Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 Flogger Variable-Sweep Fighter Family
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 is a Soviet variable-sweep fighter family developed as the successor to the MiG-21. Its 23-11 flight-test prototype demonstrated a three-position swing wing on 10 June 1967, and the resulting Flogger family served as a fighter-interceptor with a secondary ground-attack capability across the Soviet Union, Warsaw Pact, and many export operators.
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Identity
- Aliases
- MiG-23FloggerMikoyan 23-1123-11MiG-23SMiG-23MMiG-23MLMiG-23MLDMiG-23BNMiG-27
- Family Name
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23
- Full Name
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 Flogger Variable-Sweep Fighter Family
- Roles
- military
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 is a Soviet variable-sweep fighter family developed as the successor to the MiG-21. Its 23-11 flight-test prototype demonstrated a three-position swing wing on 10 June 1967, and the resulting Flogger family served as a fighter-interceptor with a secondary ground-attack capability across the Soviet Union, Warsaw Pact, and many export operators.
- First Flight Year
- 1,967
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- fuselage
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- One exact R-29BS-300 afterburning turbojet; UEC/Rostec MiG-23/MiG-27 application evidence.
- Name
- MiG-23 exact R-29BS-300 configuration
- Notes
- UEC/Rostec identifies R-29BS-300 for MiG-23/MiG-27 fighters; this configuration records the MiG-23 branch and does not infer a narrower submodel or create a MiG-27 family.
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- fuselage
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- One exact Lyulka AL-21F-3 afterburning turbojet; the Polish Aviation Museum identifies AL-21F3 as a single-shaft, single-flow turbojet and UEC-STAR identifies the MiG-23B installation.
- Name
- MiG-23B exact AL-21F-3 configuration
- Notes
- UEC-STAR identifies AL-21F-3 installations on MiG-23B aircraft; this configuration applies only to the MiG-23B branch and does not infer other MiG-23 variants.
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- Creation Time
- August 1, 2026 at 14:36:48 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 15:51:51 UTC