@Shugie ohw haha, I really like these planes and made a MiG 31 myself on SP so I always make response like that when somebody talk about these amazing machines

@ollielebananiaCFSP the masterpiece of a response below

@Shugie read what ?

@ollielebananiaCFSP I still read this everyday even though ive been gone for like 4 months now

@Rjenteissussy It never did tho, and even if it maybe could do it, the top speed of the Mig 31 is lower than the one of the Mig 25 for several reasons : no need to go as fast since the Mig 31 as better avionics and missiles, so there isn't really the need to get as close to the enemy as the Mig 25 needed to be. Second reason, the soviet/russians learned a lot with the Mig 25 and how stressfull it was for the plane to go mach 3 so they limited the top speed, that doesn't mean the Mig 31 isn't capable of it, but a combat operational one isn't mean for it and will only reach that speed in special conditions, unlike the Mig 25 that could reach that speed more easely.
Wikipedia is great but the specs on it aren't that great since it doesn't do the difference between different versions, and as I said, a combat operational Mig 31 is slower (mach 2.8, which is still insane) than a combat operational Mig 25.
Growling Sidewinder is a DCS player and you can't use a game as a reference, especially when the Mig 31 and the SR 71 aren't real moduls in the game but mods.
The Mig 31 is an advanced version of the Mig 25, but that doesn't mean it's faster, it as more advanced avionics, weapons, weapons systems and flight specs thanks to composite materials.

@Rjenteissussy Both planes were capable of reaching Mach 3, operationally the MiG-31 was only meant to go to around Mach 2.8, the same as the MiG-25, both planes were designed to intercept Mach 3 bombers and the SR-71, The MiG-31 was serviced long after the fear of Mach 3 Bombers, so it never really went Mach 3, Yes its more advanced but it doesn't mean its faster, According to Wikipedia both planes are capable of the same top speed. Nice Mustard video reference tho

@ollielebananiaCFSP well i just searched in wikipedia that the mig-31 can reach mach 3 and high altitudes. Same as youtube vids. Also i watch "Growling sidewinder" vid that the mig-31 intercept a Sr-71 blackbird. Well we dont need to argue cause the mig-31 is a advance version of the mig-25
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"The Jet That Terrefied The West"

@G2 Haha, much appreciated!

@Shugie ah yes, a fellow man of cultoor.

@Rjenteissussy actually the Mig 31 is not a fighter jet, and it is not faster than the Mig 25. The Mig 31 is a high altitude interceptor and can't hit mach 3 like the Mig 25.

The fastest fighter jet is the big brother of the mig-25 foxbat

The MIG-31 Foxhound

Anyways pretty good

@G2 lol I get it

*coleisprettygreat noises*

@SIRCOMMANDER031 yeah that’s what I done but it was very buggy and sometimes just didn’t work, It worked fine on my MiG-21 though

@Shugie regarding the canopy opening up sideways, it is possible using hollow glass fuelslagge and hinge rotators, iirc my 109 build does something similar.

@EpicBullDog I know, great spot, I couldn't get it to open sideways so I just made it open upwards, thanks anyway!

A mistake: The canopy is supposed to open a different way, look on Google for examples, btw great aircraft!

hell yes

@SIRCOMMANDER031 I had the same problem, I tried to fix it but everything I tried seemed to make it worse, I hope in the future to come back and remaster it but for now, I tried

Asthetically it looks good but it doesnt fly smoothly and its hard to take off

yay, I'm early for once