MiG-25 vs F-15: The Soviet Lie That Panicked the Pentagon

Описание: The Pentagon thought the MiG-25 Foxbat was the greatest fighter ever built—a Soviet super weapon designed to hunt the SR-71 Blackbird. Then Viktor Belenko landed one in Japan, and the world realized the USSR had been bluffing.

📍 CHAPTERS
00:00 High Stakes Over Sea of Japan
01:33 Pre-Flight Preparations at Chuguyevka Airbase
03:19 Calculating the Precise Fuel Load
04:52 Filing the Secret Flight Plan
06:24 Choosing the Low Altitude Strategy
08:10 Flying Without Navigation Charts
09:41 Managing the Risk of Overshooting
11:12 Unexpectedly High Fuel Consumption Rates
12:55 Limited Time for Holding Orbits
14:24 Addressing Critical Runway Length Issues
16:03 Timing the Drag Chute Deployment
17:35 Managing Landing Gear Structural Loads
19:24 High Speed Touchdown at 170 Knots
20:56 Navigating the Final Twelve Hundred Feet
22:26 The Intense International Diplomatic Standoff
24:10 Vacuum Tubes and EMP Hardening
25:41 Stainless Steel and Material Constraints
27:12 Aircraft Reassembly and Return Process
29:02 Viktor Belenko's New Life in America
30:36 Lasting Legacy and Doctrine Shift

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