First demonstrated to the public during the Domodedovo airshow in 1967, the MiG-23 was a major advance in fighter design over the preceeding MiG-21. The aircraft uses variable-sweep wings that can be set at 16, 45, or 72 degrees of sweep to improve performance at both subsonic and supersonic speeds. The MiG-23 also employs variable inlets to improve engine efficiency and increase range.
Production of the MiG-23 was completed in 1985 after 4,278 single-seat and 769 trainers had been built. The MiG-23 is said to be easy to fly, popular with pilots, and very reliable. A simplified model was widely exported, especially to Middle Eastern nations, though success has been limited. Numerous MiG-23 fighters were shot down by Israeli F-15 aircraft during the 1982 Lebanon conflict, and Libyan examples were successfully engaged by US F-14 fighters during skirmishes in the mid-1980s. Though still in service with a number of nations, the MiG-23 and related MiG-27 were phased out of Russian service in 199
Name:
MiG-23 PU "Flogger"
Thrust:
22,485 lbs/1 x 10200 kg
Length:
55.1 ft/16,8 m
Wingspan:
46.8 ft/14,2 m
Take-Off Weight:
44,300 lbs/20,1 t
Max.speed:
Mach 2.1/1390 mph
Operational Ceiling:
61,000 ft/18600 m
Load Factor:
+ 7,0g
Flight MiG-23 "Flogger" includes :
- permission for entry and visiting the Ramenskoye Aerodrome (Zhukovsky city);
- transfers between the Airport and a hotel;
- transfers between a hotel and the Ramenskoye Aerodrome;
- pre-flight medical inspection;
- high-altitude oxygen equipment and a flying helmet;
- flight by MiG-23 "Flogger" (30 minutes);
- a guide-interpreter (English, German, French);
- photo and video shooting at the Aerodrome;
- your photo with the pilot and MiG-23 "Flogger""; - personal certificate
Rostourism provides additional services: - video recording of your flight from the cockpit of the Russian military aircraft MiG-23 "Flogger";
- the second / third flight by one of the Russian fighter jets - MiG-25, MiG-29, Su-30 or jet trainer L-39 (after MiG-23 "Flogger" flight or on any other day of your staying in Moscow);
- excursion to the Central Museum of the Air Forces at Monino (before the flight by MiG-23 "Flogger" or after it );
- excursion to the Star City - Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre (before the MiG-23 "Flogger" flight or it);
- VIP immigration customs processing (or Fast-Track) for arrival/departure at Sheremetyevo;
- one or several extra days staying in Moscow (before the MiG-23 "Flogger" flight or after it) with or without excursions in Moscow and Moscow Region;
- combining business in Russia and flight by MiG-23 "Flogger": Flight during your visit to Moscow (only flight by MiG-23 "Flogger", without accommodation in a hotel and other services).
You should send passport data not later than 25 days before your flight by MiG-23 "Flogger". Please, learn about other conditions, terms and details of the reservation and payment for MiG-23 "Flogger".
Flights on MIG-23 are not carried out at the
monent in Russia. Advise you flight on MIG-29 or MIG-31