Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23
Soviet multi-role combat aircraft family
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Summary
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 is an aircraft family[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of aircraft family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,743 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Soviet Union[3]
- Operator: Soviet Air Forces[4], Russian Air Force[5], Afghanistan[6], Angola[7], Afghan Air Force[8], National Air Force of Angola[9]
- Manufacturer: Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG[10]
- Collection: Bundeswehr Museum of German Defense Technology[11]
- Subclass of: land-based fighter monoplane[12], third-generation jet fighter[13]
- Commons category: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23[14]
- Country of origin: Soviet Union[15]
- NATO reporting name: Flogger[16], Faithless[17]
- First flight: June 10, 1967[18]
- Service entry: 1970[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23[20]
- Commons gallery: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23[21]
- Total produced: 5047[22]
- Length: 16.7 m[23]
- Height: 4.82 m[24]
- Wingspan: 13.97 m[25]
- Maximum operating altitude: 18,500 m[26]
- Derivative work: Mikoyan MiG-27[27]
Why It Matters
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]