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Originally Posted by dalem
Designed to intercept the never-built B-70 I believe. If I remember my Discovery "Wings" narrative correctly, the F-15 grew out of a need to deal with MiG-25. So if true, the most successful jet fighter ever designed evolved from a need to answer a plane that evolved to answer a plane that was never built.
Neat.
-dale
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A slight correction to your statement.
The most successful jet fighter ever designed evolved from a need to answer a
mythical fighter plane that evolved to answer a cancelled bomber.
MiG 25 was thought to be a figher. Something that can turn in combat and do all sorts of maneuvers. It turned out to be a high speed missile platform, good in a straight line, not so good anywhere else.