SERGEY RIABSEV PHOTO
No. 2394. Mikoyan MiG-27 "Flogger"
Photographed at Khodynskoye Pole, Russia, October 2002
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Remarks by Sergey Riabsev: "This is a version of the MiG-23 optimized for the ground attack role, with a new nose, simpler engine intakes and nozzle, and other changes. These limit supersonic performance, but reduce cost, weight and fuel consumption." |
Created April 10, 2003