MiG-27 FLOGGER D, J (MIKOYAN-GUREVICH)

Gary's Combat Aircraft Reference Guide

Country of Origin: CIS (formerly USSR).
Similar Aircraft: MiG-23 Flogger B/E/G, F-111, Tornado, Su-24 Fencer, Mirage F1, Super Etendard, Jaguar.
Crew: One.
Role: Ground-attack, fighter.
Armament: Missiles, bombs, rockets, cannon.
Dimensions: Length: 55 ft (16.6 m). Span: 46 ft, 9 in (14.26 m).

Wings: High-mounted, variable, swept-back, and tapered with blunt tips.

Engine(s): One inside the body. Rectangular box-like air intakes forward of the wing roots. Single exhaust.

Fuselage: Long and tubular, except where air intakes give a box-like appearance. Long, downward-sloping, sharply pointed nose. Stepped canopy. Large, swept-back, and tapered belly fin under the rear section.

Tail: Swept-back and tapered tail fin with curved dorsal in leading edge and angular tip. Swept-back and tapered flats high-mounted on the fuselage with angular tips.

Belarus, CIS, India, Kazakhstan.