MikoyanMiG27

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TheMikoyanMiG27(Russian:27NATO
reportingname"FloggerD/J")isavariablegeometry
groundattackaircraft,originallybuiltbytheMikoyan
designbureauintheSovietUnionandlaterlicense
producedinIndiabyHindustanAeronauticsastheBahadur
("Valiant").ItisbasedontheMikoyanGurevichMiG23
fighteraircraft,butoptimizedforairtogroundattack.
UnliketheMiG23,theMiG27didnotseewidespreaduse
outsideRussia,asmostcountriesoptedfortheMiG23BN
andSukhoiSu22instead.Itcurrentlyonlyremainsin
servicewiththeIndian,KazakhandSriLankanAirForces
inthegroundattackrole.AllRussianandUkrainianMiG
27shavebeenretired.

Contents
1 Designanddevelopment
2 Operationalhistory
2.1 SriLanka
2.2 India
2.3 Kazakhstan
3 Variants
4 Operators
5 Specifications(MiG27K)
6 Seealso
7 References
7.1 Notes
7.2 Bibliography
8 Externallinks

MiG27

AMiG27oftheIndianAirForce
Role

Attackaircraft,Fighterbomber

Manufacturer

MikoyanOKB

Firstflight

20August1970

Introduction

1975

Status

Inservicewithforeignusers

Primaryusers

SovietAirForce
RussianAirForce
IndianAirForce

Produced

197086

Numberbuilt

1,075includinglicensed
production[1]

Developedfrom MikoyanGurevichMiG23

Designanddevelopment
TheMiG27sharesthebasicairframeoftheMiG23,butwitharevisednosenicknamed"Utkonos"
("Platypus")inRussianservice,firstintroducedontheMiG23B.DissatisfactionwiththeMiG23BNledtothe
furtherdevelopmentofthebasicairframetoaccommodateastrongerundercarriage,simplerintakesanda
shorterexhaustnozzle,[2]withoutradarinfavorofadownwardslopingprofileforimprovedpilotvisibility,[3]a
laserrangefinderandmarkedtargetseeker.[4]Amongitstestpilots,itwasalsocalled"Balkon"("Balcony")
becauseoftheincreasedfrontalviewfromthecockpit.Additionalcockpitarmorwasinstalled,alongwitha
totallynewnav/attacksystem.
SincetheMiG27wasintendedtoflymostofitsmissionsatlowaltitude,theMiG23'svariableintakeramps
andexhaustnozzleswerediscardedinfavorofasimplerfixedconfiguration,reducingweightandmaintenance
requirements.Theaircraftalsohaslarger,heavydutylandinggeartofacilitateoperationfrompoorerquality
airfields.InaccordancewiththeMiG27sstrikeandlowlevelattackrequirements,provisionsweremadeto
mountmissilesandprecisionguidedmunitions,aswellasretaininganuclearcapabilityinlinewithother
Sovietcombataircraftbyintroducingspecializednavigationsystems.[4]

Operationalhistory
ItwasusedbySovietforcesduringthelaterstagesoftheAfghanistanconflictin
198789.
AlthoughseveralWesternobserversconsideredtheMiG27widelyexported,
confusingitwiththeMiG23BN,theaircrafttypewasonlyexportedtoIndiaand
SriLankawhichalsoutilizedtheMiG27inregionalconflicts.[4]

SriLanka
MiG27aircraftenteredservicewiththeSriLankaAirForcein2000.Duringthe
SriLankanCivilWar,theysawconsiderableactionbombingtargetsandproviding
closeairsupport.InAugust2000,aMiG27crashednearColomboInternational
Airport,killingitsUkrainianpilot.InJuly2001,asecondMiG27wasdestroyed
onthegroundduringanassaultonthesameairforcebasebytheLiberationTigers
ofTamilEelam.AMiG27crashedintotheseaneartheairportinJune2004.
AnotherMiG27fighterjetcrashedonaroutinetrainingmissionon13February
2012neartheDummalasuriyaareaataround1.35pm.Thepilotmanagedtoeject
fromthejetwithoutsustaininginjuries.[5]

Opticalwindowsofthe
lasertelevisionsighting
systemKyra23MiG
27K.Bottomboxunder
theTVchannelwitha
laserrangefinder
designator,thetop
receiverforalaser
rangefinder

India
On27May1999,duringtheKargilWar,oneIndianMiG27waslost
togetherwithaMiG21whilesupportinganIndiangroundoffensivein
theKashmirregion.[6]
Since2001,theIndianAirForcehaslostmorethan12MiG27sto
crashes.[7]InmidFebruary2010,Indiagroundeditsentirefleetofover
150oftheaircraftafteraMiG27crashedon16February2010in
Siliguri,WestBengal.ThecrashwasattributedtodefectsintheR29
enginesoftheaircraft,suspectedtohaveoccurredduringthe
overhaulingoftheaircraftbyHindustanAeronauticsLimited(HAL).
AnotherMig27crashedintheBarmerareaon27January2015.[8][9]

SriLankaAirForceMikoyan
GurevichMiG27M

On13June2016,aMiG27(TU657)onatrainingmissioncrashedinaresidentialareanearJodhpurAirforce
BaseinRajasthandamagingtwohousesandinjuringthreecivilians[10]whilethepilot(s)ejectedsafely.[11]The
aircraftappearstobeanIndianupgradedvariantofMiG27.[12]

Kazakhstan
TheMiG27remainsinservicewiththeKazakhAirForce.

Variants
MiG23B
ThefirstFloggerattackvariantwaspoweredbytheAL21F.Only24wereproduced,duealackofengines(the
AL21FwasdestinedfortheSukhoiSu17/22andtheSu24Fencer).ItwasarmedwiththeGSh23Lcannon,
carrying200rounds.
MiG23BN

DerivedfromtheMiG23B,butpoweredbytheR29B300engine.Thisgavetheadvantageofmakingthis
variantexportable(theAL21Fwasarestrictedengineatthetime,unliketheR29B300).TheR29B300also
offeredcommonalitywiththeMiG23MSandMiG23MFfightervariantsalreadysoldtotherestofworld.It
wasarmedwiththeGSh23Lcannon,with200rounds.
MiG27(MiG23BM)
ThiswasthefirstintheMiG27familytohaveacanopywithoutthecentralframe,suggestingthattheejection
seatwasdesignedtodirectlybreakthroughthetransparency.ThedielectricheadabovethepylonontheMiG
23wasusedontheMiG27tohouseelectroopticalandradiofrequencygearinstead.Itwasalsothefirst
variantarmedwithaGryazevShipunovGSh630MGatlinggun.ItsNATOreportingnamewasFloggerD.
MiG27K
NATOreportingname:FloggerJ2.TheMiG27Kwasmostadvanced
Sovietvariant,withalaserdesignatorandcompatibilitywithTVguided
electroopticalweapons.ItcarriedtheGSh630cannon.Around200
werebuilt.
MiG27M
NATOreportingname:FloggerJ.Thismodelwasacheapervariant
thantheMiG27K,butmuchbetterthantheMiG23B,MiG23BN,and
MiG27(MiG23BM),withtheelectroopticalandradiofrequency
MiG27K
headsabovetheglovepylonsdeleted.ItwasfirstarmedwiththeGSh
623MGatlinggun,butthiswaslaterreplacedbyanew30mmGSh6
30sixbarrelcannonwith260roundsofammunitioninafuselagegondola.Italsoreceivedmuchimproved
electroniccountermeasure(ECM)systems,andanewPrNK23Knav/attacksystemprovidingautomaticflight
control,gunfiring,andweaponsrelease.However,thismodificationwasnotverysuccessfulbecauseofthe
heavyrecoilfromthenewcannon,andburstslongerthantwoorthreesecondsoftenledtopermanentdamage
totheairframe.TestpilotV.N.KondaurovdescribedthefirstfiringoftheGSh630:"AsIimposedthe
centralmarkontheairtargetandpressedthetriggertoshoot,IheardsuchnoisethatIinvoluntarilydrewmy
handaside.Thewholeplanebegantovibratefromtheshootingandhadalmoststoppedfromthestrongrecoil
ofthegun.Thepilotlesstarget,whichwasjustmakingaturnaheadofme,wasliterallydisintegratinginto
pieces.Ihavehardlycometomysensesfromunexpectednessandadmiration:Thisisacalibre!Suchabeast!If
youhitsomethingitwillbeplentyenough[towipeitout]".Atotalof200MiG27Mswerebuiltfrom1978
to1983,plus160forIndia,anditiscurrentlyinservicewiththeSriLankaAirForce.
MiG27D
AllMiG27DareMiG27s(MiG23BMs)upgradedtoMiG27M
standard.ItisverydifficulttodistinguishfromtheMiG27M.305were
upgraded.
MiG27ML
ThiswasanexportvariantoftheMiG27Mprovidedin1986toIndiain
knockdownkitsforlicenseassembly.ItwasthesameastheMiG27M,
excepttheundernosefairingfortheinfraredsearchandtrack(IRST)
sensorhadasinglewindowinsteadofseveral,liketheoneonthe
originalMiG27M.Atotalof150wereassembledbyIndia.Indiarefers
tothismodelastheMiG27MBahadur,whileMiG27ListheMikoyan
exportdesignation.[2]
MiG27H

MikoyanGurevichMiG27D

Thiswasa1988indigenousIndianupgradeofitslicenseassembledMiG27LwithFrenchavionics,which
providesthesamelevelofperformance,butwithmuchreducedsizeandweight.Thecapabilitiesoftheaircraft
arebeingenhancedbytheincorporationofmodernavionicssystemsconsistingprimarilyoftwoMulti
FunctionDisplays(MFDs)MissionandDisplayProcessor(MDP),SextantRingLaserGyros(RLGINSI),
combinedGPS/GLONASSnavigation,HUDwithUFCP,DigitalMapGenerator(DMG),jamresistantSecured
Communication,standbyUHFcommunication,datalinkandacomprehensiveElectronicWarfare(EW)Suite.
Amissionplanningandretrievalfacility,VTRandHUDCamerawillalsobefitted.Theaircraftretainsstand
by(conventional)instrumentation,includingartificialhorizon,altimeterandairspeedindicator,tocaterforthe
failureofHUDandtheMFDs.TheMiG27sarealsobeingequippedwiththeFrenchAgaveorRussianKomar
radar.TheinstallationoftheradarwouldgivetheMiG27antishipandsomeairtoaircapability.Itisexpected
thatatleast140ofthe180aircraftwillbeconvertedfromMiG27MLs.

Operators
India
IndianAirForce165MiG27Mslicensed
builtbyHAL.Total120UpgradedMig
27MLActive.Toberetiredbetween2018
and2020.[13]
No.2SquadronIAF[13]
No.9SquadronIAF[13]
No.18SquadronIAF[13]
No.20SquadronIAF[13]
No.22SquadronIAF[13]
No.222SquadronIAF[13]

OperatorsoftheMiG27inblue(formeroperatorsinred).

Kazakhstan
KazakhAirandAirDefenceForces:Anestimated12MiG
23UB/MiG27arestilloperational.[14]
Russia
TheRussianAirForceretiredtheiraircraftfromfrontlineuse.
Theyarestillinreserveandinstorage.

UpgradedMiG27atIndianAirforce
Basecamp.

SovietUnion
TheSovietAirForcepassedtheiraircraftontosuccessorstates.
SovietNavy
SriLanka
SriLankaAirForce:10intotalboughtfromUkraine.[15]6inservice,3crashed,onedestroyedonthe
groundbyLTTEinsurgents.
Ukraine
TheUkrainianAirForcehasretiredtheiraircraft.[16]

Specifications(MiG27K)
Datafrom

Generalcharacteristics

Generalcharacteristics
Crew:1Pilotonly
Length:17.08m(56ft0in)[2]()
Wingspan:
Spread:13.97m(45ft10in)[2]
Swept:7.78m(25ft6in)[2]()
Height:5m(16ft5in)[2]()
Wingarea:
Spread:37.35m2(402.0sqft)[2]
Swept:34.16m2(367.7sqft)[2]()
Emptyweight:11,908kg(26,253lb)(equipped)[2]()
File:MiG27
Loadedweight:20,300kg(44,800lb)[2]()
Max.takeoffweight:20,670kg(45,570lb)()
Powerplant:1KhatchaturovR29B300afterburningturbojet[2]
Drythrust:78.5kN(17,650lbf)[2]()
Thrustwithafterburner:112.8kN(25,360lbf)[2]()

Performance
Maximumspeed:
atsealevel:Mach1.10(1,350km/hor839mph)[2]
at8,000metrealtitude(26,250ft):Mach1.77(1,885km/hor1,171mph)[2]
Combatradius:780km(480mi)()
540km(290nmi340mi)(withtwoKh29ASMsandthreedroptankslololo)[2]
225km(120nmi140mi)(withtwoKh29ASMsandnoexternalfuel)[2]
Ferryrange:2,500km(1,550mi)()
Serviceceiling:14,000m(46,000ft)[2]()
Rateofclimb:200m/s(39,400ft/min)[2]()
Wingloading:605kg/m2(123.9lb/sqft)()
Thrust/weight:0.62

Armament
Guns:
1GSh63030mmcannonwith260300rounds[2]
installedgunpodsfor(optional)SPPU22andSPPU6
Hardpoints:Onecenterline,fourfuselage,andtwowingglovepylonswithacapacityof4,000kg
(8,800lb)[2]
Missiles:preinstalledrocketpodsforvarious(optional)laser,TVandelectroopticallyguidedASMs,
PGMs[2]andAA8Aphidairtoairmissiles.[17]MiG27carriesKh25L(AS10'Karen')laserguided
tacticalmissile,asuccessortotheKh23(AS7'Kerry').[18]
Bombs:generalpurposebombs(optional)[2]

Seealso
Relateddevelopment
MikoyanGurevichMiG23
Aircraftofcomparablerole,configurationandera
A7CorsairII
PanaviaTornado

IAR93
SEPECATJaguar
SokoJ22Orao
SukhoiSu17
Relatedlists
ListofmilitaryaircraftoftheSovietUnionandtheCIS
Listoffighteraircraft

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2.Frawley1996,p.115
3."Mig27fighterbomber,Flogger,Russia,SovietUnion".Retrieved14November2014.
4.Winchester2006,p.169.
5.Labenskyj,Nicholas."SriLankaToBuyMiGAircraftFromUkraine."(http://blog.kievukraine.info/2006/12/srilanka
tobuymigaircraftfrom.html)kievukraine,11December2006.Retrieved:18October2009.On13February2012a
Mig27crashedinHevanaareawithoutinjuries.
6."1999KargilConflict."(http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/kargil99.htm)Globalsecurity.Retrieved:
18October2009.
7."IndiagroundsMiG27fleetforinvestigationaftercrash."(http://en.rian.ru/world/20100224/157990329.html)Rian,
24February2010,Retrieved:28February2010.
8."(http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/MiG27crashesinBarmerpilotejectssafely/articleshow/46029528.cms?
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9."Afterfatalcrash,IndianAirForcegrounds100MiG27s."(http://news.in.msn.com/internalsecurity/features/article.a
spx?cpdocumentid=3652502)in.msn.com,23February2010,Retrieved:23February2010.
10."MiG27aircraftcrashesnearJodhpurpilotssafe,3otherinjured".TheFinancialExpress.20160613.Retrieved
20160613.
11."MiG27crashesinresidentialareanearJodhpurAirBase".TheHindu.20160613.ISSN0971751X.Retrieved
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12."Rajasthan:IAFMiG27crashesnearJodhpur,pilotsejectsafely".www.indiasamvad.co.in.Retrieved20160613.
13."MiG23/27'FloggerOperators."WorldAirPowerJournal,Volume8,1992,pp.7683.ISSN09597050.
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