On paper, the MiG-23 didn't seem like such a bad aircraft when it was developed. In fact, its variable “swing” wing geometry and advanced radar and fire control systems made it a fairly ...
What You Need to Know: Developed in the late 1960s to counter U.S. aircraft like the F-4 Phantom II and the F-105 Thunderchief, the Soviet Mikoyan MiG-23 “Flogger ...