Mikoyan Mig-31: Defender of the Homeland

by Yefim Gordon and E Gordon

The MiG-31 started life as an advanced derivative of the famous MiG-25P interceptor, becoming the first Soviet fourth-generation combat aircraft. First flown in 1975, it differed from its progenitor primarily in having a crew of two (pilot and weapons systems operator), a highly capable passive phased-array radar - a world first - and new R-33 long-range missiles as its primary armament. The maximum speed was an impressive Mach 2.82, the cruising...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1473823927
• ISBN13: 9781473823921
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Aviation
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.1" x 11.7"