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This is a single-seat supersonic reconnaissance bomber, a version of the MiG-25RB recon-bomber with a more powerful Virazh-1 general purpose ELINT station and interchangeable photography equipment. An experimental model of this supersonic recon-bomber featuring the Virazh-1 surveillance station (MiG-25R #303) was assembled in summer 1970 and tested officially and accepted for production during 1971-1972. The MiG-25RBV was in mass production during 1973-1979.
MiG-25RBN
Since 1972 the part of airplanes the MiG-25RB/RBV was issued in version of the night photoscout, received the name the MiG-25RBN. 2 aerial cameras are established on them night (with integral lighting from photolighting bombs FOTAB-100/140 - the suspension underneath the wing) both twilight shooting NAFA-75 and station "Virazh".
MiG-25RBT (product 02T)
This is a single-seat supersonic reconnaissance bomber, a version of the MiG-25RB (RBV) with the lighter and more reliable Tangazh general purpose ELINT station. This aircraft was assembled in summer 1978 and officially tested for production during 1979. The MiG-25RBT remained in mass production during 1980-1982.
| Description | ||
|---|---|---|
| Design | OKB A.I.Mikoyan | |
| Type | MiG-25RBT | |
| NATO code name | FoxBat-B | |
| Function | reconnaissance bomber | |
| First flight | 1979 | |
| Crew | 1 | |
| Dimensions & Weight | ||
| Length, m | 21,55 | |
| Overall height, m | 6,5 | |
| Wing Span, m | 13,42 | |
| Wing Area, m2 | 61,4 | |
| Wheel base, m | 5,139 | |
| Wheel track, m | 3,85 | |
| Take-off weight, kg | max | 41200 |
| normal | 37000 (35670) | |
| empty | 19070 | |
| Internal fuel, kg | 15245 (14980) | |
| Power-plant | ||
| Engines | 2 Turbojet R-15BD-300 | |
| Thrust, kgf (kN) | max | 8800 (86,3) |
| in afterburner | 11200 (109,8) | |
| Flight data | ||
| Range, km | supersonic | 1635 |
| subsonic | 1865 | |
| Range with drop tank 5300 l, km | supersonic | 2130 |
| subsonic | 2400 | |
| Max. speed, km/h (M=) | at altitude | 3000 (2,83) |
| 1200 | ||
| Practical ceiling, m | 23000 | |
| Armament | ||
| Bomb, kg | 5000 | |
| AA missiles | R-60 | |
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