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The Mikoyan MiG-31 (Russian: Микоян МиГ-31; NATO reporting name: Foxhound) is a supersonic interceptor aircraft developed for the Soviet Air Forces by the Mikoyan design bureau as a replacement for the earlier MiG-25 "Foxbat"; the MiG-31 is based on and shares design elements with the MiG-25.
The training aircraft MiG-15UTI no. 612739, in which (according to N. Kamanin's diary) the crash happened, was made on 19 March 1956 in Aero Vodochody factory in Czechoslovakia. After its entry into service it was repaired twice (on July 13, 1962, and March 30, 1967).
Subsequently, six out of the seven surviving MiG-25s (the eighth aircraft was lost in a crash in 1994) have been preserved at various locations in India. An aerial observation of the solar eclipse of 24 October 1995 over India was conducted by a MiG-25, [81] which took images of the eclipse at an altitude of 25,000 m (82,000 ft). [82]
During its service life, the IAF has lost at least 116 aircraft to crashes (not including those lost in combat), with 81 of those occurring since 1990. [5] "Prior to discussion on the accident proneness or otherwise of the MiG-21 aircraft, the figures of loss of 221 aircraft and 100 pilots during the period 1991-2000 appear to be incorrect.
MiG-9L (Samolet FK) one aircraft modified to test the avionics for the Raduga KS-1 Komet air-launched anti-shipping cruise missile [17] MiG-9M (I-308, Samolet FR) one prototype with RD-21 engines [15] MiG-9UTI (I-301T, Samolet FT) two-seat training aircraft, only two built [10]
Furthermore, on 24 July 2019, an Azerbaijani Air Force MIG-29 aircraft carrying out drills suddenly disappeared from radars. The pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Rashad Atakishiyev, went missing as the plane crashed into the Caspian Sea. His body was recovered after a long-running search. Crash
The Five Eyes Air Force Interoperability Council (AFIC) assigns [1] codenames for fighters and other military aircraft originating in, or operated by, the air forces of the former Warsaw Pact, including Russia, and the People's Republic of China.
The North American F-100 Super Sabre is an American supersonic jet fighter aircraft designed and produced by the aircraft manufacturer North American Aviation.The first of the Century Series of American jet fighters, it was the first United States Air Force (USAF) fighter capable of supersonic speed in level flight.