WIP: Mig-25

[Hayab]

[Corsair]

Nice ! What versions are you doing ? Combat versions only or recce as well ?

[molnibalage]

IMHO the recce is unimportant because lack of role in Falcon world.

[Dee-Jay]

@molnibalage:

IMHO the recce is unimportant because lack of role in Falcon world.

Arf my dear Monli … look beyond horizon

[haukka81]

@Dee-Jay:

Arf my dear Monli … look beyond horizon

What? Is recon flights coming back someday ?

Maybe its time to say good bye god eye map view

[Dee-Jay]

@haukka81:

What? Is recon flights coming back someday ?

Maybe its time to say good bye god eye map view

I just said “look beyond horizon” … I never said that it will be a 4.3x feature. But recce is a discussion topic yes.

I will not say more… it would be pointless

[molnibalage]

@Dee-Jay:

Arf my dear Monli … look beyond horizon

Does this mean that recon code will be improved? Yeah! Because in this case SR-71, U-2 and and RF-4 are also on the table again.

BTW I simply do not understand why the most important red jet is neglected, the MiG-21. Litertally there were not WPACT or any friend of USSR who did not use them… It is useful as fighter or strike AC and had even recon variant while MiG-25 were quite marginal in RL Cold Wars, only some countries used in very limited qty. Of course I happy that another red jet will get a decent 3D model.

[neystratiou]

Wow, “Hayab” strikes again!!!
And like always his “bar” is on top
Thank you very much my friend for your continuous awesome efforts!
Nikos.

[Turkeydriver]

@molnibalage:

Does this mean that recon code will be improved? Yeah! Because in this case SR-71, U-2 and and RF-4 are also on the table again.

BTW I simply do not understand why the most important red jet is neglected, the MiG-21. Litertally there were not WPACT or any friend of USSR who did not use them… It is useful as fighter or strike AC and had even recon variant while MiG-25 were quite marginal in RL Cold Wars, only some countries used in very limited qty. Of course I happy that another red jet will get a decent 3D model.

Quite true! However, the MiG-25 wherever it served- was a power projection tool and status symbol, and therefore was a primary target whenever combat was concerned. In 2003, we had Tomahawks standing by and the ATARS F/A-18Ds were stretching their legs as far as they could to find one stinking operational MiG-25 in Iraq and destroy it- to show that we could reach out and touch someone anywhere- in order to avoid the start of the conflict.

Earlier, in the late 90s, F-14 and F-15 trained MiG-25 specific intercepts and missile solutions in order to get the MiG-25s whenever they broke the Southern Watch parallel. One AIM-54, unknown numbers of AIM-120s and AIM-7s where expended just to get the MiG-25 to no avail. It would be nice to get HOT TASKING diverts to nail a target like that warming up for launch.

[sabre1]

Nice job there Hayab. Keep it up mate.

[Loops]

Awesome modeling as always Hayab, I look forward to seeing it at the merge.

[Barabasz]

Edited.

[Thaeris]

Hayab,

The model looks beautiful, but I do wonder about the cockpit canopy framing. Compare what you have now to the following photographs:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_2BBc6-JDVWY/TRElwlA0uBI/AAAAAAAAH4o/TacJlCLdzH8/s1600/UCRANIA%2BMIG-25RBT%2B73%2BMOKRAYA-ZAPOROZHYE%2BULTIMO%2BVUELO%2B2004.jpg

http://www.dsi-industrial.com/images/MiG25/c2e4989f-f176-32af-9ae7-8ee1a4404ab3.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_C-zwJdEpY5U/TJdoqbPqbSI/AAAAAAAAATE/Hp5-0SmqpFk/s1600/mig+25+5.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Yxp9YtGmEfM/TeNiGLSEfdI/AAAAAAAAItQ/owTAkidEHa8/s1600/MIG-25%2B57%2BCAMO%2BNIEVE.jpg

http://www.tayyareci.com/rus-ucaklari/images/rus-images/mig25ek.JPG

http://media.englishrussia.com/022013/mig25pu/mig25pu001-20.jpg

http://media.englishrussia.com/022013/25pu3/mig25pu003-20.jpg

…I was trying to find better shots, but that’s about all I can get at the moment.

[WB1899]

Thaeris, i dont see what you mean.

[Arty]

he must mean this:

[WB1899]

Thanks Arty, seems there is a different.

Imho Hayabs new model with that canopy is much better then the original. But its also good that not all of you are so blind like me.

[3gosn1824]

I think it likes F15 very much.

[n8d0g]

Will this include a cockpit ?

[Seabass]

Does the pope sh%* in the woods?

[ramahan]

this must be a later version of BMS. Shadows look much better and the canopy glass reflection material is shiny!
Im going to say this is in 4.33