Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig-23 Flogger
Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig-23 Flogger
Role:
Single-seat variable-geometry air combat fighter and
two-seat operational trainer.
DESIGN FEATURES:
Shoulder-wing variable-geometry configuration; sweep
variable manually in flight or on ground to 16o, 45o or
72o (values given in manuals and on pilot's panel; true
values 18o 40', 47o 40' and 74o 40' respectively); two
hydraulic wing sweep motors driven separately by main
and control booster systems.
LANDING GEAR:
Hydraulically retractable tricycle type; single wheel
on each main unit and steerable twin-wheel nose unit.
POWER PLANT:
One Soyuz/Khachaturov R-35-300 turbojet, rated at up to
127.5 kN (28660 lb st) with max afterburning. Water
injection system, capacity 28 litres (7.4 US gallons;
6.15 Imp gallons). Three fuel tanks in fuselage, aft of
cockpit, and six in wings; internal fuel capacity 4250
litres (1122 US gallons; 935 Imp gallons). Variable
geometry air intakes and variable nozzle.
ACCOMMODATION:
Pilot only, on KM-1 or KM-1M (zero height/70-675 knots;
130-1250 km/h; 80-775 mph) ejection seat in
air-conditioned and pressurised cockpit, under small
hydraulically actuated rearward hinged canopy.
Bulletproof windscreen.
AVIONICS:
Modernised SAU-23AM automatic flight control system,
coupled to Polyot short-range navigation and flight
system. Sapfir-23ML J-band multi-mode radar (NATO `High
Lark 2': search range 38 nm; 70 km; 43 miles, tracking
range 29 nm; 55 km; 34 miles) behind dielectric
nosecone; no radar scope; instead, picture is projected
onto head-up display. RSBN-6S short-range radio nav
system.
ARMAMENT:
One 23 mm GSh-23L twin-barrel gun in fuselage belly
pack; large flash eliminator around muzzles; 200 rds.
Two pylons in tandem under centre-fuselage, one under
each engine air intake duct, and one under each fixed
inboard wing panel, for radar guided R-23R (K-23R; NATO
AA-7 `Apex'), infra-red R-23T (K-23T; AA-7 `Apex')
and/or infra-red R-60T (AA-8 `Aphid') air-to-air
missiles, B-8 packs of twenty 80 mm S-8 air-to-surface
rockets, UB-32-57 packs of thirty-two 57 mm S-5
rockets, S-24 240 mm rockets, bombs, container weapons,
UPK-23-250 pods containing a GSh-23L gun, various
sensor and equipment pods or other external stores. Use
of twin launchers under air intake ducts permits
carriage of four R-60 missiles, plus two R-23 on
underwing pylons.
Aircraft Measures:
Length:59 ft. 6.5 in.
Height: 14 ft., 9 in.
Wingspan:
swept: 26 ft., 9.5 in.
unswept: 46 ft., 9 in.
Loaded Weight: 41,670 lbs
Aircraft Performance:
Maximum Speed: Mach 2.35
Service Ceiling:61,000 ft.
Range: Not Available
Thrust: 27,500 lbs.