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Ed Majden wrote:
Weren't these aircraft designed for different purposes in mind so direct comparisons are meaningless. The SR-71 is a high altitude recon. platform as wasn't the Mig 25 a high speed interceptor which needed high speed dash capability and not long endurance? Ed Not quite. The Ye-155 (MiG-25's development designation) was from the very start produced in two versions: Ye-155P ("P" is for Perekhvatchik - interceptor) and the Ye-155R ("Razvedyvatel'niy", or Reconnaissance). The PVO needed and interceptor and the VVS needed a high-speed high-altitude recon plane. It was decided to combine the two requirements in a single design. I see nothing wrong in comparing MiG-25 to SR-71 because both were recon planes and one of them was also the primary target for the other. -- Regards, Venik Visit my site: http://www.aeronautics.ru If you need to e-mail me, please use the following subject line: ?Subject="Newsgr0ups resp0nse" |
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