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Cockpit visibility was also somewhat poor in the MiG-23, although the view straight ahead was superior compared to the MiG-21. [15] In particular, visibility was poor looking to the rear, partially due to the ejection seat which wrapped around the pilot's head, requiring the pilot to lean forward to look to the side or behind.
MiG-23UM on static display at an army cantonment in Jorhat, Assam. [22] MiG-23MF on static display at Sainik School, Satara in Satara, Maharashtra. [23] MiG-23 on static display near Military area in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. [citation needed] SK419 - MiG-23MF on static display at 11 Base Repair Depot in Ozar, Maharashtra. [24]
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MiG-23: Flogger 1967 Production Fighter and fighter-bomber, most-produced variable-geometry aircraft, originally to be based on Ye-2A or Ye-8: MiG-25: Foxbat 1964 Production Interceptor and reconnaissance-bomber, fastest mass-production aircraft MiG-27: Flogger-D/J 1970 Production Ground-attack aircraft derived from the MiG-23 MiG-29: Fulcrum ...
Replacement aircraft initially included only MiG-17s and MiG-21s: in April 1974, Syria received the first two batches of MiG-23 fighter-bombers. Acquisition of additional aircraft from the USSR was stopped in 1975 due to differences of political nature between Damascus and Moscow. [14] An example of the MiG-23MSs that Syria received in 1974.
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Mikoyan-Gurevich 23-31 / Izdeliye 92 The Mikoyan-Gurevich 23-01 , aka Izdeliye 92 and (erroneously) Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23PD , NATO reporting name Faithless , was a 1960s STOL fighter / attack aircraft, designed in the USSR , to fulfil a requirement for ground-attack and fighter aircraft able to operate from short runways.
It is based on the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 fighter aircraft, but optimised for air-to-ground attack. Unlike the MiG-23, the MiG-27 did not have widespread use outside Russia, as most countries opted for the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23BN and Sukhoi Su-22 instead. As of late 2023, all Russian, Indian, Sri Lankan, Ukrainian, and Kazakh MiG-27s have ...