MiG-31M Foxhound
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MiG-31M Foxhound
| Aircraft Role: | Fighter |
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| Manufacturer: | Mikoyan-Gurevich |
| Real-World Origin: | Russian Federation |
| AC Installments: | Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War |
| Primary Operator: | Yuktobania (YAF) |
| Secondary Operators: | Osea (OADF) |
| Plane Variants: | MiG-31 Foxhound |
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[edit] Description
The MiG-31M is an upgraded variant with a new weapons control system designated Zaslon-M. The aircraft is equipped with a radar featuring a doubled effective range, which is capable of simultaneously tracking and engage more targets. The MiG-31M main armament is six long-range missiles under the fuselage in tandem, three abreast and four RVV-AE medium-range missiles under the wings, the cannon is dismantled. The aircraft design is somewhat updated - the middle fuselage fairing cross-section is larger, the cockpit canopy features a caseless windshield and smaller area of the operator's transparency, the wing is equipped with large leading-edge extensions, the infrared direction finder under the forward fuselage is non-retractable.
It is powered by enhanced D-30F-6M engines. The internal fuel tank capacity was increased. The aircraft has an in-flight refueling capability. The ECM and individual defense systems are united into the integral defense system. The operator's cockpit control board equipment was changed. Test-pilot Boris Orlov and test-navigator Leonid Popov flew out the prototype (registration number 051) on 21 December, 1985. In the late eighties, the Sokol aircraft plant (NGAZ) built the development batch of the MiG-31Ms, which underwent the official testing successfully.
[edit] Aces
-Cosm (YAF/AC5)
[edit] Armament
Gun:1x GSh-6-23 23mm cannon
Missile:R-60 (AA-8) Aphid
XLAA:R-37 (AA-X-13) Arrow
[edit] Stats
-Speed: 97
-Mobility: 63
-Stability: 56
-Defense: 87
-Air-to-Air: 84
-Air-to-Ground: 37
[edit] Comparable Aircraft
-F-14A Tomcat
-F-14B Bombcat
-F-14D Super Tomcat
-F-15C Eagle
[edit] Related Development
-MiG-25 Foxbat
-MiG-31 Foxhound
