Famous Russian Aircraft

Mikoyan MiG-31

Yefim Gordon, Dmitriy Komissarov

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DLS
30 October 2020

History; Aviation skills & piloting

As early as 1965, when the MiG-25 interceptor was in the midst of its test programme, the Mikoyan Design Bureau started work on an even more capable two-seat interceptor meant to provide adequate protection for the huge expanses of Siberia and the Soviet Far East. Though superficially resembling a MiG-25 with tandem cockpits, the aircraft was soon designated the MiG-31. Initially dubbed Super Foxbat in the West but soon renamed Foxhound, the MiG-31 first flew on 16 September 1975 and, after a five-year trials programme, achieved initial operational capability in 1980. Full-scale deliveries began in 1982 to units covering the Moscow Air Defence Zone, the Arctic and the Far East. One of the effects was that the SR-71s now stayed away from the Soviet borders. Efforts to improve the Foxhound began right away. In-flight refuelling capability was added in 1989 to overcome the problem of inadequate range. Next, the MiG-31B featuring upgraded avionics and better weapons entered production in 1990; existing MiG-31s were brought up to the new standard (except for IFR capability) as the MiG-31BS. The radically improved 'Generation 4+' MiG-31M featuring a new WCS and new R-37 ultra-long-range AAMs first flew in 1985 but never entered production because of funding shortages. Today, the MiG-31s remains one of modern Russia's key air defence assets, and new versions keep appearing. The book gives the complete development and service history of this remarkable aircraft and is richly illustrated with colour photos and colour artworks throughout.

By: Yefim Gordon, Dmitriy Komissarov
Imprint: DLS
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 280mm, Width: 216mm, Spine: 38mm
Weight: 1.302kg
ISBN: 9781910809419
ISBN 10: 1910809411
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 30 October 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Yefim Gordon was born in 1950 in Vilnius, Lithuania, and graduated from the Kaunas Polytechnical Institute in 1972 as an engineer/electronics designer. He has been a resident of Moscow since 1973, when, as a hobby, he started collecting photographs and books on the history of Soviet aviation. This has now developed into a major archive. Since the 1980s he has been a professional aviation journalist and writer, with over 80 books published on Soviet/Russian aviation in Russian, English, Polish and Czech, as well as close to 120 magazine features and photo reports. He is also an accomplished photographer, with countless photos published in the western press; the current edition of Jane's All the World's Aircraft features more than 50 of his photographs.

Reviews for Famous Russian Aircraft: Mikoyan MiG-31

Yefim Gordon and Dmitriy Komissarov have found a path to weave in a tremendous amount of data and still manage to provide a compelling and readable storyline. This is an essential book in your library for both the historian and the scale modeler. --Frank Landrus IPMS/USA (10/11/2021 12:00:00 AM)