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On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 15:14:17 -0400, Venik wrote:
Alan Minyard wrote: And this would explain the fact that the Mig-25 never managed to intercept an SR how? The Mig simply could not catch an SR-71, and probably could not even track it. The SR-71 succeeded, the Mig failed. I think you are mistaking an interceptor for a race car. You see, it does not need to exceed or even to match the speed of its target to complete an intercept. MiG-25's main drawback was its missiles. Other than that, the MiG-31 was succesfull in retiring the SR-71. The Mig never intercepted an SR-71, and if it could have, it would have. The SR-71s were retired as strategic recon is now done by satellites. The Mig-31 never had an impact on US planing. Al Minyard |
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