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January 23rd 04, 03:39 AM
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"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
... What they do have in common is a design requirement from high command. Get up there quick, kill something fast, then return to base. The surprising thing about the Mig-25 is its long range. Yes, _long_. Interceptors are designed for defensive, not offensive, work. The Mig-25 was designed to defend the Soviet Union from mach 3 atomic bombers. The Soviet Union was _big_, really big. Hence the long range of the Mig-25. The WWII Spitfire/Hurricanes were also interceptors, but Great Britain is a tiny country. Hence their short legs. Form follows function. Have you ever noticed that despite the superficial similarity of the Mig-25 to the later F-15, that the Mig-25 is a much larger aircraft? 
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