pilot Dimensions Length: 64 ft 10 in (19.75 m) Wingspan: 45 ft 11.5 in (14.01 m) Height: 20 ft ¼ in (6.10 m) Weight: Empty: 44,080 lb (20,000 kg) Loaded: 80,952 lb (36,720 kg) Performance Power Plant: 2 x Tumansky R-15B-300 afterburning turbojets Dry Thrust: 16,524 lbf (73.5 kN) per engine Afterburner Thrust: 22,494 lbf (100.1 kN) per engine Maximum speed: High Altitude – Mach 2.83 1,920 mph (3,2000 km/h) Mach 3.2 2,170 mph (3,470 km/h) continuous engine limit Low Altitude – 746 mph (1,200 km/h) (648 kts) Range: Mission: 1,075 miles (1,730 km) (935 nmi) Ferry: 1,600 miles (2,575 km) (1,390 nmi) Service Celling: 67,915 ft (20,700 m) with 4 missiles RoC: 40,950 ft/min (208 m/s) Time To 65,615 ft (20,000 m) – 8.9 minutes Armament: 2 x Radar-Guided R-40R (AA-6 “Acrid”) air-to-air missiles 2 x Infrared-Guided R-40T missiles Avionics: RP-25 Smerch radar RV-UM or RV-4 radar altimeter Variants of the MiG-25: MiG-25P Foxbat A MiG-25RB Foxbat B MiG-25RBV Foxbat B MiG-25BBT Foxbat B MiG-25R Foxbat B MiG-25PU Foxbat C MiG-25RU Foxbat C MiG-25U Foxbat C MiG-25RBK Foxbat D MiG-25RBS Foxbat D MiG-25RBSh Foxbat D MiG-25RBF Foxbat D MiG-25PD Foxbat E MiG-25PDS Foxbat E MiG-25BM Foxbat F

Price: 85 USD

Location: Hong Kong

End Time: 2024-12-23T06:08:56.000Z

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