which is the fastest fighter aircraft in the world..
By sibiejohn
@sibiejohn (156)
India
January 18, 2007 6:23am CST
I think Mig-25 is the fastest fighter jet in the world..which goes to a speed of mach 3.2(
3 responses
@fulcrum_shift (6)
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26 Aug 07
The Mig-25 is not in production .. the Mig-31 is in production which is based on the Mig-25 but is completly different in terms of avionics , airframe composition , ........
The Mig-25 flew only once at 3.2M by an iraqi pilot who streaked past US forces in desert storm ... after he landed the engines were completly destroyed ....
the mig-25 can sustain only 2.8M ... whereas the SR-71 can sustain 3M+ ....
Even the Mig-25 is being withdrawn from serives due to maintainence costs and lack of spares ..
The indian air force recently retired its mig-25's due to the above reasons and also the fact that satellites could perform the same role much efficently and would be cheaper
@sibiejohn (156)
• India
19 Jan 07
ya ur correct..but its producton is reduced because of the cost bulky equipments...
@FalconFan59 (51)
• Australia
18 Jan 07
You may be right but it wouldn't have caught the SR71a for speed alone.
@sibiejohn (156)
• India
18 Jan 07
ya ur right.. but SR71 flight is not fighter rather i think it is bomber discovered by NASA