learn to recognise current aircraft

1. B-1B Lancer, Tu-22M Backfire,
MiG-23 Flogger
Section 1
Lesson 8
487 (Kingstanding & Perry Barr) Squadron

2. comparison
B-1B Lancer Tu-22M Backfire
MiG-23 Flogger

3. Boeing(Rockwell) B-1B Lancer
Swing wing Small canards

4. Boeing(Rockwell) B-1B Lancer
Two engines under each side
of fixed wing

5. B-1B Lancer
Tail plane part way up fin
Sleek fuselage

6. Tupolev Backfire Tu-22M
Large raked rectangular air intakes
Low wing

7. Tupolev Backfire Tu-22M
Swing wing
Tail plane low on fuselage

8. Tupolev Backfire Tu-22M
Two engines
Upswept nose cone

9. Mikoyan Flogger MiG-23
Conical nose cone

10. Mikoyan Flogger MiG-23U
Second cockpit canopy behind first
Large ventral fin folds sideways on landing

11. Mikoyan MiG-23UB Flogger
Folding ventral fin
Swing wing

12. MiG-23 Flogger
Rectangular side intakes
High wing

13. Mikoyan MiG-27 Flogger
‘chisel’ nose, side probe

14. test
• View for three seconds
• 10 slides
• May be jokers

15. 1

16. 1. Boeing(Rockwell) B-1B Lancer

17. 2

18. 2. Tupolev Tu-22M Backfire

19. 3

20. 3. Boeing(Rockwell) B-1B Lancer

21. 4

22. Flogger MiG-23

23. 5

24. 5. Backfire Tupolev Tu-22M

25. 6

26. 6. Boeing(Rockwell) B-1B Lancer

27. 7

28. 7. Tupolev Tu-22M Backfire

29. 8

30. 8. Boeing(Rockwell) B-1B Lancer

31. 9

32. 9. Flogger Mikoyan MiG-23U

33. 10

34. 10. Joker (Blackjack Tupolev Tu-160M)

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