soviet air defence forces

I've always wondered about how the Perm D-30F6 turbofan is able to power the MiG-31 to Mach 2.83, when it appeared to be a relatively conventional adaptation of the D-30 commercial turbofan family. Source is ENGINES OF RUSSIAN COMBAT AIRCRAFT by Kotelnikov V. R., Khrobystova O. V., Zrelov V...

PARG-1VV - R-8R (AA-3 Anab) PARG-10VV - R-4R (AA-5 Ash) PARG-12VV - R-40R (AA-6 Acrid) PARG-13VV - R-3R (AA-2 Aphid) PARG-14VV - R-98 (AA-3 Anab) PARG-15VV - R-4MR AAM (AA-5 Ash) PARG-30VV - R-25 AAM (Sparrow copy - CW - abandoned). PARG-50VV - R-13MK AAM (combined SARH and IR seeker -...

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I've read numerous books on Cold War histories, which included mention of Soviet air combat tactics, however I've not found one source that described the various air-to-air or air-to-ground tactics that the Soviets employed during the Cold War (either the USSR or their Warsaw Pact allies). This...

Pretty simple, what if the Russians don't flip flop around with their 5th gen program and decide to keep developing the Mig 1.44? Would they have a 5th gen(ish) aircraft earlier? what would it's export potential be? how effective would it be? my 2 cents are It would be operational earlier that...

Apparently the SR 71 was able to evade Soviet air defences simply because it travelled too fast. The reason I am interested in this is that there were proposals in 1960/61 for a British ramjet missile (OR 1182) which would fly at speeds in excess of M = 2 and at high altitude. A report was...

Found a website sometime ago about a variant of the AN-2 that was designed to shoot down U.S. GENETRIX Spy balloons. It had a turbo or supercharger to fly at high altitude. A rear turret was added with a gun. Website had some great side views. Don't think it was ever built.

Hi! Any one has the 3-view drawing of this North American Vigilante mock up? This mock up is historically and technically very important because this is mother shape of MIG25,F-15 and FA-18,etc. And please show me the reason why North American chose single vertical tail stabilizer design.

Last month's DTI carried a blurb on the Mig-31 BM . the last line talked about the Mig-31 BM's ability to counter stealth cruise missiles and Hypersonics. In this context I propose to start a discussion as to how the Mig-31 BM may indeed accomplish the same.

Blackbird: Beyond the Secret Missions A classic book, full of fascinating details about the design and operations of the A-12, YF-12 and SR-71, with good material on peripheral matters like Soviet MiG-25 and MiG-31 and Swedish JA-37 interceptions. <a...

To my shame, this is the first time when I see La-250 in flight.

The 1968 decree authorised the development of 3 versions of the Ye-155M program, Ye-155MP interceptor, Ye-155MF frontal bomber and Ye-155MR reconnaissance. Ye-155MF frontal bomber...

Tupolev worked on a progressive series of designs from Tu-28 improvements to a wholly new VG design. Tu-28A with Vladimir Dobrynin's VD-19 engines (ancestor of the T-4's RD36-41). Tu-128A with MiG-25 style intakes.

View on the development VVS OF THE USSR 80- X -90 X of the years Sergey Burdin http://www.airforce.ru/history/vvs_80_90/

Mikoyan Product 701 Crew: 2 Wingspan: 19 m Length: 31 m Height: 7 m Wing Area: 130 m2 Empty Weight: 35,000 kg Maximum TO Weight: 65,000 kg Cruise Speed: 2,500 km/h Ceiling: 17,000 m Subsonic Range: 11,000 km Supersonic Range: 7,000 km Engines: Two turbofans of 200 kN each Armament: 4 x R-72...