The mig 31 s zaslon radar was the worlds first phasedarray unit. Power plant turbofan with afterburning aviadvigatel russian d30f6. Sljivic, the editor of maketar plus model magazine for the revi. I acquired one from my hobby club a couple of days ago and i would like to know if there are any aftermarket parts for it or will i need to scratchbuild. Media format immediate download compatibility microsoft flight simulator 2004 file size. For over a decade, incredible adventures customers flew to the edge of space in the mig25 foxbat.
The mig 17 was a refined version of the famous mig 15 of the korean war. The aircraft was designed by the mikoyan design bureau as a replacement for the earlier mig25 foxbat. If you are on mobile, then try requesting the mobile version of the site. The mig31 has a high speed, altitude and rate of climb, however it sacrifices maneuverability in order to achieve these capabilities.
The first mig31 prototype rolled out of development in 1982. Avsim is a free service to the flight simulation community. The mig 31 foxhound was developed as an offshoot of the recordsetting mig 25 foxbat. How the mig31 repelled the sr71 blackbird from soviet skies. Copy the mig 31m foxhound folder into your fsx simobjects aircraft directory. Mig31 firefox the soviet version the f19 aurora mig31 firefox. Designed as a highaltitude, highspeed interceptor, the firefox incorporates a highly advanced avionics package and thoughtcontrolled weapons system. It owes its oustanding capability to an effective combination of performance, weaponry, and avionics. Original model by kazunori ito, updated for fsx by michael pook. It is not yet clear when the russian air force will phase out the mig31, but according to their importance and with no clear successor in line, it is likely that it will continue serving for as long as 2015. To combat this threat soviet russia came up with the design of the mikoyan mig29.
Copy the mig 31m foxhound folder into your fsx simobjects aircraft. The mig31 was among the first aircraft with a phased array radar, and one of two aircraft in the world capable of independently. The mig31s zaslon radar was the worlds first phasedarray unit. The aircraft was designed by the mikoyan design bureau as a replacement for the earlier mig 25 foxbat. Foxhound is a supersonic interceptor aircraft developed to replace the mig. The mig 31 foxhound is dedicated to the homeland air defense mission solely used by russia. To combat this threat soviet russia came up with the design of the mikoyan mig 29. The converted model should give you better frame rates in fsxp3dv3 and ensures that the sbai mikoyangurevich mig 31 foxhound displays correctly in.
Unlike the mig 25, the mig 31 has an internal cannon, a sixbarrel, 23 mm gsh623 with 800 rounds of ammunition, mounted above the starboard main landing gear bay. Mig31 foxhound mikoyangurevich russia soviet nuclear. Copy the mig 17 folder into your fsx simobjects aircraft folder. The flaps work together with the main landing gear to have a nice effect. The mig31 foxhound is dedicated to the homeland air defense mission solely used by russia. The kremlin hasnt yet explained how it plans to pay for the new fifthgeneration interceptors and carrier fighters. Copy the gauges in the gauges folder into your main. The mig31 has the distinction of being one of the fastest combat jets in the world and continues to be operated by the russian. Maiw sbai mikoyangurevich mig31 foxhound conversion. Theres no threat this foxhound cant interceptnot even. Ag 1 deploys parachute ag 2 drops aux tanks ag 3 fires short range ata missiles. Gordon shows that it was a machine built to defend the huge soviet airspaces, rather like the first stage of an air to air missile rather than the. Russia, malaysia, czech republic, iran, iraq, india, cuba, east germany, luftwaffe, soviet, romania, hungary, bangladesh, algeria.
Unlike the mig25, the mig31 has an internal cannon, a sixbarrel, 23 mm gsh623 with 800 rounds of ammunition, mounted above the starboard main landing gear bay. The aircraft is revolutionary both in its stealth airframe characteristics, as well as its flight handling capabilities. Supersonic interceptors on parade devoted to 70th victory day aniversary on may 9 il78 midas aerial tanker demonstrates refueling of 2 mig31 foxhound. One of the worlds greatest interceptors the mikoyangurevich mig31 foxhound is one of the most powerful and effective interceptors flying today. The converted model should give you better frame rates in fsxp3dv3 and ensures that the sbai mikoyangurevich mig 31 foxhound displays correctly in p3dv4. Flyable, payload and labels mods, warships mods lockonfiles. Mig31 foxhound supersonic interceptor crashes in russia. Freeware military aircraft for microsoft fs2004, flight simulator 2004. The mig 31 has the distinction of being one of the fastest combat jets in the world. The mig31 foxhound was developed as an offshoot of the recordsetting mig25 foxbat. This freeware package, produced by military ai works, contains the sbai mikoyangurevich mig 31 foxhound, created by sergey bunevich and converted for fsx by the team of henk schuitemaker.
Mig31 foxhound mikoyan gurevich the most capable russian air defense interceptor aircraft, the foxhound has a multipletarget engagement capability and was the first soviet fighter to have a true lookdown, shootdown capability. In fact the mig31 is based on, and shares design elements with the mig25. Avsim is staffed completely by volunteers and all funds donated to avsim go directly back to supporting the community. The mig 31 is among the fastest production aircraft. Flightgear forum view topic mig 31 foxhound in early.
The mig31 foxhound was the most advanced interceptor fielded by the soviet union before its dissolution. The foxbat was of a fast breed of aircraft, but agile it was not. The mig31bm foxhound is the newest version and is built as high and fast flying interceptor against incoming targets. Here is the mikoyan mig 31 foxhound modelers online reference onestop resource for photos, kits, details, and references. Natos reporting name for the mig29 is fulcrum, which was unofficially used by soviet pilots in service. Origin russia type allweather interceptor and ecm aircraft max speed 1,620 kt 1,865 mph max range 3300 km 2,050 miles dimensions. The mig31 was designed by the mikoyan design bureau based on the mig25. The mig 31 has a high speed, altitude and rate of climb, however it sacrifices maneuverability in order to achieve these capabilities.
Download this freeware package, produced by military ai works, contains the sbai mikoyangurevich mig 31 foxhound, created by sergey bunevich and converted for fsx by the team of henk schuitemaker. A new version of the foxhound with upgraded avionics, the mig 31b, was introduced in 1990. The package features fsx compatible gauges for the 2d panel, a new basic vc and smoke effects. Foxhound stock photos download 767 royalty free photos. For over a decade, incredible adventures customers flew to the edge of space in the mig 25 foxbat. It uses missiles to shotdown enemy aircraft at long ranges. Dec 10, 2017 since the russian air force is kinda underrepresented in gta v, here is the current interceptor in use by russia. How the mig31 repelled the sr71 blackbird from soviet. Can anyone give me a few pointers on the lindberg 148 foxhound. Foxhound is a supersonic interceptor aircraft developed to replace the mig25 foxbat.
Now, theres a new plane on the runway the mig 31 foxhound. The mig31 nato code foxhound is a supersonic interceptor aircraft developed to replace the mig25 foxbat. Here is a screenshot of a mig 31 flying high above the clouds. Russian mig31 foxhound a fighter ahead of its time. Mig31 foxhound flight to the unknown russian aircraft. Supersonic interceptors on parade devoted to 70th victory day aniversary on may 9 il78 midas aerial tanker demonstrates refueling of 2 mig 31 foxhound. Since the russian air force is kinda underrepresented in gta v, here is the current interceptor in use by russia. The mikoyan mig31 foxhound is a russianbuilt interceptor aircraftits designed to go straight, very fast, in order to intercept and destroy invading planesas a modernized replacement to. It was developed to counter new american fighters such as the f16 fighting falcon, and the f15 eagle. As one of the later models following a long line of successful soviet manufactured aircraft, the mig 31 foxhound is an allweather interceptor plane which entered service in russia possibly as early as 1976. Mikoyan mig31 foxhound longrange highspeed interceptor.
The mig31 is among the fastest production aircraft. The twoseat mig31 was foreseen as a highspeed interceptor to counter the threat of supersonic aircraft and cruise missiles flying at lowlevel. Theres no threat this foxhound cant interceptnot even the. This is an update for fsx version of the alpha mig 25 foxbat. This mod comes with full lod levels l0l4, custom collision mesh and all native gta features. The gsh623 has a claimed rate of fire of over 10,000 rounds per minute.
The mcdonnell f4f phantom ii is a twoseater and supersonic fighter capable of long range, allweather fighterbomber capabilities as well. Now, theres a new plane on the runway the mig31 foxhound. Here is the mikoyan mig31 foxhound modelers online reference onestop resource for photos, kits, details, and references. We have converted the textures to dds format with dxt35 compression and. A supersonic interceptor aircraft developed as a replacement for the earlier mig 25 foxbat. As one of the later models following a long line of successful soviet manufactured aircraft, the mig31 foxhound is an allweather interceptor plane which entered service in russia possibly as early as 1976. Mig25 foxbat, created by sergey bunevich and converted for fsx by the team of henk. The mig 31bm foxhound is the newest version and is built as high and fast flying interceptor against incoming targets. Foxhound was developed during 1970s by the mikoyan design bureau as supersonic interceptor aircraft and was aimed to replace the earlier mig25 foxbat. Package also includes a high quality vc with corrected textures for fsxp3d. Origin russia type allweather interceptor and ecm aircraft max speed 1,620 kt 1,865 mph max range 3300 km 2,050 miles dimensions span. It comes with 9 different liveries all in the game at once included are. Yefim gordons book successfully copes with the misunderstanding which surrounds the mig 25 foxbat one of the worlds fastest jet fighters and its successor the mig 31, nicknamed the foxhound.
The mig 31 foxhound was built to replace the highflying mig 25 and features improved performance in many categories. Navy p8 poseidon was intercepted by a mig31 near the kamchatka peninsula. Apr 22, 2017 148 scale avantgarde model kits mig31bbs foxhound. Get your team aligned with all the tools you need on one secure, reliable video platform. The mig 31 may be the heaviest fighter in the world, it has an takeoff weight of noless than 46,000 kg. The mig31 has the distinction of being one of the fastest combat jets in the.
Airplane wallpaper ejection seat aircraft interiors the fox and the hound aircraft design aircraft pictures submarines battleship military aircraft. The mig31 has the distinction of being among the fastest. The mig31 may be the heaviest fighter in the world, it has an takeoff weight of noless than 46,000 kg. The mig 31 foxhound was the most advanced interceptor fielded by the soviet union before its dissolution. Download mig31 firefox interception fs2004 rikoooo. The mikoyan mig31 is a supersonic interceptor aircraft developed for use by the soviet air. The mig31 was developed as an improved version of the mig25 supersonic fighter.
It continues to be operated by the russian air force and the kazakhstan air force. Mig31m foxhound updated for fsx fly away simulation. This is now fixed, plus changed the smoke effects, and made minor changes to the panel. The mig usually flies at an altitude below 60000 feet and at a speed of about mach 2. Foxhound is a supersonic interceptor aircraft developed for use by the soviet air forces. A new version of the foxhound with upgraded avionics, the mig31b, was introduced in 1990. Russian airplane at air show 100 years of russian aviation il78 midas aerial tanker demonstrates refueling of 2 mig 31 foxhound. Russian airplane at air show 100 years of russian aviation il78 midas aerial tanker demonstrates refueling of 2 mig31 foxhound. The mig 31 has a new airframe strengthened to 5 g, as opposed to the mig 25s 4. This is the kirk ollson f16 viper for fsx with cool added effects like. P8 patrol aircraft near russias far east april 28, 2016 david cenciotti 11 a u. The mig31 foxhound was built to replace the highflying mig25 and features improved performance in many categories.