However, the MiG-27 was noted for having a simpler propulsion system, and a different nose. As noted ... and aviators were trained to fire short bursts of just a second or two to ensure the ...

Distinguished by its flattened ‘duck bill’ nose leading some pilots to nickname it ‘the Platypus,’ the MiG-27 was not widely ... as well as short-range K-13 or R-60 heat-seeking air ...

Distinguished by its flattened ‘duck bill’ nose leading some pilots to nickname it ‘the Platypus,’ the MiG-27 was not widely ... as well as short-range K-13 or R-60 heat-seeking air ...