A comprehensive study of the Soviet MiG-31 interceptor, featuring developmental history, technical specifications, operational service, and upgrade programs. Includes 180 photographs, colour profiles, line drawings, and modelling guide. Characteristics ISBN-13 9781473823921 ISBN-10 1473823927 Book cover finish(es) Perfect paperback Condition VG Author(s) Yefim Gordon, Dmitriy Komissarov Publisher Pen & Sword Books Ltd Number of pages 96 Published date 2015 Language(s) English Collection / Series FLIGHT CRAFT Size 21 x 30 x 0.5 cm Categorie(s) • AVIATION MILITAIRE• APPAREILS - CONSTRUCTEURS Description An exciting new addition to the popular Flight Craft series, this time focussing on one of the most interesting Soviet aircraft of all time.Features around 180 photographs in total as well as over 20 full colour side-views and a range of various 3-view line-drawings.Packed with illustrative materials and helpful hints and tips.The MiG-31 started life as an advanced derivative of the famous MiG-25P interceptor, becoming the first Soviet fourth-generation combat aircraft. First flown in 1975, it differed from its progenitor primarily in having a crew of two (pilot and weapons systems operator), a highly capable passive phased-array radar – a world first – and new R-33 long-range missiles as its primary armament. The maximum speed was an impressive Mach 2.82, the cruising speed being Mach 2.35. The type entered service in 1981; more than 500 copies were built between 1981 and 1994. The powerful radar and other avionics allowed the MiG-31 to operate as a mini-AWACS scanning the airspace and guiding other interceptors to their targets; a flight of three such aircraft in line abreast formation could cover a strip 800 km (497 miles) wide. To this day the MiG-31 remains one of the key air defence assets of the Russian Air Force.The book describes the MiG-31's developmental history, including upgrade programmes, and features a full and comprehensive survey of the various MiG-31 model-making kits currently available on the market. More to read here, thanks to "pen-and-sword "
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