Sale! Iraqi Air Force MIG-25 PDS Lt Zuhair Dawood 1991 Hobby Master HA5602 Scale 1:72

Iraqi Air Force MIG-25 PDS Lt Zuhair Dawood 1991 Hobby Master HA5602 Scale 1:72 Highly detailed Hobby Master pre-painted diecast metal model Aircraft: MIG-25P Foxbat Item#: HA5602 Scale: 1:72 The MiG-25 “Foxbat” is a supersonic interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft. The prototype flew in 1964 and entered service in 1970 with an operational speed of Mach 2.83 but if needed Mach 3.2 possibly damaging the engines. The MiG-25 caused concern for the U.S. who demanded increases in the performance of the F-15 Eagle under development. The MiG-25s large wings gave the impression of a highly weight of the stainless steel used to manufacture the MiG-25.weight of the stainless steel used to manufacture the MiG-25. The first American casualty of Operation Desert Storm came on the night of January 17, 1991. LCDR Scott “Spike” Speicher was piloting an F/A-18C Hornet from VFA-81 Sunliners” when his aircraft crashed. According to a fellow pilot on the same mission the F/A-18C was at 28,000 feet and hit by an R-40 missile fired from an Iraqi MiG-25PDS believed to be flown by Lt. Zuhair Dawood of the IrAF 84th Squadron. LCDR Speicher was listed as MIA but later changed to KIA. Variants of the MiG-25 MiG-25P Foxbat A MiG-25RB Foxbat B MiG-25RBV Foxbat B MiG-25BBT Foxbat B MiG-25R Foxbat B MiG-25PU Foxbat C MiG-25RU Foxbat C MiG-25U Foxbat C MiG-25RBK Foxbat D MiG-25RBS Foxbat D MiG-25RBSh Foxbat D MiG-25RBF Foxbat D MiG-25PD Foxbat E MiG-25PDS Foxbat E MiG-25BM Foxbat F General Specifications of the MIKOYAN-GUREVICH MiG-25P Foxbat Number Built – 1,190 Crew – 1 x Pilot Dimensions Length – 64 ft 10 in (19.75 m) Wingspan – 45 ft 11.5 in (14.01 m) Height – 20 ft ¼ in (6.10 m)