Mikoyan-Gurevich Ye-152

Ye-152A "Flipper"

National origin: USSR
Manufacturer: MiG
First flight: 1959
Status: canceled immediately after Cuban Missile Crisis
Primary user: USSR
Developed from: Ye-150

The Mikoyan-Gurevich Ye-152A was a twin-engined interceptor built as an twin-engined version of the Ma 2.5+ class Ye-150, sharing its general layout with MiG-21, somewhat similar to the process that led from the F/A-18 A/C Hornet series to the F/A-18E Super Hornet. Only one aircraft was built. The Ye-152 design however was built in two examples; the Ye-152/1 and Ye-152/2. These had only one engine but it was the Tumansky R-15 engine that would end up in the MiG 25. Ye-152/2 was rebuilt as Ye-152P as a step on the way to the improved Ye-152M version, but when it was finished the MiG 25 was already in development.

Specifications

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 19 m (62 ft 4 in)
Wingspan: 8.5 m (27 ft 10 in)
Height: ()
Wing area: 34.02 m² (ft²)
Loaded weight: 12,500 kg (27,550 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 13,960 kg (30,770 lb)
Powerplant: 2x— R11F-300

Performance

Maximum speed: 2,500 km/h
Range: 2,300 km ()
Service ceiling: 21,000m ()

Armament

2 x— K-9

Notes and references

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Source: WikiPedia