1/72 Hasegawa Mig 27 Flogger D

Thanks gents for all the information about the Mig.  I gain a lot of knowledge by just posting the pictures of the plane . I don't know much about the cold war Russian Jets but I find that they look very very cool. 

The MIG-27 was originally the MIG-23BM. The MIG-23BN is an export version that the Soviets ended up using themselves. Ground attack MIG-23/27 have the duckbill nose for better pilot visibility. As for attack aircraft the Soviet Union kept using light bombers well in to the 1960s. The IL-28 was followed by the Yak-28 Brewer, then Sukhoi Su-7, then the swing wing versions of the Su-7: the Su-17/20/22.  The MIG-23 was an interceptor and MIG-23B versions were ground attack, MIG-23BM became MIG-27 for some reason. 

Speaking of the Yak-28, except for the Amodel kits nobody seems interested in putting out a kit. The "Brewer" was a nuclear and conventional light bomber and it was also an interceptor in the form of the rather odd Yak-28P "Firebar". 

The Mig-23 BN and Mig-27 were developed before the Soviets invaded Afghanistan, dating back to the early/mid 1970's. The Su-25 Frogfoot was developed afterwards, in the late 70's/early 80's. The Mig-23 BN kept the afterburning engine of their air to air cousins, while the Mig-27 had a non afterbrning engine. I don't recall offhand if the BN had the gatling gun like the 27, or kept the twin 23mm gun. The Soviets had previously used aircraft such as the Fitter and older Fishbed & Fresco families for their CAS & Strike aircraft before the 23 BN & 27 Floggers came along. 

Nice work on this old swing wing classic. I do love those Cold War Russkies.

You did an excellent job for your build!

Toshi

Hello!

That's not so easy - while there is a ground-attack variant of the MiG-23 - BN, very close to the MiG-27, those have a wholly new nose cone that the fighter MiG-23 variants - without radar, but housing some sophisticated sensors, even a laser designator/rangefinder in some variants.

Hope it helps, have a nice day

Paweł

Pawel

Hello!

It's lookin' nice! That camo scheme looks good!

In case you wondered why that fin under the tail goes so dang low - it folds to the side when you lower the landing gear. It's like that also on the MiG-23 from where this feature comes from.

The MiG-27 is a very specialized groung support aircraft. Before the Afghanistan war the Russians only developed long range nuclear bombers, no slow-movers mud-pounders. The MiG-27 is an attempt to remedy a situation where you have no aircraft to precisely support the ground forces.

Thanks for sharing and have a nice day

Paweł

 

Thats because for all intents and purposes the MIG23 and MIG27 are the same aircraft externally. the only difference is all internal.

Hello!

It's lookin' nice! That camo scheme looks good!

In case you wondered why that fin under the tail goes so dang low - it folds to the side when you lower the landing gear. It's like that also on the MiG-23 from where this feature comes from.

The MiG-27 is a very specialized groung support aircraft. Before the Afghanistan war the Russians only developed long range nuclear bombers, no slow-movers mud-pounders. The MiG-27 is an attempt to remedy a situation where you have no aircraft to precisely support the ground forces.

Thanks for sharing and have a nice day

Paweł