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Offline Daryl J.

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Re: MiG-25 Foxbat and MiG-31 Foxhound
« Reply #25 on: January 19, 2013, 06:52:57 AM »
Greg:  I'd wait a bit, there is a strong rumor of a new tool Foxbat.   What has been confirmed is that the kit is 1/48 *and* Russian.   And, unless I've remembered amiss, the designer of the kit is the same one who did Trumpeter's Supermarine Attacker prior to leaving that group.   

Jeffry, I haven't forgotten about the Foxbats you have.   I'm just waiting to see if the Feds assassinate my business because of the previous owner's recklessness......the future has no small amount of gloom.    :icon_sueno: :icon_sueno: :icon_sueno: :icon_crap: :o :(

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Re: MiG-25 Foxbat and MiG-31 Foxhound
« Reply #26 on: January 19, 2013, 08:37:21 AM »
Well given we have recently had new 1/48 Mig-21s and MiG-23s that would be very nice.
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Re: MiG-25 Foxbat and MiG-31 Foxhound
« Reply #27 on: January 19, 2013, 09:32:24 AM »
Has anyone every produced a model or a conversion for the Recon versions or trainer versions of the MiG-25?  Preferably in 1/48?


Click2Detail does a 1/48 conversion set for a MiG-25BM. LINK
Not aware of any trainers in 1/48.

1/72 is rather better served (for once!)! There's a trainer as a regular kit by Condor. Both Armory (LINK) and Pavla (LINK) make conversion kits for reconnaissance Foxbats.
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Re: MiG-25 Foxbat and MiG-31 Foxhound
« Reply #28 on: March 07, 2013, 04:04:51 AM »
Utilize the now-redundant and over sized Revell 1/48 MiG-25 as an evolution kit much like the Legacy Hornet and the Super Hornet or F-16 and Mitsubishi F-2A.   

Stretch a few bits and pieces here and there.    Yes, I know that puts it somewhat into MiG-31 territory but the Russians were great at producing one-off products.     
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Re: MiG-25 Foxbat and MiG-31 Foxhound
« Reply #29 on: March 09, 2013, 06:19:38 AM »
Some of the early concepts for a recce MiG-25 have a navigator in the nose......

And I wonder where else we can use anachronism like that, too......
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Re: MiG-25 Foxbat and MiG-31 Foxhound
« Reply #30 on: May 18, 2013, 04:45:42 AM »
What about a stretched, enlarged MiG-25/31 that is a dedicated bomber closer in line with the Tu-22/22M?
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Re: MiG-25 Foxbat and MiG-31 Foxhound
« Reply #31 on: August 04, 2013, 05:48:52 AM »
Need I say more?

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Re: MiG-25 Foxbat and MiG-31 Foxhound
« Reply #32 on: September 15, 2013, 02:11:19 PM »
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Once upon a time, back in the days before the internet I recall seeing a drawing or image of a MiG-25 fitted with a very large fuel tank under the fuselage.  It was a very large fuel tank, something much larger than what you would normally expect on any Russian/Soviet aircraft at the time. 

Would be nice to know what purpose that MiG-25 was to serve with such a large tank attached to it.


Anyone?  Anyone?.....Buehller? 

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Re: MiG-25 Foxbat and MiG-31 Foxhound
« Reply #33 on: September 15, 2013, 02:58:36 PM »
Wasn't the tank question answered on the previous page?
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Re: MiG-25 Foxbat and MiG-31 Foxhound
« Reply #34 on: September 15, 2013, 04:26:54 PM »
Yes...found that about 4 hours after I posted the above... :-[ :-\ ;D
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Re: MiG-25 Foxbat and MiG-31 Foxhound
« Reply #35 on: September 15, 2013, 04:27:39 PM »
Well, I'm not one to call someone slow but... :icon_sleep:
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Re: MiG-25 Foxbat and MiG-31 Foxhound
« Reply #36 on: September 16, 2013, 02:00:08 AM »
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Re: MiG-25 Foxbat and MiG-31 Foxhound
« Reply #37 on: December 16, 2013, 03:22:35 AM »
Random Idea:  Cuban MiG-25, possibly a Recon variant so as to do the equivalent of SR71 patrols along parts of Southern/Eastern USA.
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Re: MiG-25 Foxbat and MiG-31 Foxhound
« Reply #38 on: December 16, 2013, 07:03:09 AM »
Random Idea:  Cuban MiG-25, possibly a Recon variant so as to do the equivalent of SR71 patrols along parts of Southern/Eastern USA.

"Cuban Crisis II" or "Cuban Foxbat Crisis".  'nuff said (without going political)  ;D
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Re: MiG-25 Foxbat and MiG-31 Foxhound
« Reply #39 on: December 17, 2013, 02:52:17 AM »
Oh yes, those slanted intakes are the BUSINESS!  :)
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Re: MiG-25 Foxbat and MiG-31 Foxhound
« Reply #40 on: December 17, 2013, 03:00:21 AM »
Linear aerospike nozzle for the two center engines?  A variable version would be challenging, but not impossible.

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Re: MiG-25 Foxbat and MiG-31 Foxhound
« Reply #41 on: December 17, 2013, 03:26:42 AM »
Linear aerospike I have always admired the mechanical simplicity of the concept!  8)
But I thought it only worked for rocket engines !?

What do you mean by 'variable version' ? I am intrigued... ::)

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Re: MiG-25 Foxbat and MiG-31 Foxhound
« Reply #42 on: December 17, 2013, 10:37:21 AM »
Linear aerospike I have always admired the mechanical simplicity of the concept!  8)
But I thought it only worked for rocket engines !?

What do you mean by 'variable version' ? I am intrigued... ::)
Well, what you have here looks to be a combination of a linear aerospike and a variable engine nozzle.  The two engines are so close that they share a common centerbody in the nozzle, much like a linear aerospike but because you have such a variable flow and variety of power levels, you still need a variable nozzle.  Linear aerospikes generally work best, by themselves, with a constant flow, but a turbofan engine isn't going to have that.  The flow paths for the siamesed center engines may end up a bit different from those of the outer engines, but nothing that can't be coped with.

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Re: MiG-25 Foxbat and MiG-31 Foxhound
« Reply #43 on: December 18, 2013, 04:05:09 AM »
Thank you for this clarification. If I understand correctly, in all cases we have a need for a device to stabilize the outgoing flow (this happens naturally in an areospike thanks to the change in atmospheric pressure, depending on the altitude !?).

On the MiG-70 there are three separated engines actually. Two main turbojets on the flanks and a removable (rectangular) ramjet on the centerline which is only ignited for the final accelaration.
Does that change anything?

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Re: MiG-25 Foxbat and MiG-31 Foxhound
« Reply #44 on: December 18, 2013, 06:05:41 AM »
MiG-25DD "Doubledecker" aka "Transformer Blitzwing"  8)


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Re: MiG-25 Foxbat and MiG-31 Foxhound
« Reply #45 on: February 02, 2015, 10:23:39 PM »
I'm not sure is this the right place to post, but I couldn't find better.
Does anyone knows is this a whiff or it was an actual project that never went further from drawing board? I found this pic marked as Project 3 (?) and, as you could see, it look like a heavily upgraded MiG-25. It was among drawings made in similar style, but all were actual aircrafts and prototypes (Chinese Air Force J-7, J-8, J-11, etc).
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Re: MiG-25 Foxbat and MiG-31 Foxhound
« Reply #46 on: February 08, 2015, 02:03:16 AM »
Slightly larger delta wing and a single tail than the immediate above.
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Re: MiG-25 Foxbat and MiG-31 Foxhound
« Reply #47 on: February 08, 2015, 02:20:27 AM »
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Re: MiG-25 Foxbat and MiG-31 Foxhound
« Reply #48 on: February 15, 2015, 05:35:20 AM »
I've just found this...

It was an actual project in 1968 that never went further from tests on static models. It was marked as Interceptor No. 10, while that ''Project 3'' mark actually meant that interceptor was supposed to achieve Mach 3 and also the 30km ceiling. However, since China was technologically not able to do so at the time, the project was abandoned. The static model is on framed smaller photos.
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Re: MiG-25 Foxbat and MiG-31 Foxhound
« Reply #49 on: September 01, 2015, 03:38:00 AM »


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