Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27K

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Aircraft: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27K

 

Classification: all-weather ground-attack jet with variable wing sweep geometry

 

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Description: The MiG-27K Flogger-J2 fighter-bomber was a production series based on the MiG-23BK prototype, itself an early production MiG-27 fitted with the new PrNK-23K navigation/attack system with a full suite of new avionics and targeting equipment. The type carried over the Tumansky R29B-300 engine used on the MiG-23BN and MiG-27, with minimal changes to the airframe from the latter. 

 

Most of the modifications made to the MiG-27K revolved around its radar and weapons targeting equipment. Outwardly visible changes that did occur included a wider nose to accommodate the new Kayra-1 TV and laser sighting system, and designated targets could have their coordinates fed into the new Orbita-20-23K on-board digital computer which kept the target in sight during an attack in night and bad weather conditions. The aforementioned PrNK-23K navigation/attack system could also automatically control bomb releases, missile/cannon firing solutions individually or simultaneously while maneuvering, and verify ordnance rack capacity. The Radikal unit’s impressive new capabilities also resulted in a claim navigational error of just 1% in operational usage. Other changes were centered around the aircraft’s defensive capabilities by replacing the old Sirena-3M passive RWR with the newer SPO-15L RHAWS, while the SB-1 Bar’yer unit used on older models was omitted due to the high effectiveness of the SPS-141 Siren’-Fsh jamming emitter in the nose.

 

Due to the MiG-27K’s significantly upgraded electronic suite, it boasted a huge variety of guided air-to-surface missiles and bombs, though unguided ordnance was also often used against targets where there was no need for such precision or capability.

 

MiG-27Ks were built at Irkutsk from 1976 to 1982 for a production run of 197 aircraft, but due to the constant changes to production specifications and aircraft capability, there was a constant queue of recently completed aircraft sitting outside the factory waiting on updates to fulfill VVS requirements. The aircraft was extremely advanced for its time, and as such, was rather expensive to produce. Because of this, the Soviet VVS sought a cut-down version of the aircraft with reduced capability that would be cheaper to produce. This version would be known as the MiG-27M, and would be manufactured in nearly equal numbers. 

 

The MiG-27K exclusively saw Soviet service and was not exported, seeing as that the export-specific MiG-23BN fulfilled the need for a fighter-bomber among WarPac countries.

 

Fuel and Oil Data:

Internal Fuel Capacity: 5750 liters (1265 imp. gals)

Oil Capacity: ? liters (? gallons)

Fuel Grade: Kerosene T-1 or TS-1 

Full Fuel Weight: 3970 kg (8750 lbs)

 

Engine Data:

Manufacturer: Tumansky

Designation: R29B-300

Type: axial-flow afterburning turbojet           

Compressor Stages: 2-spool, 5-stage LP / 6-stage HP

Combustors: Annular

Turbine: 2-stage HP / 1-stage LP

 

Power Data:

Afterburner Power: 11500 kgf (25358 lbf) ? RPM 

Dry Max Power: 8300 kgf (18302 lbf) @ ? RPM

 

Dimensional Data: 

Length: 17.14 m (52.75 ft)

Height: ? m (? ft) 

Wing Span @ 16º Sweep: 13.97 m (45.83 ft)  

Wing Span @ 72º Sweep: 7.78 m (25.83 ft)  

Wing Area @ 16º Sweep: 32.27 sq meters (347.35 sq. ft)

Wing Area @ 72º Sweep: 34.16 sq meters (367.70 sq. ft)

Wing Loading: 530 kg/sq.m (108.6 lbs/sq.ft) @ normal takeoff weight w/ 72º degree wing sweep

 

Weight Data:

Empty Weight: 11908 kg (26257 lbs)

Normal Takeoff Weight: 18100 kg (39910 lbs)

Maximum Takeoff Weight: 20500 kg (45200 lbs)

 

General Performance Data:

Max IAS (at 12500 m): 1810 kph (1125 mph)

Mach No. above 11000 m: 1.7M

Maximum Rate of Climb @ SL:  ? m/s (? ft/min)

Power-off, flaps-up Stall Speed: ? kph (? knots)

Takeoff Distance @ SL: 900 m (2950 ft)

Service Ceiling: 15600 m (51180 ft) 

Landing Speed: 250 kph (155 mph)

 

Maximum Combat Load Factor:

...up to Mach 0.85: 7G

...above Mach 0.85: 7G

 

Maximum IAS Speeds (clean configuration, normal takeoff weight):

At SL: 1350 kph (839 mph)

At 12500 m: 1.7M / 1810 kph (1125 mph)

 

Note: Climb data is currently unavailable for the MiG-27K. One can surmise it’s broadly similar to the MiG-23 it’s based upon, but due to the different weight and aerodynamics it’s difficult to draw any conjectures without looking at actual data. Should any such data make itself available, a climb performance section will be added here.

 

Armament: 

Guns: 1x Gsh-30A rotary 30mm cannon (260 rds)

Maximum Warload Weight: 4000 kg (8820 lbs)

Additional Ordnance: 

• R-60 AAMs (either in pairs or single)
• 2x Kh-23M/Kh-25L/Kh-25MP/Kh-25MR/Kh-27PS/Kh-29L/Kh-29T air-to-surface missiles
• 2x Kh-31P ARM
• KAB-500L/500LK/500Kr/500OD guided bombs
• UPK-23-250 or SPPU-22-01 underwing gunpods
• 22x 100 kg bombs
• 6x 500 kg bombs
• 9x 250 kg bombs
• 4x 240mm S-24 rockets
• 4x 57mm to 80mm rockets

 Radar:

•  PrNK-23K navigation/attack system

• Kayra-1 laser/TV sighting + guidance unit

 Electronic Countermeasures Equipment: 

• SPS-141 Siren-Fsh jammer
• SPO-15 RHAWS
• BVP-50-60 flare dispensers

 

Sources:

[1] MiG-23/27 Flogger Soviet Swing-Wing Fighter/Strike Aircraft by Yefim Gordon and Keith Dexter, Aerofax, Midland Publishing, 2005, ISBN: 1 85780 211 X

[2] MiG-23/27 Flogger in action, Aircraft Number 101 squadron/signal publications, 1990, ISBN: 0-89747-244-6

[3] MiG-23/27 Flogger by Bill Gunston, Combat Aircraft Series, Osprey Publishing, London, 1986, ISBN: 0-85045-718-1

 

Edited March 10, 2020 by Aquilachrysaetos

[TerikG2014 1,389]

Open for discussion.

[Milocat 4,857]

+1 as a Soviet fighter-bomber eventually, I think we'll soon get to the point where this is a good addition to the game but it's a little too advanced for now.

[Borotovas 4,500]

+1

[whosmans 70]

+1 russia's version of the A-7D

@Aquilachrysaetos, @TerikG2014 here is more information: Mikoyan,Gurevich MiG-27K (airwar.ru)

[MonkeyBussiness 1,228]

+1 russia need their big BRRRRRRRT

[UpperCaseA 0]

On 11/03/2020 at 09:34, Milocat said:

+1 as a Soviet fighter-bomber eventually, I think we'll soon get to the point where this is a good addition to the game but it's a little too advanced for now.

well we do have the mig 23m and the overall airframe is roughly the same so the performance might be an attacker version of the mig 23

 

[MonkeyBussiness 1,228]

23 hours ago, UpperCaseA said:

well we do have the mig 23m and the overall airframe is roughly the same so the performance might be an attacker version of the mig 23

 

the comment was from 1 year ago

[UpperCaseA 0]

that's really cool but like we have the MiG 23m now so its about time its not "too advanced" any more, sorry I didn't include "now"

[MonkeyBussiness 1,228]

1 hour ago, UpperCaseA said:

that's really cool but like we have the MiG 23m now so its about time its not "too advanced" any more, sorry I didn't include "now"

the Mig-27K is the most advanced variant so before that we could see a striker version of the Mig-23 like the B or BN than a Mig-27 or Mig-27M and finally the Mig-27K

[UpperCaseA 0]

19 hours ago, MonkeyBussiness said:

the Mig-27K is the most advanced variant so before that we could see a striker version of the Mig-23 like the B or BN than a Mig-27 or Mig-27M and finally the Mig-27K

the MiG 23 is a very meh aircraft its missiles are great but the flight performance is not so good and it can easily get killed by something like a phantom and it is an attacker variant of the MiG 23 and the MiG 27M is not to off from the MiG 27K  just different payloads and radar system. why do you even care that much.

[MonkeyBussiness 1,228]

1 hour ago, UpperCaseA said:

the MiG 23 is a very meh aircraft its missiles are great but the flight performance is not so good and it can easily get killed by something like a phantom and it is an attacker variant of the MiG 23 and the MiG 27M is not to off from the MiG 27K  just different payloads and radar system. why do you even care that much.

to have some progression , having the Mig-27K first without the Mig-23 B/BN is like having the Su-17M2 without the Su-7B/BKL

[MonkeyBussiness 1,228]

1 hour ago, UpperCaseA said:

the MiG 23 is a very meh aircraft its missiles are great but the flight performance is not so good

depend wich variant of the aircraft and the missiles , the Mig-23B can only carry R-3S and R-13M and for ground strike the only AGM was the Kh-23M so it would basically fill the gap at 10.0 that the Sukhoï branch can't fill .

Then you could have the Mig-27 at 10.3 maybe 10.7 with R-13M1 ( almost a copy of the AIM-9J) with 60 flares but no R-60 , capable of carrying KH-25MR (same guidance system as the Kh-23M) and the new Gsh-6-30 so it would be a sidegrade of the Su-17M2 where you have no R-60 but you have flares/chaff instead and pretty much the same payload for ground strike .

And finally the Su-17M4 and Mig-27K at 11.0 both with R-60/R-60M , chaff and flares dispenser , up to 4 AGM wich some of them are fire and forget ( like the maverick)

[UpperCaseA 0]

maybe 1 or 2 aircraft beforehand would make sense because the gap isnt large

[UpperCaseA 0]

6 hours ago, MonkeyBussiness said:

depend wich variant of the aircraft and the missiles , the Mig-23B can only carry R-3S and R-13M and for ground strike the only AGM was the Kh-23M so it would basically fill the gap at 10.0 that the Sukhoï branch can't fill .

Then you could have the Mig-27 at 10.3 maybe 10.7 with R-13M1 ( almost a copy of the AIM-9J) with 60 flares but no R-60 , capable of carrying KH-25MR (same guidance system as the Kh-23M) and the new Gsh-6-30 so it would be a sidegrade of the Su-17M2 where you have no R-60 but you have flares/chaff instead and pretty much the same payload for ground strike .

And finally the Su-17M4 and Mig-27K at 11.0 both with R-60/R-60M , chaff and flares dispenser , up to 4 AGM wich some of them are fire and forget ( like the maverick)

MiG 23M has the R23Ts and I think other variants do. and the "gap isnt large" is for the one about progression the qoute system can get difficult

[WreckingAres283 4,262]

9 minutes ago, UpperCaseA said:

MiG 23M has the R23Ts and I think other variants do

MiG-23B and BN are attacker variants and basically the mothers of the MiG-27 series, both don´t have radar and are not able to carry (or to say better, they never did) R-23s

 

6 hours ago, MonkeyBussiness said:

Mig-27 at 10.3 maybe 10.7 with R-13M1 ( almost a copy of the AIM-9J)

R-13M1 have 20G yes, but a much larger FOV (4.0, 9J has 2.5) which makes it very sensitive to flares as R-60, R-13M is better there, but still, both should be added to it

 

6 hours ago, MonkeyBussiness said:

up to 4 AGM wich some of them are fire and forget ( like the maverick)

I havnt seen a MiG-27K or Su-17M4 carring 4x Kh-29T lol

Edited June 30, 2021 by WreckingAres283

[MonkeyBussiness 1,228]

28 minutes ago, WreckingAres283 said:

R-13M1 have 20G yes, but a much larger FOV (4.0, 9J has 2.5) which makes it very sensitive to flares as R-60, R-13M is better there, but still, both should be added to it

the basic Mig-27 didn't carry R-60 , only later model did

28 minutes ago, WreckingAres283 said:

I havnt seen a MiG-27K or Su-17M4 carring 4x Kh-29T lol

Kh-25*

[WreckingAres283 4,262]

13 minutes ago, MonkeyBussiness said:

the basic Mig-27 didn't carry R-60 , only later model did

ik, but still

13 minutes ago, MonkeyBussiness said:

Kh-25*

better Su-17M4 could also carry 2x 5 S-13 + 2x Kh-25 if I am not mistaken

[MonkeyBussiness 1,228]

27 minutes ago, WreckingAres283 said:

ik, but still

better Su-17M4 could also carry 2x 5 S-13 + 2x Kh-25 if I am not mistaken

could it carry 2 Kh-25 +2 Kh-29 ?

[SrNowel59917 656]

Now it will be fine even more since the jaguar a got a targeting pod with similar capabilities than the one on the mig 27 k

[LeMemeAesthetic 266]

It's kind of annoying we didn't get this plane instead of the MiG-27M-as now we'll have to wait a number of months until we get a Soviet strike aircraft with decent laser designator angles. It won't be as good as the TGP's either Jaguar carries, but it should be good enough.

 

It should also be noted that KAB-500L's have more explosive filler than KAB-500Kr's, and that the improved guidance angles should make laser guided missiles much easier to use. Kh-25ML's may be one of the best weapons on this plane, because one can launch them from far away, and then turn around.

[MonkeyBussiness 1,228]

11 hours ago, LeMemeAesthetic said:

It's kind of annoying we didn't get this plane instead of the MiG-27M-as now we'll have to wait a number of months until we get a Soviet strike aircraft with decent laser designator angles. It won't be as good as the TGP's either Jaguar carries, but it should be good enough.

 

It should also be noted that KAB-500L's have more explosive filler than KAB-500Kr's, and that the improved guidance angles should make laser guided missiles much easier to use. Kh-25ML's may be one of the best weapons on this plane, because one can launch them from far away, and then turn around.

we can still hope for a better Su-17

[leroyonly 4,311]

As the MiG-27K has been implemented with update 2.13 Winged Lions,

 

Moved to Implemented Suggestions.