need some help from Isreal.

[Erwin_Hans]

I know a Syria MiG-23ML have flowen to Isreal.

 

So,is there any determine for this aircraft in some formus?Need a lot..

 

In Hebrew is OK,too...

 

Thanks.

[ekek]

Hi,

The MiG-23 that landed in Israel in 1989 was a MiG-23MLD for all I know. It did not carry any missiles. The pilot defected during a training mission and flew under the radar to Israel. It landed on a landing strip in the north of Israel that is meant to be used by light airplanes and not fighter jets. Here is a youtube link to a film from that day with some original footage:

The aircraft today is in the IAF museum and carries the original Syrian markings and Israeli markings. I remember as a kid that in the 90's the IAF used to fly this plane in the yearly "IAF day" air-show and make a mock dogfight with F-15 and F-16. It was pretty awesome to see that.

 

If you need any more info, feel free to contact me.

 

Eyal

Edited February 24, 2010 by ekek

[Erwin_Hans]

Thanks ekek,good info...but need some more....

[ekek]

What else do you need?

[Erwin_Hans]

What else do you need?

 

 

This was confirmed by the Israelies too when they obtained a Syrian MiG-23MLD that was flown to Israel by a Syrian defector and tested its flying characteristics, they were impressed with the quick acceleration the MiG-23MLD had, they even claimed that the MiG-23 has better acceleration performance than the F-16 and F-18

for example, the F-16 can accelerate from 600km/h to 1000km/h at the altitude of 1000 meters in just 15 seconds, while the MiG-23 can accelerate from 600km/h to 900km/h in just 12 seconds

 

something like this...