The plane that frightened F-15 pilots - MiG-31 Foxhound

[@FoundAndExplained]

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[@Wannes_]

Have you turned into a fantasy channel ?

[@r0n718]

Not just the first Soviet jet with data link, the first fighter jet with data link. The US didn’t incorporate data link in its fighters for another 20 years.

[@arasharyan950]

@r0n718 no Sir, I'm from Iran, Iran was an only country who received F14 tomcat between 1977 to 1979 when Iran was receiving F14 tomcat at the same time Grouman was sending them to the US Navey , Grouman added Data link to US navey F14 tomcat but they were only for USA. USA was alot more advanced technology than the swieet Union.

[@bowencreer3922]

You said weaponry instead of weapondry. I’m so proud.

[@FoundAndExplained]

ive come a long way!

[@shawndurkee]

It's ok just lie about everything else lol

[@inkycat7167]

@@FoundAndExplainedBro’s English pronunciation arc is huge. Good work mate

[@michaelkatz275]

@@inkycat7167 Yes, to the point of not being English.

[@i2ak]

Watched the whole video after reading this just to hear it myself

[@st8241]

Cruise missiles are bitches - absolutely cracked me up, that needs to be on a T-shirt

[@asetatlikalem]

hell yeah

[@anotherbacklog]

It’s rare for NATO reporting names to sound cool. MiG-31 definitely hit jackpot with Foxhound, and also shows how much respect there is on this brick.

[@sujitbala1492]

but theres a lot of really cool NATO designation names

[@اسكندرفكار]

​@@sujitbala1492 Mig-15

[@zh84]

I have read that Russian pilots liked it when NATO called the Mig-29 "Fulcrum", as it suggested their aircraft was at the centre of air defence.

[@nickhockings443]

@@sujitbala1492 Yes, Russia even uses the NATO reporting names to market their equipment.

[@andyf4292]

@@zh84 I always wondered if they liked some of the names!

[@rickbase833]

Much respect for the Mig-31 but it was not designed to be a dogfighter. If the Mig merged with an F-15, lights out for the Mig. The 31 is a superb interceptor but designed to shoot down bombers and cruise missiles at distance.....as in BVR.

[@HighSideHustlerr81]

Wish I saw this first before I basically said the exact same thing lol , but I agree 110% it’s an absolute beast of an interceptor 🤙🤙

[@h8_conner374]

ehm okay he said it i think 3 times in the video you just watched?

[@ravenouself4181]

In all fairness, if the Mig-31 strikes first, it's lights out fot the F-15.

[@teemukustila]

@@ravenouself4181in fairness; F-15 is more than capable to do the same to the Mig-31. Especially the F-15EX. There’s a reason why the F-15 owns the best record of enemy aircraft shutdown in history. And, it can also dogfight unlike the Mig-31.

[@ragedmayhem1]

​@@ravenouself4181it wouldn't be able to.

[@vazione5410]

You’re missing the Mig-31I, it’s like the mig-31K but retains all the other functions from the Mig-31BM (ie. can fire r37m, r73-74-77 unlike the K variant)

[@dudewithabalaclava5094]

I started getting interested in the mig 31 and then this drops

[@Rusted-studios]

I’ve been interested in it for ages

[@Ghent_Halcyon]

Don’t bother. One, it’s not hard to know things about it, it’s a shitty, old, really fast combat aircraft. But much less shitty than the MIG-25.

[@sotilaskarkuri]

@@Ghent_Halcyon so just like every other Fighterjet from the cold war. all of them are ageing and being taken out of use.

[@QuicksilverVM]

@@Ghent_Halcyon and its still much better than merican equivalent of that age

[@DtWolfwood]

Guess that explains why the su27 is designated Flanker.

[@PHENOMAS_YT]

That was the same thing I was thinking about when I heard about the mission role of Mig 31 in this video.

[@lohhol3224]

Da da da. Makes sense... Finally. Cpacibo

[@r0N1n_SD]

Da!

[@PeteCourtier]

And the MiG-15

[@reznovich3710]

@@PeteCourtier my lawyer told me to not mention the Mig-15 Nato codename XD

[@knowplay3258]

The MiG-31 was not a dogfighter in any variation. It was a flying brick. Granted, a brick that can fly extremely fast, but still handles like a brick at slow or high speed. It can hit Mach 3.2, but will destroy itself in doing so much like its older brother, the MiG-25. It only stands a chance in BVR fights. Use radar to lock targets 60km away, launch air-to-air missiles, run for home really fast. That's it. It's never been a threat to air superiority fighters because it wasn't built to be. It's made to get to incoming enemy aircraft before anything else...an interceptor. When it does, it just has to keep enemy aircraft busy long enough for real fighters to get there...thus keeping enemy aircraft away from high value targets deep inside the country. It's a get there fast, hit the enemy, run away fast aircraft. It's like a top fuel dragster of aircraft. Air superiority fighters are F1 cars.

[@102ndsmirnov7]

It is a massive threat to air superiority fighters. By using its immense BVR capability it is basically an area denial tool, anyone within 100km of this thing is in danger.

[@Dont14-r4k]

​@@102ndsmirnov7except for the fact that due to its poor handling, it's an easy target. Don't get me wrong it's fast, but it can't sustain that, and that's where it gets killed.

[@102ndsmirnov7]

@@Dont14-r4k It can sustain it, that's why none have been shot down, it stays far away, high up and at mach 2+

[@Dont14-r4k]

@@102ndsmirnov7 it can't sustain mach 3, mach 2 sure, but the F15 also does mach 2, and since it has no maneuverability, its getting shot down. As per why it hasn't been shot down? Because either 1. It was strategically unimportant or 2. It wasn't used in any major conflicts besides the recent Ukraine War, in which it hasn't met any NATO plane at all.

[@102ndsmirnov7]

@@Dont14-r4k The much less capable MiG-25 was already a threat and struggle for NATO fighters having scored kills on Hornets and even one on an F-15. The MiG-31 is much more advanced, better radar, better manoeuvrability, better missiles, better engines... the list goes on. You underestimate it and luckily that's something actual pilots rarely do. Underestimating your enemy is a great way to get yourself killed.

[@theelectricbrain97]

Mig-31 cannot dogfight close in. With a maximum unloaded g-limit of +5.5g's, it would run into structural limits where the Eagle or the Viper would not even break a sweat. The only thing to do in a Foxhound is to stay as far away as possible and sling missiles.

[@geo.m1639]

As it was literally designed to do

[@strawberry_milk6-q]

it wasn't intended to dogfight

[@daveb4446]

At high altitudes the air is too thin to reach that kind of G forces. It really comes down to wing loading and the turbine compression ratio at the given altitude. Oh, and the maximum deflection angle of the radar also has a huge influence, because high speed interceptions often have crazy angles that are outside the maximum deflection angle of radars. To fire at the target you have to aim way ahead, and that angle can be so extreme that the radar can’t turn sideways far enough to keep the target in view. This was a major problem when F-15s and F-14s did war games against SR-71s.

[@SoloRenegade]

Mig31 is dogmeat in a modern air battle with Western the gen and 5th gen aircraft. Even Ukraine has managed to destroy a bunch of Mig31.

[@9999AWC]

@@SoloRenegade Ukraine has only destroyed a few MiG-31s, and all were on the ground. No MiG-31 has ever been shot down.

[@RicePuncher]

the dodge challenger of the sky's, fast and cant turn

[@Grow_tf_up]

Did u flew it? No. Then why u talk big lil insecure boy

[@Chunkylover.]

Exaggeration won't save Ukrainian jets from this beast

[@v3es473]

​@@Chunkylover.They don't seem to have shot anything except cruise missiles from within russian territory lmao

[@NoOneAlive_]

@@Chunkylover. Doubt

[@Chunkylover.]

@@NoOneAlive_ reality hurts when it hits you in the face pal

[@yourlocalsu-47]

You should do a video about radars.

[@istyakahmed6496]

Mig 31 kind of like a sniper, It can shoot you down from 400 km away, but can dogfight even a little at close range.

[@maxpopkov1432]

No it cant, Mig-31 is a missile Bus

[@SomeOrdinaryJanitor]

@@maxpopkov1432 i think he meant can't.

[@pegcity4eva]

360 no scope

[@petersouthernboy6327]

OP, you are literally the first one on the face of Planet Earth to use the term “dogfight” and Mig-31 together in the same sentence

[@gigganigga262]

It can maneuver a decent amount, more than a 747.

[@misarthim6538]

While Mig 31 is a formidable long range interceptor, that idea that it could measure up to F15 in dogfight is absurd. F15 is 9G fighter with thrust to weight above 1, Mig 31 is limited to 5G and has thrust to weight of barely 0.9. It's just no contest.

[@pranavsivakumar3873]

while i agree with the maneuverability statement, thrust to weight off of wikipedia is not accurate. thrust to weight is a range varying based on altitude and speed. which is why the mig 31 can supercruise with weapons and the eagle cant supercruise with weapons, thus in the real world, the mig31 has better effective thrust to weight.

[@bromine_35]

Nowandays it's a Kinzhal carrier of choice

[@lanceleone2704]

Dog bless, the MiG-31 is one of my favorite birds! Thank you for the video!

[@AadidevSooknananNXS]

You KNOW the plane is gonna be extreme if the goal was "to intercept the SR-71'

[@Cowboycomando54]

And yet it still failed at that task.

[@gomezgomez6299]

Extreme but not like the SR-71

[@Siuuuuuuuu507]

Use zaslon radar and R-37 missile is the best collaborations of this jet. Also high speed and high altitude. MiG-31 is one of the special fighters for me.

[@CASA-dy4vs]

It’s more an interceptor than it is a fighter.

[@Siuuuuuuuu507]

@@CASA-dy4vs Yea but upgraded MiG-31 can air superiority and ground attack. So it’s fighter today.

[@CASA-dy4vs]

@ yes *upgraded* not the original

[@Siuuuuuuuu507]

@@CASA-dy4vs Original MiG-31 can’t use R-37. Also zaslon radar is much upgraded. Original MiG-31 can’t reach high altitude like upgraded MiG-31. But Mig-31BM and Mig-31K are included as MiG-31.

[@pieceofschmidtgamer]

Someone, quick! Summon the Habitual Line Crosser!

[@NanfahSangthong]

"Erm it's a flying brick" This brick will get your ass 400 km away

[@GTAVALE]

Ikr, people dont understand how oo this thing can be, they should watch some dcs videos of it

[@nikolaideianov5092]

If you are in a airliner yes If you are in a semi modern fighter nope

[@saint_alucardwarthunder759]

​@@nikolaideianov5092 ok, 200+ kms (google recent events)

[@hueban1643]

notch and chaff and it cant do shit

[@M16_Akula-III]

​@@hueban1643notch and chaffing isn't the realistic method of defeating missiles.

[@robertdickson8807]

I love bloviating commentors that rage comment without watching the whole video (or possibly without watching it at all). It goes to show how tiktok/reddit brain has turned large numbers of people into knee-jerk, emotional infants, only reacting via stimulus, instead of reason and logic.

[@Ghent_Halcyon]

Says you, who also clearly didn’t watch the entire video.

[@sovietbanana4589]

You see little Timmy watched top fun Marvin and now hard simps for the U.S military. And can’t cope with anyone other than the U.S having anything good ever.

[@Chironex_Fleckeri]

Gotta be one of the best planes in Ace Combat 7

[@michaelkatz275]

It lacks manuverability. It's an interceptor, not a dog fighter like the F-15 and F-16.

[@notificationguys5128]

It's ace combat, they have no physics there 🤣🤣 and I'm not joking, you can fly backwards ​@@michaelkatz275

[@williamfrench8184]

In a choice between the F-15 with PLSL and the MiG-31 with PLSL, I'm taking the F-15 bro. There are F-15 builds that can easily reach the speed of the MiG-31, plus you maintain a superior energy/maneuverability ratio. Outside of missions like Operation Magic Spear, the F-15 is more bang for your buck.

[@francescozambaldi8212]

Love the foxhound, beautiful plane

[@Ethan-does-stuff-qf6ux]

The black Bird is the fastest plane on earth from the United States of America

[@janventer7942]

Since there is a lot of references to the F-15, I'll add something interesting about the F-15, its wing design. Most of you won't know that the underside of the F-15's wing does not have a constant profile but rather a "conical camber” design. It means that the wing has a slightly convex-up underside which changes from root to tip, effectively generating increased lift with out using flaps or other mechanical means. Quite novel.

[@alexanderpavlov6976]

Good!I would love to watch a video on the An-70 military transport aircraft. In Soviet times, they planned to develop modifications called An-170 and An-171, but unfortunately there is not much information on the Internet...

[@JacobK0221]

“Intercept the SR-71” yeah😂 they thought.

[@sdgsuperstar]

The MiG-31 was designed primarily to defend Soviet (later Russian) airspace from incursions by attack aircraft and cruise missiles, especially in large, poorly defended areas. This is why it can make F-15 pilots nervous, because the MiG-31 is not only a pure fighter, but can also effectively coordinate with ground-based air defense systems to form a powerful defensive wall. This presents a major challenge for F-15 pilots, who can take great risks when approaching the MiG-31 without support from their teammates or effective defense systems.

[@apersondoingthings5689]

I don’t think F15 pilots would be worried. In a hypothetical war, a MiG 31 would go after bombers and not fighters. The roles would likely be reversed as US air doctrine is kinda bullying with U.S. fighters just sitting at enemy airfields waiting for them to take off. And with U.S. data link systems where F15s can fire off missiles without seeing the enemy and letting awacs guide them, it’s literally pay to win. It’s basically spawn camping in video games. Also, the MIG 31 is not a fighter; it’s an interceptor. Its main purpose is to intercept bombers. In a dogfight with any jet fighter it would be washed. I’m pretty sure an F4 phantom would be able to out maneuver it.

[@ravenouself4181]

05:35 Technically, the legal action should be the other way round as the Soviets came up with the name first. Especially considering that the first flight of the MiG-31 happened in 1975, while Kanye was born in 1977.

[@kolbola]

There were 5 MiG-31M prototypes and the MiG-31BSM has no antiradar capabilities. The MiG-31BSM is actually the designation of those upgraded airframes in the MiG-31BM modernization program, which were converted from the non-refuelable versions.

[@sitrep123able]

Its cant really turn, so no dog fights would suck for the mig31

[@gasdorficmuncher9943]

thier steath jet can even show up to ukraine war soo i say russia is alot hog wash

[@mediviclozada4027]

its meant to chase sr71

[@nikolaideianov5092]

​@@mediviclozada4027 if it was then why did they make so many? 1 airwing woul have been enough

[@uthopia27]

​@@mediviclozada4027but it can only maintain its fastest speed for what 5 minutes?

[@Lazyflanker7062]

@@uthopia27 nach 2+ throughout its flight...

[@PedroHenriquePS00000]

Although the reason fighter jets exists is very bad, i love them... really interesting technology. I wonder what china russia and usaf are working now secretly.

[@UnreliablyGabe]

I have this exact same feeling lol. I am staunchly anti war in my politics... But damn these aircraft are so sick and impressive in an engineering sense.

[@lenkautsugi5747]

One of the last ture interceptor left in the world Counterpart of mig31 F14 Tornado ADV Hobbymaster also made a diecast of the mig31

[@HammerRocks]

Hmmm, I don't know if the F-15 pilots were anymore frightened by the Mig-31 than any adversary planes they come against with in the air. A good pilot will always respect an enemy's plane, no matter how crude or advance it maybe.

[@SoloRenegade]

correct, the Mig31 is no real threat to the F-15. the Mig31 is not an advanced fighter at all.

[@ГеоргийМурзич]

Well, a plane with a better radar and longer range missiles is defenitely a threat to the F-15.

[@SoloRenegade]

@@ГеоргийМурзич Mig31 does not have a better radar than the F-15, and longer range missiles are also easier to defeat than a closer range kill shot would be. While long range shots are possible, they are also harder to pull off against an unwilling or uncooperative opponent.

[@ГеоргийМурзич]

@@SoloRenegade "Mig31 does not have a better radar than the F-15" Well, zaslon is a more powerful radar with a larger array diameter and much higher scan speed than F-15s planar array. "longer range missiles are also easier to defeat than a closer range kill shot would be." If that was the case everyone would stick to R-73s and Aim-9s. And yet we see that even americans made a long range missile - Aim-174

[@gigganigga262]

@@ГеоргийМурзичsm6 in other words

[@janventer7942]

One other comment regarding the Mig-25. It's engine's only lasted 15 hours before requiring complete replacement. I suspect the use of stainless steel to have been the main culprit.

[@hansthesoldier8700]

could you do the video on the Japanese F-2 Mitsubishi

[@LITTLEgiiant]

I second this

[@Necronomicon-thebookofthedead]

i've never liked f16's

[@hansthesoldier8700]

@@Necronomicon-thebookofthedead ok...

[@r25012501]

It could go much faster 3.+ but the engine ha a write off after it, also had a absurd climb rate, and during its time had a insane data missile system.

[@Spoogamer]

Another flying brick

[@R4FSAN]

A scary supersonic brick

[@Chunkylover.]

With it's massive radar and powerful missiles, it's a flying s400

[@tonieistotne9471]

@@Chunkylover. No, no, no. You've got it mixed up, the S-400 is a ground-based MiG-31. Mig is the older, more competent brother here, with decades of experience. One of those just built differently. One of those that They Don't Make Like They Used To.

[@nasilemak-uj9rg]

​@@Chunkylover. Not everything has to be stealthy 🙄🙄

[@stephenmonaghan6030]

"...with some damage to the engines..." I admire your sense of understatement.

[@PakistanAviation-47]

Great Timings! I was researching about the MiG-31

[@marshmallowsgamer9405]

The flying brick of military engineering gotta love it

[@-chill_monkee]

Dude you should do a video about the F-22

[@abissuminvocat]

The MIG-31 is an airborne analogue of the S-300, only for the regions of the Far North and the Far East (i.e. the Arctic region), where it is unprofitable to deploy ground batteries.

[@FishFlys]

.55 Thrust to weight… I didn’t realize MiG25 was so underpowered in the engine department. (For reference MiG31 is closer to 1.4)

[@maxpopkov1432]

Eurofighter and Rafale have both have above 1.10 with half the weight of the Mig-31

[@Echo06]

25 was an absolute nothing burger. Struggled to hit mach 1

[@FishFlys]

@@Echo06 well no, at altitude it was capable of 2.5+ but the acceleration must have been sad

[@FishFlys]

@@maxpopkov1432 meh, not really impressive for a 4.5 gen

[@maxpopkov1432]

@@FishFlys ?? Then what is impressive?

[@TheNicestPig]

"MiG-31BSM" We were so close to greatness

[@M16_Akula-III]

@@TheNicestPig MiG-31M:

[@barabek3175]

bro is gonna make a lot of 12 year olds mad with that thumbnail and title LOL💀💀🙏🙏

[@ab0ut_]

😂😂

[@EnclaveTrooper]

Well yeah the claims this guy is making aren’t true at all and it’s genuinely sad to see people cherry pick stuff and take it way out of context instead of doing actual research.

[@speen9430]

i have been waiting for this episode for so lonh

[@giovanni9136]

Oh this one's gonna absolutely make the average US sub MALD hahaha

[@m16-a2]

Lmao fr

[@aquilarossa5191]

Uncle Sam kind of has faced it. By proxy. UKR pilots flying with NATO assistance like AWACS and jamming etc. I do not think a F-16 has been shot down yet, but several NATO-ized former Warsaw Pact and Soviet aircraft have been shot down by it. The MiG-31's R-37 missile is deadly due to its very long range and active homing etc. I am not sure western jets like the F-16 or F-18 would have fared any better, because the parameters would have been much the same, e.g., 4th gen NATO aircraft would be just as visible to radar and the R-37 appears to be very resistant to jamming.

[@M16_Akula-III]

.....No one in their right mind would try jamming an A2A missile. And what NATO aircraft exactly?

[@Schnittertm1]

@@M16_Akula-III Actually, they would try to jam a radar homing A2A missile. Which is why some versions of the AIM-120 AMRAAM, for example, also have a "home on jam" mode, where they are going for a target trying to jam its own on-board radar.

[@airlightshockZOV]

@@Schnittertm1yes, but nato home on jam is very basic

[@pyronuke4768]

​@@Schnittertm1of what I've heard from pilots the AMRAAM's home-on-jam is a bit touchy; it'll work against an AWACS just fine but against another fighter it's a bit of a coin toss if it'll hit.

[@cadetsparklez3300]

underrated jet

[@rickbase833]

It's not underrated at all. The West was well aware of its capabilities.

[@petersouthernboy6327]

Not underrated. Understood for what it was.

[@marleenthart2521]

7:31 and you know what else is massive

[@Myguy2110]

Lowwww taper fade

[@kenchen704]

I know it’s just a title, but I genuinely haven’t hear of F15 pilots who were scared of this plane-they surely thought they had the best 4th gen fighter in the world.

[@milesromanus7041]

A video about my favorite jet, nice

[@padawanmage71]

When i first heard of the MiG-31, i couldn't help thinking of the same named titular plane from the movie, 'FireFox'. IIRC, the author had written the book based on the Cold War fears of a Russian super plane.

[@llahneb10]

I’m noticing the trend on these aviation channels is to name the video something controversial and have a bunch of arrows pointing at things on the thumbnail. SAD

[@kevinstrade2752]

The Foxbat could on paper intercept an SR, but it wouldn't take much for the Foxbat miss. I simple one or two degree course alteration of the SR could throw the whole interception off,and often did. I know they tried hitting SR's but it's unknown how close they came. It is said that SR's have returned with shrapnel holes in their tails,if true there were close calls.

[@colibri2025]

man, i love these videos

[@yumphallangthaphal1598]

Your videos are GOOD, but it's your narrative style that makes me stick to the end.

[@sabre_phoenix5996]

Just calmly cooking dinner while half watching but fully listening to the video and I hear "cruise missiles are b*tches" and I cackled multiple times. Then I look at the video and it's in writing below said cruise missile🤣🤣🤣

[@joelpedlikin7684]

I am not even going to watch the video, but no F-15 pilot worth his salt feared the Mig-31.

[@iantownsend7092]

I think a MiG 25 almost killed an F15 just saying

[@9999AWC]

"I am not even going to watch the video" then save your braincells and don't comment

[@m16-a2]

"N-noooo!! USA can't fear anything!!! RuzZIA bad!!! GRRR" - 🤡

[@simba1113]

@iantownsend7092 the first AMRAM AIM-120 kill in combat came from a F-16D model shooting a Mig-25

[@iantownsend7092]

@@simba1113 I was just saying, besides, it’s kind of impressive for a shitty user interceptor

[@coolinmac]

Absolutely, nobody complimented you on your bracelet and watch combo

[@hotlanta35]

Mig 25 was not outdated, it’s one of the Russian warplanes that was hardest to deal with

[@Typhis19]

Not gonna lie, absolutely have a soft spot for the mig-31. Love to fly it in Ace Combat 7.

[@TheHomelessDreamer]

NATO really dropped the ball when they didn't designate the MiG-31 "Firefox".. but "Foxhound" seems a bit close, like a subtle nod.

[@tjhomie728]

Welcome back sir!

[@Silver_Prussian]

Do a video on the su34 next

[@Nr15121]

The r37 is fine for bombers and awacs hunting but it is a big ass brick and it can’t turn for crap to hit a maneuvering fighter sized target

[@vz6235]

Love your videos

[@merylcruz3820]

I can think of two F-15 pilots who were not scared of the MiG-31. On May 28th, 1995, an elite squadron of the Belkan air force was annihilated by two irregular F-15s while in pursuit of a fleeing defector.

[@max2008abhi]

Dude we are not discussing ace combat

[@9999AWC]

@@max2008abhi Dude get yourself a sense of humour

[@max2008abhi]

@9999AWC dude get a sense of sarcasm

[@DonFatherTrump]

Always thought it looked like the muscle car lf the fighter world.

[@SevPrime]

Always loved the MiG-31/MiG-25 raw looks and now after they are using MiG-31's against an equal fighting force having "Patriot's", air to air BVR missiles etc and not suffering casualties, it gets a "badass battle proven machine" stamp on it! Also MiG-31 is far from obsolete thanks to its powerful radar and missiles which can spot a stealth jet like the F-35!

[@Noobpro9982]

this was an awesome video, but I have a question, can you talk about the J 32 Lansen or the J 29 Tunnan or the J39 Gripen?

[@KesMonkey]

"It was never actually designed as a fighter. The Soviets needed a new powerful interceptor". Huh? An interceptor _is_ a fighter. It is one of several types of fighters. The MiG-31 is definitely a fighter.

[@joeclaridy]

An interceptor are fast moving aircraft tailored to destroy slow moving targets at long range. Fighters are just that, they are built to combat ALL AIRCRAFT they come across at ALL RANGES. They are built for dog fighting which is something Interceptors aren't built for.

[@Asperyti]

"I'm too stupid to understand fighters so you're wrong"

[@alexwilson329]

Faster doesn’t mean better and only capable if it has the KH-42.

[@jonasezekiel3829]

This aircraft reminds me of Toruk(The last shadow) on Avatar movie, the beast that flies higher than anything never looks up because nothing hunts it, it is the hunter.

[@kew4807]

what is the name of the song during 11:11

[@miketeeveedub5779]

Incredible airplane with the largest flight envelop of any fighter out there. I wouldn't necessarily call it "obsolete" just yet though; the F-15 and F-16 are around 50 years of age since their prototypes flew and they're still in production and still viable in certain situations. This aircraft with upgrades can still be relevant decades from now, especially against less sophisticated enemies. As for stealth, technological advances are always fleeting. Radar advances from both the Russians and Chinese claim they can spot stealth aircraft during certain scenarios. They are not the bulletproof answer to justify eliminating older airframes from certain secondary duties. That said; the future is definitely small inexpensive drones in huge numbers. The cost to put a man in a Mach 3 interceptor is not as relevant as it once was. Drone warfare is changing conflicts, as shown in the Russian/Ukraine Proxy war. But that said; they still can't carry hypersonic anti-ship/cruise missiles just yet. The Mig 31 will still bare that responsibility for years to come .

[@deneios1905]

Mig31 is wiley e coyote and SR-71 is the roadrunner.

[@m16-a2]

The cope in this comment section from NAFO is craaazy

[@gomezgomez6299]

A lock is one thing , just like all those aa and sams

[@weir-t7y]

This plane did not frighten f-15 pilots. The Department of Defense was frightened by the design of the MiG-25, NOT the MiG-31 because they assumed it was made of advanced composites and designed as a dogfighter. This inspired the development of the f-15. When they finally got their hands on one, they realized it was heavy, short on engine life, and not manueverable. It is certainly not better than the f-15.

[@toshizohijikata9164]

Mig-25 Did Frightened F-18 in 91 Iraq War Though The same with Mig-17 Subsonic Did Frightened Mach 2 F-105 Thunderchief In Vietnam and Shocked Everyone One,Mig-15 in Korea and Lastly Indian Mig-21 Bison Tussle with Pakistan F-16.

[@9999AWC]

That's a lot of words to say you didn't watch the video

[@toshizohijikata9164]

@9999AWC I watched The Video, PYOTIR UMFITVEV,GERSH BUDKER, NIKOLAI BASOV,IGOR SIKORSKY,GRIGORY PERLEMAN Yes I did see The Video.

[@DrQuagmire]

Um folks, the Foxbat came first, the F-16 was the response. Then one day a Russian pilot landed a Foxbat in Japan. The Japanese and use took it apart, was surprised how simple it was, and the F-16 would kill it every time.. made out of nickel.

[@asiangaming8409]

When you create a jet aircraft heavier than a Type 10 MBT:

[@interpl6089]

Can the Type 10 go Mach 3+ though?

[@LiamW1ls0n]

First was Foxbat now it's Foxhound

[@michaelpetty8416]

Yeah, it was fast. However, it took ALL DAMN DAY to make a one circle turn.

[@igs_]

Finally some respect for the Soviets 🎉

[@ВикторФирсов-е9ф]

11:50 Flankers flanking

[@kevinstrade2752]

I heard once deployed in the East, SR flights slowed then stopped. could be coincidence but I have a feeling that Foxhounds had something to do with it.

[@jeremiremjasz5815]

Can you PLEASE make an episode about the su-24 ???

[@Dr.Know_4U]

Give me a break. The F-15 can fly circles around this clumsy interceptor. And read Victor Balinco's account of trying to intercept the SR-71... it blew his doors off.

[@Farchy911]

is this better than Swordfish Mk2

[@andreas3173]

No

[@nikolaideianov5092]

No

[@Wannes_]

Slightly faster though

[@9999AWC]

Nothing is better than perfection

[@BubblesandthePurrMonster]

Please don’t buy that watch. Ever.

[@BrickedWall]

In no way was the Foxhound ever better than the Eagle lmao. Quite literally existed as a Paper Tiger like 90% of the soviet aircraft.

[@ShopeeMarketteam]

The 31 was actually quite impressive for it's time, but in no way better than the F15 zaslon was step into phased array and today is still quite competitive, the D30s were way more easy to maintain and although less powerful than the r15s, didn't have to be replaced almost every flight, and can actually maintain 2.8 mach without blowing up It's airframe was strengthened to address the corner cutting of the 25 It's also the time were the Russians dipped their toes into BVR and whats a better platform for BVR than a super high ceiling, really fast plane with at the time, one of the most powerful radars put onto an interceptor 31 pilots obviously aren't going to enter a close in fight with eagles, it was not designed for that. A flight of 4 foxhounds could cover the entirety of Syria's airspace

[@user-qq8ek4zs4s]

LMAO , cope is real . F-15 doesn't have the slightest chance against a MiG-31 in BVR , be it back in the days when it was only armed with R-37 and even less so nowadays against R-37M .

[@Matthew-gp9nm]

@user-qq8ek4zs4s z-bot detected opinion invalid

[@BrickedWall]

@user-qq8ek4zs4s Not only would it win, the MiG-31 wouldnt even have a fucking chance lmao, especially not with the 9x and the 120D

[@BrickedWall]

@@ShopeeMarketteam A flight of 4 foxhounds wouldnt even be able to enter Syria's airspace lmao

[@gigachadus7468]

American Pilots: That damn migga!

[@Canthus13]

..Except it didn't? The F-15 was designed SPECIFICALLY to counter the MiG-25/31. It's fast. That's it. The avionics don't compare, the maneuverability doesn't compare. Weapons? Eh. Maybe a slight edge, with the R-37 being the biggest threat, and that's a new missile that didn't exist when the MiG 31 was introduced.

[@9999AWC]

The F-15 was designed to counter the MiG-25, NOT the MiG-31. The MiG-31 is a different aircraft, and while it resembles the MiG-25 it is fundamentally a new design. It's basically the equivalent of the Super Hornet to the Legacy Hornet.

[@pyronuke4768]

The Zaslon radar was evaluated to be roughly on par with the F-14's AWG-9, which was considered superior to the F-15's APG-63. The Foxhound's data link was also considered superior to anything NATO had in the 80's and pushed us to develop datalink-16 on the 90's. The Soviet Union having worse tech is a stereotype and vast oversimplification. (Need I remind you who was first to put a man in orbit?) In reality they weren't always as far behind as they are often made out to be. When you actually study the progression of technology during the Cold War it usually goes "the Americans are ahead, wait no it's the Soviets, now it's the Americans again, now the Soviets..." You get the picture. It's more accurate to say Soviet industry, not technology, was that which was often lagging behind compared to the American's.

[@fredhercmaricaubang1883]

What most folks don't know is that the MiG-31 benefitted from Imperial Iranian Air Force pilots defecting with their F-14A Tomcat to the then Soviet Union when the Shah of Iran fled during the Islamic Revolution in 1979. It's obvious that from this, much of the avionics from the F-14A were analyzed, studied & reverse-engineered & thus applied to the MiG-31.

[@sovietbanana4589]

Uhhhhh no. The MiG-31’s radar was fundamentally different from the f-14’s. It was a Passive electronically scanned array, the first of its type to be mounted in any fighter aircraft. The f-14 used an older mechanical radar. These two types are fundamentally different in how they function with the pesa being far more advanced. So no, the cutting edge systems on the MiG-31 were in fact not reverse engineered from a f-14.

[@9999AWC]

The F-14 didn't have a PESA radar. It had a very powerful Pulse-Doppler radar, but it is fundamentally an older, different type of technology.

[@thomasr.bartonjd7815]

foxbat then improve to foxhound then improve to some stealth tons of weapons FoxLeopard RR

[@brettkozak3479]

Im so fucking happy that bros name was Cheese Graeter

[@Cowboycomando54]

And yet the F-15 and F-14 would still eat its lunch.

[@LEAGUE_OF_THNDR]

I was starting to research the Mig 31 and this absolute banger popped up, I still don't get the Kanye reference