“Such an operation took place on September 6, 1976.”, – WRITE: www.unian.ua
Such an operation took place on September 6, 1976.
Viktor Belenko sat on his MiG-25 and no longer returned to his native air base / UNIAN collage, Wikipedia photoIn the 1970s, desertion from the Soviet Union took place, which deserves to create a movie for Hollywood. It is a pilot of Viktor Belenko, who handed over the US fighter to the MiG-25 (NATO codification: Foxbat), but for Americans, this aircraft was disappointed. About it writes an expert on new threats and a former US Army infantry officer Brentwood for 19Fotyfive.
“This aircraft was amazing for its age (it was first introduced in 1967) and seemed dominant, with characteristics and technical characteristics that went beyond everything that was in service with the US Air Force,” the material author said.
According to Eastwood, Belenko, like many who were disappointed because of Soviet power, considered his government corrupt and feared that the economy would once disintegrate, so he began to think about moving to the United States.
In addition, the MiG-25 pilot also parted with his wife, so he had nothing to lose. Already on September 6, 1976, Belenko flew on his fighter during patrolling near his native base in Vladivostok and decided to flee.
“The pilot deviated from the system and headed to Japan. Belenko wanted to fly to a military base, but he was redirected to a civilian airport in Hakodate, as he had fuel. Planting was dangerous because gasoline in tank was enough for 30 seconds,” the expert said.
After that, the analysts of Japanese and American intelligence were delighted with the plane, because it was new, and Belenko even had technical instruction with all the data that were needed to reveal its capabilities.
MiG-25 featuresAccording to the expert, he could have made it possible to change the balance of air combat in favor of the USSR.
He was also special because of his huge engines and had the appearance that he could strike. He was later introduced to the public, after which the Americans were concerned. Eastwood noted that this aircraft had to be better than F-4 Phantom II. In particular, when the MiG-25 prototypes climbed into the sky, it turned out to be dominant. In addition, several world records were killed, as they claimed in the USSR.
“Prototypes set 29 speed records, altitude, and a height time, some of which are still standing. The net speed was 1 852 miles (2 980 km/h – UNIAN). They could climb 98 425 feet (almost 30 thousand meters) in a height of 98 42 feet (37 648 meters – UNIAN), ” – said on the site Historynet.
The moment of truthWhen Americans and Japanese received MiG-25 thanks to Belenko’s desertion, they realized that this aircraft was very overestimated.
“Weight hindered maneuver. The records he put were full of nonsense. He had no flight distance that Soviet aircraft boasted of. He could not refuel in the air. His reloading force was never under the power Expert.
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