MiG-25 Foxbat (oz4801)

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Mig Foxbat. Pusher parkjet style model.

Quote: "MiG-25 Foxbat - FULL SIZE PLANS - Sport Scale design by Alex Weiss - A 34in span fun scale model for 0.25cu.in. engines and 3-function R/C. Full Size Plan."

Quote: "I WAS ATTRACTED to this particular design because. I felt that it was well suited to a pusher layout for a .25 engine, the nose looked long enough to make nose ballast unnecessary, and the close coupled wing to tailplane layout should give excellent control at high angles of attack.

The MiG-25 is in widespread service with the Soviet air defence forces and has been delivered to a number of overseas air forces, including those of Algeria, Libya and Syria. There are three versions of the aircraft; the Foxbat A single seat interceptor, the Foxbat B and D high altitude reconnaissance aircraft, and the Foxbat C two seat trainer. The layout is very similar to that of the McDonnell Douglas F-15, the most noticeable differences being the MiG-25's wing anhedral, angled out fins of lower aspect ratio than the F-15s, and the under fuselage fins. The Foxbat A which I chose to model is most likely to be seen with a mixture of Aphid, Ash or Acrid air to air missiles hung on the four underwing pylons.

The model featured in the plan has a 34 in wingspan and is 50 in long. It is a single piece model, but should still fit on the rear seat of most family saloons. Finished either in silver or olive drab, with Soviet five pointed red stars, the model looks mean and hungry sitting on the ground, and fast and aggressive in the air. The alternative of brown and sand camouflage top surfaces and a sky blue underside, with the appropriate Middle East Markings, makes it easier to distinguish the orientation of the Foxbat in the air.

I think that the addition of four air to air missiles, made from 1/2 in balsa dowel and scraps of card and painted white with black exhausts, is well worth the effort as they do enhance the looks of the aircraft.

The Foxbat provides an excellent dogfighting partner for my Viggen (Plan RM 242, see Radio Modeller, Sept '81) and provides a rugged durable model which should give lots of pleasure to all you sports fliers.

Deviations from accurate scale have been kept to a minimum, bearing in mind the needs of a practical model, whilst the pusher motor is remarkably unobtrusive. No unusual constructional techniques are used - the model being built almost entirely from balsa sheet. The two. principles I have adhered to as far as possible are to keep everything simple, and to avoid any unnecessary weight in the airframe. The model therefore uses a three functionradio, and a modern, high power output 0.25 Schneurle ported engine, and is relatively cheap both to build and fly.

Do not under any circumstances uncierpower the Foxbat. As an example, the manufacturer's quoted power output for the OS 25 FSR is 75 per cent higher than for their OS 25 RC.

Construction time, including paint finish, is short, so that even the slowest builder should have no difficulty in having a Foxbat airborne by Easter.

Rather than give a usual 'cut Out.piece and glue piece B' sequence, the following series of captioned photographs should give all the necessary information..."

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