The Soviet Mikoyan MiG-23 “Flogger,” a variable-sweep wing fighter designed in the late 1960s to succeed the MiG-21, became ...

It has been noted that performance-wise, the F-111 was capable of reaching a top speed of 1,650 mph whereas the MiG-23 topped out at 1,553 mph. Moreover, the Flogger had a range of just less than ...

Summary and 4 Points You Need to Know: The MiG-23 "Flogger" was the Soviet response to the American F-4 Phantom II, developed in the 1960s to replace the aging MiG-21. -Featuring a variable-wing ...

Summary: The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 “Flogger” stands out as a notable ... a design influenced by Western aircraft like the F-111 and F-4 Phantom. -Despite these innovations, the MiG-23 ...

U.S. Navy F-14 vs Libyan ... duct of the second Flogger. At 12:01:57 Gipsy 207 began a hard right turn to position himself to the six o’clock position of the lead MiG-23 which was passing ...

Another interesting kill mark has appeared on a Turkish Air Force F-16. Along with the F-16C that downed a Syrian Mi-17 Hip helicopter back in 2013, another interesting plane can be found at Konya ...

Photographer Scott Belanger captured high-resolution photos of the MiG-23’s doomed flight ... as being similar to the General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark. The pilot-adjustable wings could be ...

The MiG impacted the ground just back inside Syrian territory and the pilot is said to have safely ejected from the stricken "Flogger ... of the MiG-23, Syria locked up F-16s patrolling in ...

In addition to the 30mm gun, this Flogger also packed twin-barrel 23mm gun with 200 rounds that the MiG-23 had. Double the BRRRRRT!, double the fun? The F-15 Eagle made a similar transition in the ...