MiG-25 now on temporary display at the National Museum of the USAF

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rokkerboyy@reddit (OP)

Bro, youre literally in one of the pics.

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tumanskyr15@reddit

Nah he's my cousin. Last time I saw him was when we were both in the same bread line in the 80s.

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Any_Towel1456@reddit

Sweet jesus the size of nozzles. No wonder it could fly so high and so fast.

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Proton_0911@reddit

how did it get there? was it flown there all the way from the middle east?

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Bdowns_770@reddit

I want to go to that place so bad but I can’t come up with another reason to go to Dayton.

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To be honest if you have any interest at all in going to the USAF Museum then just go. I made a day trip out of it and had to rush to finish seeing all of the exhibits (and that was with skipping the WW1 section)

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Bdowns_770@reddit

I’ve been to Udvar Hazy and spent most of the day there. I’m sure I could justify the trip just for the USAF museum. The B-36 will take an hour all by itself.

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Ikrit122@reddit

If you really want to see/read everything, you need at least 2 full days. I've been like 10 times in my life and I always feel like I need more time than I get.

USAF Museum has 4 hangars the size of the main Udvar-Hazy one. It also has a ton more reading.

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Luster-Purge@reddit

The Dayton Carillion is a beautiful historical park that also has the Wright Brothers National Monument in it, which is where the Wright Flyer III is housed, but has a lot of cool other historical stuff as well.

Cincinnati is roughly an hour south and is home to the Cincinnati Museum Center, which is also Cincinnati Union Terminal, largest semi-dome structure in the country and second largest in the world (the first being the Sydney Opera House). Ever wanted to visit the Hall of Justice? This is the building the Hall was based on - it's even in some of the merch lol. There's also the American Sign Museum which is loaded with all kinds of cool vintage signs from across the years and worth a visit.

And of course Kings Island is a world class theme park, home to the legendary Beast and other famous attractions.

Really, the Dayton/Cincinnati area is loaded with cool things to do and see, so just make a vacation out of seeing the sights.

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pistola@reddit

Haha. Mate, some time in the next couple of years I'm going to fly all the way from Australia to visit the museum. I'm sure a city the size of Dayton will have plenty of midwest dive bars and burger joints to keep me happy for a few days outside all the plane ogling.

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wherewulf23@reddit

Find an excuse to go to Columbus or Cincinnati. Both nice cities and both are only about 1.5 hours away from Dayton.

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rokkerboyy@reddit (OP)

Plenty of air museums in the area. Lotta concerts come in the general area.

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Bdowns_770@reddit

I almost closed a client deal that would have given me a reason to hit Dayton for the onboarding but the deal fell through. I really wanted that deal as much for the excuse to go there as well as the commission.

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Jesse_van_den_broek@reddit

Is this one the Iraqi 25R’s they dug out at Al-Taqqadum airfield west of Baghdad.

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rhit06@reddit

Yep

The aircraft on exhibit, a MiG-25RB, was found in 2003 by American forces buried in the sand near Al Taqaddum Airbase 250km west of Baghdad during the opening months of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The MiG-25 was buried to prevent its destruction on the ground by coalition aircraft. The aircraft was recovered incomplete--the wings could not be located and the vertical stabilizers were removed for transport. The aircraft arrived at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in 2006.

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196331/mikoyan-gurevich-mig-25/

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CerealSpiller22@reddit

To be honest, much like an F-4, probably doesn't really need the wings.

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Puzzled-Wind9286@reddit

Both aircraft are proof that with enough thrust, anything can fly.

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RestaurantFamous2399@reddit

They were more for steering than anything else!

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rocket_randall@reddit

And for somewhere to mount the missiles!

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BlattMaster@reddit

I remember it viral as the best example of a "found wmd" from the war.

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bikewrench11@reddit

I love this plane. It's a chainsaw where others are a scalpel. Just a brutal plane.

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thecaramelbandit@reddit

It's like they shoved a cockpit in between two of the biggest engines they could find.

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Nerezza_Floof_Seeker@reddit

They literally used engines which were originally built for a giant ass cruise missile (the Tu 121 weighed in at ~30 tons with a ~3 ton warhead).

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MrPigeon70@reddit

With enough thrust you can make even a brick fly

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Walbabyesser@reddit

Engines so big, looks like a rocket with wings

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MapleMapleHockeyStk@reddit

The back end looks like it is staring at you with binoculars!!!

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AreWeThereYetNo@reddit

Dump truck looking ass plane.

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buddhahat@reddit

dat ass

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callme_nostradumbass@reddit

YOL-O ... Nice

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Angrykitten41@reddit

Walk around for those interested https://youtu.be/AgHTdTivOKk?si=YfSBIzuLpVupBQ1r

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Interesting_City2338@reddit

these images do a good job of showing just how massive those engines are. so cool

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CharcoalGreyWolf@reddit

And unusual in that large amounts of stainless steel went into its construction

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MohnJaddenPowers@reddit

I gotta get to Dayton. Like, right now.

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rokkerboyy@reddit (OP)

You have 6 months.

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Saltywheels@reddit

Do you happen to know why they are only temporarily displaying it?

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rokkerboyy@reddit (OP)

Yes, but I cant say.

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Saltywheels@reddit

They finally found the wings and need to re-attach them. Haha. I'll have to make it out and see it before it goes back in the closet! 😒

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Luster-Purge@reddit

Where'd they find the wings? Genuinely curious since Spare MIG-25 wings aren't growing on trees lol.

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Saltywheels@reddit

I was just joking. Lol

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rokkerboyy@reddit (OP)

Nvm, plan is public now. They are gonna rotate out an aircraft in storage every 6 months. There are a few vehicles in storage not fully restored but enough to be displayed.

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indimedia@reddit

Spaceships, dont have rear view mirrors! 🚀

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CasualWarThunderplya@reddit

mig 17.5

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Cuck_Yeager@reddit

Finally! It’s such a fascinating aircraft that they’ve just left in the conservation hangar forever. Glad to see something being done with it

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kma311323@reddit

Love to hear the story behind that. They've had the plane for a long time and never did anything with it? Wonder why?

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Cuck_Yeager@reddit

My guess is they wanted to find wings for it, as the first set was taken the night after the aircraft was recovered from being buried. But that’s a difficult job, most MiG-25 operators aren’t from friendly countries

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kma311323@reddit

Maybe a dumb question but couldn't they fabricate a pair of mock up wings?

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Luster-Purge@reddit

It was easier to just wait until they could locate a pair of real ones, since it's not like there's a lack of planes in conservation awaiting restoration.

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