# ![@BaA43A3aHY Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::1518893272856514560.png) @BaA43A3aHY BaA43A3aHY

BaA43A3aHY posts on X about air force, air, $sabr, bulgaria the most. They currently have [-----] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [---] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"@RealAirPower1 @point_luck East Germany Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria received MiG-23ML probably because they bordered NATO countries. Bulgaria even bought export MLDs. The last MiG-23 built (Dec 1984) was bought by BG it was a MLD # white [---]. RO PL HU only had MiG-23MF"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1703426051165110643)  2023-09-17T15:09Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@ScarecrowBUL In Romania you have BIAS. Every year during late summer. Entrance is free to anyone. Good to lookout for if you live nearby"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1708717516481085683)  2023-10-02T05:36Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@RealAirPower1 The manoeuvre kill seems to be a mith according to this article"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1720727637599875268)  2023-11-04T09:00Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@shervetsel Slovenia isn't enough of a shitfest to be considered Balkan sadly"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1720797230624313527)  2023-11-04T13:36Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@shervetsel Draganesti Olt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1729114272255639710)  2023-11-27T12:25Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@RealDacianDraco Why buy the [--] Abrams v3 A whole separate logistics chain just for so few tanks Wouldn't it make more sense to standardise on a single MBT type"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1731315073686110582)  2023-12-03T14:10Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@ValkStrategy During wind tunnel tests on such a modified MiG-23 model it was found that directional stability is preserved to a further [--] AoA beyond the baseline. Their placement and small dimensions are a result of not wanting to create any interferences with the radar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1748705903388364963)  2024-01-20T13:55Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@ValkStrategy The -extensions patent has first in the authors list a Georgy S. Byushgens ( ) from TsAGI. He was awarded the title of Hero of Socialist Labor as the creator of the MiG-23's aerodynamic layout in [----]. The next two are from the OKB Sedov & Valdenberg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1748706326958485727)  2024-01-20T13:57Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@ValkStrategy yaw moment results. Addendum: a MiG-23 with only automated LEDFs would increase AoA by only [--] vs. the baseline. Effects of the PVD-GVs on directional stability"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1748715631912882570)  2024-01-20T14:34Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@ValkStrategy Bibliography: [--] -       - . . et al. [--] - Pitot-tube vortex generators patent - SU [-------] A1 - 29.05.1981 [--] - Lambda-extensions patent - SU [-------] A1 - 21.03.1983"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1748715994913120290)  2024-01-20T14:35Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@RealDacianDraco We did get some T-72s eventually. Not many though"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1748727418523648218)  2024-01-20T15:21Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"I highly recommend this brief video presentation on propulsion system integration given by Dr. G. Keith Richey 2006"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1748976562593013925)  2024-01-21T07:51Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"Aircraft mentioned are F-111 F-15 F-16 and F-22. The video is part of a series of interviews with engineers from the Air Force Aeronautical Systems Division Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. My favourite of the series are the ones with Frederick T. Rall Jr. and his work"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1748978847691735199)  2024-01-21T08:00Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"The last of his interviews contains an interesting anecdote: "Finally one afternoon in the Pentagon in the Secretary's conference room we had more generals with stars on than are in the heavens; I mean you wouldn't believe the number of stars that were in there"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1748980434715779430)  2024-01-21T08:06Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


""And the subject was what's the max speed going to be And the Chief of Staff of the Air Force made it very simple. He said "Mach [---] is the lowest Mach number I can sell to congress so that's what we're going to do." Well that was"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1748980593537216528)  2024-01-21T08:07Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"@BastonMihaita @Miyhnea @Arnold_Platon Filiale Indonezia Mexic i UAE. Because Abu Dhabi is a coruption of the original Abu Dava"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1750530212213973467)  2024-01-25T14:45Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"The [----] edition of the book shed more light on this phenomenon with the help of former MiG-23MS pilot Ted "Gabby" Drake if I'm not mistaken"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1752041616141873433)  2024-01-29T18:50Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"This phenomenon was also described in Tom Coopers MiG-23 Flogger in the Middle East" (2017). Libyan Air Force pilot Abdul Hassan said about the early MiG-23s: "The R-29 could accelerate to the point of disintegration but could not decelerate under the pilot's control"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1752043030889001248)  2024-01-29T18:56Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"@heatloss1986 Do you think you can talk about the development of the USAF & USN F-4 radars. Are there any big differences between the Air Force E & Navy J weapon systems How did the J to S radar change Things of this nature if you think this is a rich enough topic to post about"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1752768190034198690)  2024-01-31T18:57Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"Since finding internal fuel volume for MiG-23s is difficult here's my best estimate based on all of the sources I could find"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1752964209346859366)  2024-02-01T07:56Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Mirage F1AZ weight taken from the F1K50AZ-1-1 flight manual (fuel density of [----] kg/litre). And an estimated weight for the Mirage F1C based on "DASSAULT AVIATION Mirage F1 Flight Model by J.M. LANGERON Version [----] . 035""  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1752970418703454321)  2024-02-01T08:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Max Lift to Drag Ratios. Here is a list of max L/D for various aircraft and sources. How accurate they are is up for debate. A few more: Mirage F1AZ clean L/D = [--] at AoA = [--]. Hawker Hunter F.5 L/D = 13.6"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1752976587450962003)  2024-02-01T08:46Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@heatloss1986 The fact that the slats in the F-4J had higher camber than on the E is an important detail I've never heard before. Here is a lift vs AoA (in degrees not units) curve comparison of slated (F-4S) vs non-slated F-4J. @AeroPaleo There is an earlier publication with a more detailed version of this graph. It also has the CL vs AoA curve for the A-7 Corsair. FLUID DYNAMICS OF AIRCRAFT STALLING Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development No. [---] (AGARD-CP-102). Paris France November [----] P270/307. https://t.co/TmwMSVPRf7 @AeroPaleo There is an earlier publication with a more"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1753359680158437752)  2024-02-02T10:08Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@heatloss1986 Just finished reading. One hell of a Phantom thread Why was the infrared search and track discarded I tried a few years ago to see if I can find a relationship between AoA DEGREES and UNITS. I don't think it's a line but this is as best of an approximation as I could get"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1753499470916948157)  2024-02-02T19:23Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"MiG-23 air intakes design. Whenever somebody brings up the MiG-23 intakes there is always that person who just has to say "yeah it's just a copy of the F-4 Phantom intakes they even copied the number of boundary-layer bleed holes and those struts that are meant to cut the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1753715489686057384)  2024-02-03T09:42Z [----] followers, 391.4K engagements


".MiG-23M/MF/MS and early Soviet MiG-23ML was found to be inadequate and so late production MiG-23MLs had a longer & cambered lower intake guide vane. In Sergey Burdin's book " [---].   : 2002" we"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1753726927817367769)  2024-02-03T10:27Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


".read that during the MiG-23ML conversion to MiG-23MLD 23-18 one step according to maintenance bulletin 23-1000BU was to modify the intake guide vanes. These activities were carried out from May [----] to May [----]. About [---] Soviet Air Force (VVS) aircraft were converted"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1753727693353275506)  2024-02-03T10:30Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"@ChungTzuW They did. I learned from a person more knowledgeable on this topic that it took them a very long time to fully solve the R-13M gas problem. The original automated surge protection system was not really enough and they tried a few things only in the mid 80s was it finally solved"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1753874950492950809)  2024-02-03T20:15Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"@westjetf22 Well I can only speculate on this. The choice of not using a nose-cone design (as in MiG-21) is likely a result of needing a large diameter radar antenna and that is a topic for later. Why did they go for the F-4 style vertical 2D intake I'm not sure the alternative would"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1753899073944371637)  2024-02-03T21:51Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"@westjetf22 .have been the horizontal 2D design as on the A-5 Vigilante and the MiG-25 which is a very good design as well. Remember that the Tu-22M went from vertical to horizontal ramp which begs the question what advantage does a vertical ramp design have over a horizontal one"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1753900550800777622)  2024-02-03T21:57Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Shock waves"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1754430558602440784)  2024-02-05T09:03Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@TomcatJunkie I remember reading that at some point Grumman wanted to use the newly developing "supercritical airfoil" concept for the wing but the design was already frozen. Any ideea how the slats where scheduled Mach AoA did they lower gradually or in distinct stages etc"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1754628496209383865)  2024-02-05T22:10Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"It's very faint and might be just my imagination. Here are some better views. Source:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1755170541688750144)  2024-02-07T10:04Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Now let's look at two of the most important factors in judging whether an inlet is efficient or not pressure recovery & drag"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1755573661719822377)  2024-02-08T12:45Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"The photo shows the difference between a French Air Force Mirage F1CT and a South African Air Force F1CZ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1755573668850147464)  2024-02-08T12:45Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"A detailed thread about the AIM-7E and its problems. Some of them remind me about the problems that the R-23/R-24 missiles had in Iraqi Libyan & Cuban hands. The AIM-7E Sparrow failed in Vietnam. Today I intend to explain what went wrong how and what was done to correct it. 🧵 https://t.co/CGqiRI6l5i The AIM-7E Sparrow failed in Vietnam. Today I intend to explain what went wrong how and what was done to correct it. 🧵 https://t.co/CGqiRI6l5i"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1755860937863512460)  2024-02-09T07:47Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"My "go-to" books on MiG-23 combat history are: "MiG-23 Flogger in the Middle East: Mikoyan i Gurevich MiG-23 in Service in Algeria Egypt Iraq Libya and Syria 1973-2018" - Tom Cooper"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1755862047982514231)  2024-02-09T07:51Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"MiG-23MLD manoeuvrability thread. By most accounts from pilots that flew it the MiG-23MLD product 23-18 (-23 23-18) represented a noticeable improvement in maneuverability compared to MiG-23ML ( 23-12) and MiG-23P ( 23-14). Bulgarian MiG-23ML"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1756409847312961688)  2024-02-10T20:08Z [----] followers, 95.6K engagements


"@nichepursuits24 The 23-22A or 23-22B (export MLD variants) did not have the aerodynamic modifications that the 23-18 (Soviet MLD) had. The 23-22A was bought by Bulgaria The 23-22B was bought by Libya The 23-18 was used by the USSR and a few were given to Bulgaria"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1756425928853389809)  2024-02-10T21:12Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@nichepursuits24 There are also some differences in terms of avionics. P.S. The domestic 23-18 would also be given to Bulgaria by the USSR in exchange for their only MiG-25. And Syria bought some 23-18 from Belarus in the 2000s"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1756428384039555237)  2024-02-10T21:22Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@PatoSentado77 That is a very complicated topic. I recommend these books from Helion by Tom Cooper et al. and volume [--] of the Angola series also has some MiG-23 operational info. My "go-to" books on MiG-23 combat history are: "MiG-23 Flogger in the Middle East: Mikoyan i Gurevich MiG-23 in Service in Algeria Egypt Iraq Libya and Syria 1973-2018" - Tom Cooper https://t.co/7hMkYdBCa0 My "go-to" books on MiG-23 combat history are: "MiG-23 Flogger in the Middle East: Mikoyan i Gurevich MiG-23 in Service in Algeria Egypt Iraq Libya and Syria 1973-2018" - Tom Cooper https://t.co/7hMkYdBCa0"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1756579072627380405)  2024-02-11T07:21Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@PatoSentado77 In essence yes but the Iraq Syria & Libya initially only had the MiG-23MS then the MiG-23MF arrived which was a bit better. By the time they got the MiG-23ML it was too late to make much impact"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1756582362752623084)  2024-02-11T07:34Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@PatoSentado77 So yes the Cubans in MiG-23s over Angola had seemingly more success but the conditions under which they operated were very different and they had the MiG-23ML against a short-range IR missile armed Mirage F1CZ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1756583891157090497)  2024-02-11T07:40Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Soviet MiG-23ML 23-12"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1757325242702143513)  2024-02-13T08:46Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Addendum: I mentioned a possible small weight reduction from the MiG-23ML 23-12 to MiG-23MLD 23-18. Here's what I mean. By my research an empty MiG-23ML 23-12 with N003 should have an empty weight of [-----] kg (without pilot 23mm ammo & pylons). MiG-23ML 23-12 firing R-3S"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1757374272882856170)  2024-02-13T12:00Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"According to a forum post by "lindr" the Syrian MiG-23MLD 23-22B (which were upgraded from 23-12B to 23-22B in the late 80s) overhauled at Krasnodar [----] had a declared empty weight (  ) of [-----] kg. Not sure pilot is included. SyAAF 23-22B"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1757374278012477808)  2024-02-13T12:00Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@ChungTzuW Yep. Mikoyan OKB - "speed and alcohol. I mean altitude""  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1757507337152065579)  2024-02-13T20:49Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"MiG-23 supersonic with wings at [--] sweep. A short🧵. East German MiG-23MF with the wings at [--] sweep angle setting"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1757731591495782808)  2024-02-14T11:40Z [----] followers, 17.9K engagements


"One of my favourite aviation books is that of Stepan A. Mikoyan's memoirs both versions. Stepan Anastasovich Mikoyan: Memories of Military Test-flying and Life with the Kremlin's Elite - [----]. : - .  - - 2006"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1757731595908169762)  2024-02-14T11:40Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"Also I once heard that in [----] at Lugovaya an Indian pilot forgot the wings at [--] degrees on his MiG-23 and flew off on a supersonic mission. The plane flew at Mach [---] the wings were distorted but the pilot landed. MiG-23ML during visit to Finland"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1757731606419120375)  2024-02-14T11:40Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@Iwan_S_Iwanow @Dromercay I remember that Romania overhauled its 23s at Plovdiv"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1757822673588228332)  2024-02-14T17:42Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@spain_alejandro @Iwan_S_Iwanow @Dromercay Yes hence why Romania went for the MiG-21 LanceR upgrade"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1757866273214546078)  2024-02-14T20:35Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@spain_alejandro @Iwan_S_Iwanow @Dromercay MiG-23UB attrition in Romania was enough to actually require buying a second-hand UB from Ukraine in December 1995"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1757867204366704975)  2024-02-14T20:39Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"MiG-21 photos thread. [--]. North Korean MiG-21 & MiG-19 in South Korea. Source:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1758841010790998228)  2024-02-17T13:09Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"Su-15 with gun two R-98 & two UPK-23-250 cannon pods"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1758909011649249607)  2024-02-17T17:39Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"A few more words about the F-4 vs. MiG-23 intake design. The way the ramps are scheduled is also a bit different. MiG-23MF variable intake ramp"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1758915226693476734)  2024-02-17T18:04Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"The F-4 ramp schedule is a function of total (stagnation) compressor inlet temperature (CIT). On a standard ICAO day (t = +15C at H = [--] m) they begin to move at an outside air temperature (OAT) t = +52C corresponding to M [---] at H = [-----] m)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1758925298131759552)  2024-02-17T18:44Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"The values given in the F-4 flight manuals seem to be approximate as a quick check with the stagnation temperature formula can show. For example at [-----] m t = [-----] C means that total CIT = +52 C is achieved at M [-----]. Full extension is achieved at CIT = +146 C"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1758928397089087979)  2024-02-17T18:56Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Here is a chart that I calculated that shows the start & final Mach at which ramp movement begins & stops considering a standard ICAO atmosphere CIT start = +52 C CIT final = +146 C. At H = [-----] m M start = [-----] M final = 2.160"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1758947170617577756)  2024-02-17T20:10Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"The MiG-23UB witha UVD-23 ramp system has a schedule based on compressor pressure ratio (so do the MiG-21PF to BIS)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1758950114507227544)  2024-02-17T20:22Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"The MiG-23ML with ARV-26A ramp system has a schedule based on corrected RPM (the MiG-29 does too)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1758950117380325753)  2024-02-17T20:22Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@neoamericana These forward curved swords seem to have been quite widely spread: Egypt Grece Bulgaria Croatia Italy Spain even Kerch in Crimea. Call them what you will: kopis or falcata they are clearly related. Moixent & Osuna http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.phpt=28497&page=2 http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.phpt=28497&page=2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1760760677541511204)  2024-02-22T20:17Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Some nice silvery MiG-21F-13 from Hungary"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1762619321413497341)  2024-02-27T23:22Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@gyattmosphere F-16 -Relaxed static stability by reducing trim drag Yes. -LERX I have my doubts that those increase subsonic L/D max. Supersonic L/D more likely. -Blended body lift probably. I'd say mostly due to aspect ratio and propulsion system integration"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1763270933647679883)  2024-02-29T18:32Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@gyattmosphere Yes. And I think the vortex lift would only start to kick in at AoA higher than that of max L/D"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1763286155661844799)  2024-02-29T19:32Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@TomHam70488209 MiG-23 has a similar program as well. But it's not just the oxygen it's also the missile exhaust gas temperature that's causing a compressor stall. At least so I've heard"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1763303180501230007)  2024-02-29T20:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@ChungTzuW @zumpsta @GHarward We also had a MiG-29 [----] given to us by Moldova. I think it was in given exchange for weapons supplied during the Transnistrian war"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1764909152948650485)  2024-03-05T07:01Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Hungarian Air Force MiG-23MF crash during an air show [--] September [----] Ppa Air Base"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1764992570315169961)  2024-03-05T12:33Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"F-86A Sabre tapered wing skins. I'm sometimes amazed by the engineering effort that went even in older airplanes. For example one of my favourite aircraft the F-86 Sabre had tapered wing skins"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1766945470012686419)  2024-03-10T21:53Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"You can read about it in "North American F-86 Sabre - Crowood Aviation Series - Duncan Curtis" at page [--] & in "Aviation Week [----] November [--] pages 24-25:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1766945474878029826)  2024-03-10T21:53Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Very cool. Others that I really like reading about their manufacturing technology are the B-58 and A-5 Vigilante. More Sabres"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1766945479969960248)  2024-03-10T21:53Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@GiJoe4123 I think that the XB-70 Valkyrie is the best Sabre variant"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1767444099613839616)  2024-03-12T06:54Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"To have a good understanding of this problem first we will take a look at the [--] fuel tank's design and for contrast also compare it with the two swing-wing aircraft that flank the MiG-23 historically F-111 Aardvark & F-14 Tomcat. And as a bonus Tornado briefly as well"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1767894918616268894)  2024-03-13T12:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"For context: F-111 - first flight [--] December [----]. MiG-23 - first flight [--] June [----]. F-14 - first flight on [--] December [----]. Tornado - first flight on [--] August [----]. Assembly of MiG-23 (23-11/1) (c) Anton Petrov"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1767894923099963476)  2024-03-13T12:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The F-111's Wing Carry-Through Box🧵 The General Dynamics F-111's Wing Carry-Through Box (WCTB) is made of D6AC medium carbon low-alloy ultra-high strength steel refined by vacuum arc remelting. D6AC was developed by the Ladish Corporation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1767940040317870124)  2024-03-13T15:45Z [----] followers, 41.3K engagements


"I find it amazing that the DPRK Air Force still keeps MiG-21F-13s in service let alone MiG-21PFMs. https://t.co/jzC0XeSsFZ https://t.co/jzC0XeSsFZ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1769258536318402944)  2024-03-17T07:04Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Indonesian Air Force MiG-19S crash during an airshow. Source: Aviation week & space technology [--] May [----] page 75"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1769283579668734227)  2024-03-17T08:44Z [----] followers, 88.2K engagements


"@Tame_E_Coyote @FG96498925 ntotdeauna a fost perioada de ateptare aa de lung Sau recent"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1769409588946743593)  2024-03-17T17:04Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Nice 3-part article about the Mirage F1EQ's development. Part [--] I find the most interesting since it talks a bit about the R.530F & R.550 Magic [--] missiles used during the Iran-Iraq war"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1771162020282277943)  2024-03-22T13:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Question for 🫵 What do you think about the Mirage F1 Was it any good What have you heard about it What about its Super 530F and R.550 Magic missiles"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1771457587373818034)  2024-03-23T08:42Z [----] followers, 13.3K engagements


"@MartinStrumpfer @heatloss1986 Right I forgot about that. From "WAR OF INTERVENTION IN ANGOLA VOLUME [--] - Angolan and Cuban Air Forces 1985-1987". Page 59"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1771805772650799365)  2024-03-24T07:46Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"The more I looked into it the more I found an aircraft loved for its flying qualities light flight controls good navigation system weapon load & range but underpowered and with very high wing loading"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1772254441829253624)  2024-03-25T13:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Here's what one French Arme de l'Air pilot had to say about the Mirage F1C in a forum post I found many years ago:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1772254447143366675)  2024-03-25T13:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Wing loading on the other hand is a reasonably useful parameter but without a maximum lift coefficient will never give you an accurate impression of the aircraft's ability to generate lift. But first for all of this I need weight data"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1772265554474078617)  2024-03-25T14:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Here's where I start I know that Mirage F1C with two R550 Magic two Super 530F + [--] pylon [-----] kg (27461 lb) at sea level & Mach [----] can sustain a turn rate of 11/sec. If I look in the Mirage F1CZ & F1AZ flight manuals I also find some usefull weight & geometric data"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1772265560161599813)  2024-03-25T14:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The R550 missile & launcher weights I get from the Mirage IIIO & IIIE manuals. The Matra Super 530F (in service from 1979) I got the weight from "Les missiles tactiques de [----] [----] Ren Carpentier". The launcher pylon I based on that for the R-24's since they weigh the same"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1772265568097157455)  2024-03-25T14:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"From all of these I find the centre drop tank pilon to weigh [---] kg. The F1 flight manuals consulted are: 1F-F1K50CZ-1-1 (1975-1990) 1F-F1K50AZ-1-1 Assuming that the F1CZ is about the same as a F1C here are the results & for comparison the same for a MiG-23ML:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1772265573205868855)  2024-03-25T14:13Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Discussing results It quickly becomes apparent that the Mirage F1 is very underpowered. The ATAR 9K50 by [----] standards is very outdated. Its T/W = [-----] compared with the AL-21F-3 R29-300 & R29B-300 which all have a T/W of [---] together with better SFC Dassault would have"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1772352508683239754)  2024-03-25T19:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@kirkjamestkirk Increased air flow rate requirements"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1772410964249350331)  2024-03-25T23:51Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"And since I mentioned the F-4 here is some equivalent data for comparison. Values are for the two extremes of the Phantom family the lightest early F-4B and a heavy late F-4E. Values are taken from the flight manuals editions F-4B April [----] & F-4E February 1974"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1772420412825026943)  2024-03-26T00:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"As you can see even against the older F-4 Phantom II the Mirage F1C is still underpowered and has a very high wing loading. However as mentioned to assess an aircraft's lift potential one also needs to know the maximum lift coefficient value. That is the next"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1772420417157820747)  2024-03-26T00:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"A3J Vigilante - the gold plated titanium giraffe🧵 The North American Aviation A3J (first flight [--] August 1958) was one of the most advanced aircraft of its time especially in terms of manufacturing technologies"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1774169828263166336)  2024-03-30T20:20Z [----] followers, 198.1K engagements


"Engine access doors from Steve Ginter's book"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1774169879844737425)  2024-03-30T20:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"And no the McLaren F1's gold coating isn't as cool"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1774169885091787260)  2024-03-30T20:20Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@GHarward There are two swords in reality one with the inscription " " the other with the "Aurochs of Moldova" heraldic symbol"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1775164961729225036)  2024-04-02T14:14Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Thread of threads"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1776688175181680753)  2024-04-06T19:07Z [----] followers, 72K engagements


"@Hush_Kit Last August over Craiova Romania"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1780185529180385373)  2024-04-16T10:44Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Question for 🫵 What's your opinion of the Rolls-Royce Avon turbojet How good was it in its day compared to its contemporaries"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1786640436959879583)  2024-05-04T06:14Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@AdmV0rl0n Spey engined Lightning I think that Khrushchev had a similar effect for the Soviet aero industry but not as long lasting"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1786662165627236471)  2024-05-04T07:40Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Brick and mortar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1786795134253728094)  2024-05-04T16:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Soviet MiG-21PF"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1786799701536219623)  2024-05-04T16:47Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@Starkillerdude1 I once say a Starfighter on a pole in a village in Italy five years ago. I'll never wash again"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1787580715544035658)  2024-05-06T20:30Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Shiny Mirage IIIB"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1788111725444678006)  2024-05-08T07:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The rarest MiG-23MLs. Ethiopia and Iran (former Iraqi aircraft)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1788484053701632120)  2024-05-09T08:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Ethiopian MiG-23ML [----]. Delivery of the MLs started around mid-1980s after crew sent for conversion completed their training at Lugoveye. A total of [--] were delivered (serial 1801-12). They were mostly based out of Dire Dawa. https://twitter.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1788482625344036942 https://www.key.aero/forum/modern-military-aviation/73970-after-ethiopian-mig-23ml-pic-info Oldie: Ethiopia air force MiG-23ML https://t.co/xj5FhCwksd https://twitter.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1788482625344036942 https://www.key.aero/forum/modern-military-aviation/73970-after-ethiopian-mig-23ml-pic-info Oldie:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1788485370050420949)  2024-05-09T08:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Thank you @Hush_Kit for giving me the opportunity to talk about some of my favourite MiG-23 topics. A BRILLIANT deep dive into the weird technical features of the Flogger by the brilliant @BaA43A3aHY [--] facts about the mad Mach [---] MiG Flogger - yes I said Mach [---] Full story here: https://t.co/NRl0kU8Wkh https://t.co/ShmTOv192v A BRILLIANT deep dive into the weird technical features of the Flogger by the brilliant @BaA43A3aHY [--] facts about the mad Mach [---] MiG Flogger - yes I said Mach [---] Full story here: https://t.co/NRl0kU8Wkh https://t.co/ShmTOv192v"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1789712335411519822)  2024-05-12T17:40Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@Lantirn40K Are there any other places around the world they could have encountered each other In the USSR the ML appeared in 1976-77. In the Warsaw Pact countries in 1981-82-83. In Iraq 1983-84"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1789874235713736769)  2024-05-13T04:24Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@anon_mcgotty @Lantirn40K Iran-Iraq war - the IrAF and USN weren't really adversaries. And Iraq got its MLs too late. Desert Storm - I don't think there were any USN Phantoms by that time. The first Iraqi MiG-23ML squadron became operational only in July 1984"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1790256729080439002)  2024-05-14T05:44Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@MaximeTrekLis @TomcatJunkie Was it in a Mirage F1C or one of the F1EQ6 aircraft embargoed by France"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1790379246906454422)  2024-05-14T13:50Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"MiG-23ML at Fairford [----]. By Paul Stroud. Wing sweep at 72"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1790642903435346357)  2024-05-15T07:18Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Wing sweep at [--]. Photo by Paul Stroud"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1790642908053320067)  2024-05-15T07:18Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"This is my favourite F-4 Phantom photo. If I ever become a Phantom Phan you can blame this photo for that. Checkout @TROUT92241176 for more nice photos"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1790692589701660994)  2024-05-15T10:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Community request🖐 Most information about the Israeli evaluation of an Syrian MiG-23MLD (23-22B) is available only in Hebrew. I don't know Hebrew & my attempts with Google Translate have gone poorly. 🙏 Is there anyone that can that translate these articles & videos"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1790716351952060706)  2024-05-15T12:10Z [----] followers, 16.5K engagements


"First article. Sorry the pages might not be posted in order"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1790716368016363812)  2024-05-15T12:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Third article"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1790720766436139332)  2024-05-15T12:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@FCL1987 Eu nu am cont. Poi s postezi un exemplu de traducere Mulam"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1790962748131516475)  2024-05-16T04:29Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@GilHezkia @StefanKnippsch3 For R-13M very likely. For R-60 I don't know but very much doubt it. The R-13M rewiring was done on by all MiG-23MS operators: Libya Syria & Iraq. See the attached pictures. But nothing more to my knowledge"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1793325417023127638)  2024-05-22T16:57Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Gun camera pictures 🧵 The following content is not suitable for children or adults who don't act like children. Undeniable proof that the MiG-21 is much better than the F-16"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1794770148727071167)  2024-05-26T16:38Z [----] followers, 542.7K engagements


"Mirage vs. F-4. Egyptian"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1794770176388268325)  2024-05-26T16:38Z [----] followers, 48.7K engagements


"@Shariinthesky Yes but the gun camera footage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1794796813779877893)  2024-05-26T18:24Z [----] followers, 16.3K engagements


"@vickymunshis @EasternOrbat Flare dispensers. It had them in the ventral fuel drop-tank pylon too"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1799687323421966607)  2024-06-09T06:17Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@vickymunshis @EasternOrbat MiG-23 dropping flares in Afghanistan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1799692774092210464)  2024-06-09T06:39Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@Miyhnea @Arnold_Platon Salty Dacian vibes. "They stole mehr Bucegi tunnels.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1799893725717418158)  2024-06-09T19:57Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@taiwaneseprick @TomcatJunkie So it's either Moldova or Ukraine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1800170950744571959)  2024-06-10T14:19Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@taiwaneseprick @TomcatJunkie Scratch that. There are others with 9.13s Uzbekistan Azerbaijan Kazakhstan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1800172742450487527)  2024-06-10T14:26Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@PPrzybylski86 @taiwaneseprick @TomcatJunkie Yeah that was my first guess. Even Romania got one lonely [----] from Moldova"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1800409922502598838)  2024-06-11T06:09Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"What's the fastest combat aircraft at low level Don't give me that "the flight envelope says do not exceed." BS Give me the "big brass bells" version. Any jet and which of the [--]. Disclaimer: the following discussion is not suitable for adults who don't act like children. F-111 MiG-23 Tornado F-14 F-111 MiG-23 Tornado F-14"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1800436192607166950)  2024-06-11T07:53Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@Al_Stoyanov In Romania we sometimes call them "plimb tava" or "walk the tray""  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1800763955826303168)  2024-06-12T05:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"You find the weirdest things for sale online. A Rolls-Royce Nene description handbook from [----]. in Russian - [---] (100)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1800976030670201307)  2024-06-12T19:38Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@heatloss1986 @DecaenJean Well I found it and one more for free here: Turbojet engine ROLLS-ROYCE "NIN"-1 (100). Book 1: Basic data and description of the design. [----] Turbojet engine ROLLS-ROYCE "NIN"-1 (100). Book 2: Engine operation. [----] https://disk.yandex.ru/d/7LrbV4DezSog3 https://disk.yandex.ru/d/WrC7P_wnzSmsB https://disk.yandex.ru/d/7LrbV4DezSog3 https://disk.yandex.ru/d/WrC7P_wnzSmsB"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1801137968301683189)  2024-06-13T06:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"MiG-23M with R-13M"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1801358396391653836)  2024-06-13T20:58Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Here you can see the wire-mesh windows distributed circumferentially in the air channel of a MiG-23BN"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1801572292956205230)  2024-06-14T11:08Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@heatloss1986 F-106 Delta Plough = the ultimate mud mover"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1801772003919065333)  2024-06-15T00:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Two Afghan Air Force MiG-21FL"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1802021916665852196)  2024-06-15T16:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@heatloss1986 What's your: -favourite Soviet fighter aircraft and why -favourite European fighter aircraft and why Do you find the Yak-25 attractive"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1803652812682772673)  2024-06-20T04:55Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The performance difference between the R13/25 (based on a mid-late 50s design redesigned in the mid-60s) and EJ200 (a late-80s to early-90s design first run in late [----] production since 2003) gives the idea of technological advance over the years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1804252995338559510)  2024-06-21T20:40Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Note: I call the R13-300 & R25-300 "Tumansky engines" but really they should be "Gavrilov" or "Tumansky-Gavrilov" engines since they were designed at Ufa OKB [--] under S. A. Gavrilov. Unlike the R11F-300 which is a true Tumansky. End"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1804252998824067145)  2024-06-21T20:40Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@FerpeT The EJ200 (bypass 0.4) is one of my favourite engines mostly thanks to its T/W of [----]. A close second is the F414 (with a bypass of [----] it's almost a turbojet😮) T/W is 8.99"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1804448077010375053)  2024-06-22T09:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@CommandDevTeam @ChungTzuW @heatloss1986 "MiG-23 Flogger in the Middle East: Mikoyan i Gurevich MiG-23 in Service in Algeria Egypt Iraq Libya and Syria 1973-2018" - Tom Cooper. Page [--]. They also put dorsal ASO-2 chaff/flare dispensers from Su-22M4. Only the MiG-23ML got these. The MiG-23MF didn't"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1805876198175609019)  2024-06-26T08:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"MiG-23MLD product 23-18. Proper 23"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1806413165057724491)  2024-06-27T19:43Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Request for help for Rolls Royce Avon 301R⚠ Does anybody have any info about the English Electric Lightening's engine The Avon 301R or 302R or even the Swedish RM 6C. I'm mostly interested in SFC values but any bit of info helps. Here's what I have so far:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1807142915703259512)  2024-06-29T20:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@MartinStrumpfer @t0mi51av I've heard of this book. Does it say anything about using the [--] wing sweep angle position to manoeuvre"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1807361520797454445)  2024-06-30T10:32Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@MartinStrumpfer @t0mi51av Thanks I've been working with someone to see how much the [--] wing position improved the MiG-23ML's sustained turn rate. But info is scarce. We estimate an increase from 14/sec (45 sweep) to 16/sec (33 sweep). If the book has any more info please let me know"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1807384406534848585)  2024-06-30T12:03Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@Ray70409890 @RoKrs Empty weight (without: pilot cannon ammo pylons launch rails missiles). Depending on your source: MiG-23 = [-----] MiG-23M = [-----] kg MiG-23MS = MiG-23MF = [-----------] kg MiG-23ML = 10150.10230.10310 kg MiG-23MLD export = [-----] kg. Or check: https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1752960805367111693 MiG-23MF weights deduced/taken mainly from a Polish aircraft manual. https://t.co/4KiItVMB80 https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1752960805367111693 MiG-23MF weights deduced/taken mainly from a Polish aircraft manual. https://t.co/4KiItVMB80"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1807665809835073622)  2024-07-01T06:41Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@Slavshitkv2 Sorry. I haven't got any info on the MiG-21K"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1809829998934585518)  2024-07-07T06:01Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@Kannanobr2024 Yes. Another design bureau. Klimov is OKB-117 Tumansky is OKB-300"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1810345275686298042)  2024-07-08T16:08Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"So no The empty MiG-23ML is not [----] kg lighter than the MiG-23M/MF. It's lighter by [---] to [---] kg. That's still pretty good though a weight reduction of 5-7%. Especially considering that most aircraft grow in weight. For example the MiG-21/F-4 grew about 20.8%/17.3%"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1811652737139966056)  2024-07-12T06:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"MiG-21BIS firing an R-13M"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1811854484601209032)  2024-07-12T20:05Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Aero Vodochody S-106"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1811855098236027241)  2024-07-12T20:08Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@Hush_Kit You mean thrust to weight ratios for the F-8 and a few other aircraft of the era I don't have excel at the moment but can give you the numbers and you can make the graph yourself"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1812041208471966118)  2024-07-13T08:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@Hush_Kit Here's what I could find for the MiG-19. MiG-19S - [----] kg Pilot - [---] kg Ammo - [---] kg Internal fuel - [----] kg Oil - [--] kg ---------------------- Weight at 100% fuel - [----] kg Weight at 50% fuel - [----] kg RD-9B - [----] kgf T/W 100% fuel - [-----] T/W 50% fuel - 0.976"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1812082658203046115)  2024-07-13T11:12Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@Hush_Kit As promised. Some F-8 Crusader weights & T/W derived from the "Standard Aircraft Characteristics" series documents and flight manuals. Empty aircraft (includes pilot unusable fuel oil oxygen). Fuel used is JP-5 (6.8 lb/gal US)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1812583876407230877)  2024-07-14T20:24Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@Hush_Kit During a live firing exercise on [--] August [----] at Sary Shagan one MiG [--] of the 174th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment of the PVO mistakenly shot down another MiG-31 of the same unit by means of a R-33. It happened again in 2017"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1813230050688336023)  2024-07-16T15:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@SlavAesthetics Looks like a MiG-27 to me. In any case cool pics"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1817916017990836702)  2024-07-29T13:32Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"The mid 1950s is for me one of the most interesting periods in jet engine design. Every desig team was using its own distinct solution of increasing compressor pressure ratio (PR)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1818276498165633229)  2024-07-30T13:24Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Rolls-Royce was using variable inlet guide vanes (VIGVs) & air bleed valves obtaining a PR of [---] - [--] with [--] stages in the Avon Mk.301R (Volvo RM6C). Note: the picture is of a Avon RA.29/1 Mk.524 from the Comet [--] and has a 3-stage turbine unlike the Mk.301R with 2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1818276503484006783)  2024-07-30T13:24Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"SNECMA who wanted simplicity was getting a PR of only [----] in their Atar 9B/C with [--] stages"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1818280675243700560)  2024-07-30T13:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"OKB-165 Lyulka was using casing treatment air bleed strip valve & a single VSV stage to get a PR of 9-9.5 out of a 9-stage supersonic compressor in their AL-7F-1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1818281173766013213)  2024-07-30T13:43Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"OKB-300 Tumansky in their R11F-300 was getting a PR of [---] using a supersonic twin spool with 3+3 stages. Later the R13/25-300 went to PR=9.25/9.55 using 3+5 stages & casing treatment"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1818281512741085462)  2024-07-30T13:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Of course there are other aspects to consider. For example turbine inlet temperature seems to be roughly the same for these engines though. About 877-924 C in early models. But that's enough for now. End"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1818285332682670279)  2024-07-30T13:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@FarmerKulak Yes the J75 of the F-105/105 is cool & I wish I had more info on it. I would say that the J79 is unusually easy to find info about it online. Same with the R11F-300. All the others are much more difficult to research"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1818366993751589104)  2024-07-30T19:24Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@LowRhoUfo You're right I checked it's aluminium. Apparently magnesium is a future project"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1819828403534516734)  2024-08-03T20:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"How fast is the MiG-23 🧵 Probably the only thing the MiG-23 ever managed to impress with was its speed and acceleration with the wings swept back the [--] position"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1820189206855201047)  2024-08-04T20:04Z [----] followers, 115.5K engagements


"3In Steve Davies Red Eagles: Americas Secret MiGs - [----] it states that James Thug Matheny (Bandit 27) had said that hed flown the MiG-23 up to Mach [---]. But that was most likely a very clean MiG-23MS no pylons and no TP-23 infrared search and track chin fairing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1820189251595817356)  2024-08-04T20:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"4In the case of flight comander Ismail Al-Naqib of Iraqi Air Force [--] Squadron he claims his MiG-23MF armed with two R-23R likely two R-60 missiles & a fuel drop tank pylon reached Mach [---] at [-----] m on a hot August afternoon in Southern Iraq (my guess t = [--] C)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1820189258931708318)  2024-08-04T20:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Now let's look at a few other examples of the MiG-23 impressing with its speed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1820189274928488658)  2024-08-04T20:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"5In "MiG-23 Flogger in the Middle East: Mikoyan i Gurevich MiG-23 in Service in Algeria Egypt Iraq Libya and Syria 1973-2018" by Tom Cooper we have on page [--] Libyan Air Force MiG-23BN pilot Hazem Al-Bajigni who fled to Crete on [--] February 1981"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1820189283136712720)  2024-08-04T20:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"OK. That's all I could find for the MiG-23. If you have any MiG-23 stories leave a comment. End"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1820198932166955216)  2024-08-04T20:43Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Bonus MiG-25P (-25) "Foxbat A" flight envelope with four R-40 missiles from the flight manual (in English probably for Iraq or Libya). The Mach [----] top speed is according to engine temperature limits. Engine specified is R15B-300 (15-300) & RP-25 (-25) radar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1820763098845761596)  2024-08-06T10:05Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"MiG-27 with Saturn AL-31F turbofan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1821895860420026712)  2024-08-09T13:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@N3R10X There's also this creator of carbon clouds. https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1821420534988431564 Me: the R29-300 doesn't smoke so badly. R29-300: https://t.co/AKppvo9JUb https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1821420534988431564 Me: the R29-300 doesn't smoke so badly. R29-300: https://t.co/AKppvo9JUb"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1822252185285017755)  2024-08-10T12:42Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"German visit to Czechia - 1995"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1824420698594464013)  2024-08-16T12:19Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"MiG-23 timeline🧵 The development of the MiG-23PD (aircraft 23-01) was decided in a goverment decree issued on [--] April [----]. Its first flight was with P.M. Ostapenko at the controls on [--] April 1967"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1824452714299847011)  2024-08-16T14:26Z [----] followers, 46.7K engagements


"Government approval for building the MiG-23 (23-11) aircraft with variable sweep wings is issued to OKB-155 (MiG) on [--] February [----]. The first prototype 23-11/1 ( 231) with a R27F-300 engine is transported for flight testing at Zhukovsky on May [--] 1967"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1824452719223984210)  2024-08-16T14:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Note: Soviet aircraft have [--] designations. For example: design bureau project: type 23-11 factory product: product [--] service name: MiG-23 design bureau project: K-13 factory product: product [---] service name: R-3S"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1824452728132685952)  2024-08-16T14:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Three more prototype aircraft will be built by OKB-155's Moscow Machine-Building Plant "Zenith" ( ""). MiG-23 23-11/2 (232) in December [----] 23-11/3 (233) in June [----] & 23-11/4 (234) in 1969"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1824478249868575153)  2024-08-16T16:08Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Production of MiG-23ML for the Soviet Air Force continued until the end of [----]. Export began in [----] 1st customer being Czechoslovakia. A total of [---] MiG-23P (23-14) were also built in 1978-1983. MiG-23ML/P were accepted into service by government decree on [--] January 1982"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1824490738760970699)  2024-08-16T16:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"In [----] [--] export MiG-23MLD (product 23-22A & 23-22B) with Sapfir-23MLAE-2 (N008E) radar were produced for Bulgaria (16 aircraft) & Libya"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1824496553882685891)  2024-08-16T17:20Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"End of thread. I decided to make this basic🧵about MiG-23 fighter versions in order to give some context but the numbers posted here are probably imperfect and just the best that I could find. Main source was this book:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1824502508951073054)  2024-08-16T17:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Mirage F1C & Matra Super 530F"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1824522618289959313)  2024-08-16T19:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@breadbasketbomb Great for high AoA"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1824544943278285276)  2024-08-16T20:33Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"MiG-23MLD (23-18) converted from MiG-23ML (23-12) Soviet Air Force Sapfir-23MLA-2 (N008) -23-2 (008)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1825221595146916102)  2024-08-18T17:21Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"So a UPK-23-250 with ammo weighs [---] kg"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1825545179056767348)  2024-08-19T14:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"MiG-23ML engine throttle"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1825818867458822253)  2024-08-20T08:55Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"MiG-23ML (23-12B) weapons. This is the same export version that Iraq had. Document date 17/03/87. R-3S (product 310A) R-13M (product 380) R-60 (product 62) R-60M (product 62M) R-23R (product 340) R-23T (product 360) R-24R (product 140) R-24T (product 160)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1825919834753765701)  2024-08-20T15:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"You can read more about the system in these pages from the MiG-23 23-12B weapons description book from 1982"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1825963496724394212)  2024-08-20T18:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The control button which guided the missile seeker was mounted on the aircraft control stick () You can see it on the lower left (black) of the controls stick of this Bulgarian Air Force MiG-23MLD (23-18A) 308"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1825963503754293258)  2024-08-20T18:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@SlavAesthetics Bulgarian perspective: "MiG-29 pilots say that they do not like using the HMS as it works not so fast as they like (regarding acquisition however Germans like to use the HMS so it is purely personal) and instead in close combat they prefer using the close combat radar mode.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1827054553507807616)  2024-08-23T18:45Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"From the MiG-29 9.12B manual. How do they expect to carry four R-60 missiles with only [--] APU-60-1MB1 launch rails mounted on the aircraft It should be [-----] kg with four R-60 & four APU-60"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1827953697541832888)  2024-08-26T06:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Two defecting Ethiopian Air Force MiG-23BNs after they landed at Djibouti Airport. May [--] [----]. French Air Force personnel take control of two defecting Ethiopian Air Force MiG-27s after they landed at Djibouti Airport. May [--] [----] https://t.co/c9Oc8P6yw8 French Air Force personnel take control of two defecting Ethiopian Air Force MiG-27s after they landed at Djibouti Airport. May [--] [----] https://t.co/c9Oc8P6yw8"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1828752054929797136)  2024-08-28T11:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@Aktuelle_LSK That must be the MiG-23S delivered in October 16th [----] as an instructional airframe. https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1824482895936803032 One MiG-23S was also delivered to East Germany as an instructional airframe. https://t.co/noihb0Qzmp https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1824482895936803032 One MiG-23S was also delivered to East Germany as an instructional airframe. https://t.co/noihb0Qzmp"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1829028648533262643)  2024-08-29T05:29Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@Aktuelle_LSK Any ideea if the MiG-23S doing these barrier tests is the same one & in the DDR"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1829033921272520811)  2024-08-29T05:50Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@spain_alejandro @j_vanovcan One Bulgarian pilot said: MiG-21PFM is a fast stallion the MiG-21BIS is a strong bull"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1829392605127344234)  2024-08-30T05:36Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@spain_alejandro @EasternOrbat Same for MiG-29. Only the MiG-21 could be done at Bacu"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BaA43A3aHY/status/1829972508877242582)  2024-08-31T20:00Z [----] followers, [--] engagements

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