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<Mig-23MLD>

"When speed mets precision"

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History

The MiG-21 was falling behind in fighter technology, with rivals like the F-104 and the Mirage 3, so the Soviet Union needed a fighter as fast as possible. Mikoyan & Gurevich had them covered with a fast, agile, and relatively versatile fighter, the MiG-23. But as the years flew, even this aircraft was showing its age, so they had to resort to a complete modernization, converting and creating the definitive MiG-23, thus giving birth to the MiG-23MLD.

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Characteristics

<All of this is taked directly from Wikipedia, so take it carefully>
The Mig-23MLD it's a modernized version of the old Mig-23ML, more powerful, faster, agile and better in every aspect of the Mig-23 series, it's a light figther, only 1 engine and 1 pilot, with it's characteristic variable wing system, the intakes are at the sides of a central fuselage that carries the main and rear landing gear, from the middle section emerges the root of the wings and the hoolder section that contains the variable system, in the foward position it's the cockpit, fused with the fuselage and forming the nose with the radome.
The airbrakes are in the rear, near the nozzle of the engine, talking about the engine, it's a powerful Khatchaturov R-35 turbojet, the horizontal stabilizer has a all-surface movement design, and it has too a self-foolding ventral fin below the horizontal stab level.

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Armament

As a light figther, it has little weaponry, distributed in

2 sub-hoolder Pylons
°One in each wing
2 Sub-ventral Pylons
2 Sub-wing Fuel Pylons
Providing an armament of:**

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x200 GSh-23-2 ammunition

23 millimeter explosive ammo made for CAS and really close combat situations.

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x2 R-23R

Medium range Semi-active radar missile, able to take down planes in a 15 kilometer range, but with the downside of having to maintain the lock.

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x2 R-60M

Short range IR guided missile, able to take down planes in a 7.5 kilometer range, with the Fire-and-forget capability.

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x2 PTB External Fuel Tank

Two external detachable fuel tanks under the wings that provide 1600 liters of extra fuel.

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News

Oh yeah baby we have another round of malfunctioning things

Custom Landing Gear

The real plane has a really weird Landing Gear, it's all modeled almost like the real one

Drag chute

As it's original versión, this Mig-23 has a drag chute for those rough landings

Custom nozzle

The engine has a custom nozzle (the third more complicated nozzle i ever Made) for more realism

Custom cabin

After a damn year, finally i come back with the Funky ultra complicated cockpit, almost all the cockpit it's modeled here, i say almost, not all, there are a few things that i couldn't made.

Engines, systems and random things

A lot of systems are coded in Funky trees, again, not all the systems that the og Mig-23 had, but things like the Hydraulic system, HUD, engine start up, radar, a custom Landing Gear code (youll see what i'm refering later), cabin locks, RWR, selectable HUD's, warning ligths, weapons systems, custom flaps systems, custom trim systems, Even a damn custom guidance system for a KH-23. (No navigation system for you, too complicated that i give up at the end)

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Cockpit systems

Front Panel

Left Panel

Rigth Panel

Startup

This is the first plane with Funky Trees in a while, so this checklist will be in English so everyone can start the plane normally

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Start Up Mig-23MLD

-------------------***START UP***------------------
1.Enable the AC, the DC supply and the Battery plate switch in the right panel 

2.In the same panel, enable the Gen 1 and Gen 2 switch, wait until the green light turn on 

3.Enable the APU, the Fuel unit and pump switch, when the APU light turn on push the Engine start mode lever to the ground position

4. With the APU on startup mode press the start button and wait 10-12 seconds until the engine stand by itself 

5.After that, lower the Startup level to the Crank position and wait for the hydraulic gauge to make it marked values 

6. Enable both HUD switchs, the ballistic 
computer and the cannon system, after the hyd gauge stop moving, enable the Wings and the fuselage hydraulic units

7. Turn the trim actuator, the lights and every labeld switch and knob in the right up panel 

8. Switch the HUD calc mode to UP and with the knob, select the HUD position and turn the HUD bright knob until the marker says 1

9. Close the cabin and put the lock in the maximum position 

10. Turn on the flaps and the Gear mode for more realism 

11. Start the instruments and shut down the APU

------------------***TAXI***------------------
***Checklist***
Airbrake: OFF
Landing/Taxi Light: ON
HUD: ON
APU: OFF
Flares thrw SYS: OFF
Throttle: 5-10%
Rudder ,V Trim and Roll trim: NEUTRAL
Ramp manual close SYS: ITK
Canopy Handle: LOCKED
EMRG HYD: OFF
Flaps: UP/NEUTRAL
Wings: FULL WINGSPAN
HUD Selector: HUD
------------------***TAKE OF***------------------
***Checklist***
Airbrake: OFF
Landing/Taxi Light: ON
HUD: ON
APU: OFF
Flares thrw SYS: OFF
Throttle: 70-100%
Rudder ,V Trim and Roll trim: NEUTRAL
Ramp manual close SYS: ITK
Canopy Handle: LOCKED
EMRG HYD: OFF
Flaps: UP/NEUTRAL
Wings: FULL WINGSPAN
HUD Selector: HUD
------------------***CRUISE***------------------
***Checklist***
Airbrake: OFF
Landing/Taxi Light: ON
HUD: ON
APU: OFF
Flares thrw SYS: OFF
Throttle: 20-100% (Only afterburner usage in supersonic cruise)
Rudder ,V Trim and Roll trim: Pilot consideration
Ramp manual close SYS: ITK
Canopy Handle: LOCKED
EMRG HYD: OFF
Flaps: UP/NEUTRAL
Wings: Full wingspan-55 degree in speed consideration
HUD Selector: HUD
------------------***DOGFIGHT***------------------
***Checklist***
Airbrake: Allowed
Landing/Taxi Light: OFF
HUD: ON
APU: OFF
Flares thrw SYS: ON
Throttle: 0-100% 
Rudder ,V Trim and Roll trim: Pilot consideration
Ramp manual close SYS: ITK
Canopy Handle: LOCKED
EMRG HYD: OFF
Flaps: Pilot consideration (Dogfight position not includen in the Buttons mode)
Wings: FULL WINGSPAN-35 degree in speed/dogfight consideration
HUD Selector: A/A or CANNON configuration
------------------***CRUISE DAMAGED***------------------
***Checklist***
Airbrake: OFF
Landing/Taxi Light: OFF
HUD: ON
APU: Pilot consideration
Flares thrw SYS: ON
Throttle: 20-100% Damage/Pilot consideration
Rudder ,V Trim and Roll trim: NEUTRAL
Ramp manual close SYS: ITK
Canopy Handle: LOCKED
EMRG HYD: Damage consideration
Flaps: UP/NEUTRAL
Wings: FULL WINGSPAN-55 degree in damage or speed consideration
HUD Selector: HUD
**IN CASE OF FIRE/EXPLOSION IN THE ENGINE, DAMAGED CONTROL SURFACE (RUDDERS OR VERTICAL STB) OR DAMAGED BOTH HYDRAULIC SYS, STABILIZE THE AIRCRAFT AND EJECT**
------------------***LANDING***------------------
***Checklist***
Gear: Down 
Airbrake: OFF
Landing/Taxi Light: ON
HUD: ON
APU: OFF
Flares thrw SYS: OFF
Throttle: 5-10%
Rudder ,V Trim and Roll trim: Pilot/Speed/Damage consideration
Ramp manual close SYS: ITK
Canopy Handle: LOCKED
EMRG HYD: OFF
Flaps: UP/NEUTRAL
Wings: FULL WINGSPAN
HUD Selector: HUD

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Controls

AG1: Close/Open Cabin
AG2: Drag Chute
AG3: Aibrake
AG4: None
AG5: Activate countermeasures
AG6: AutoLevel
AG7: Emergency ejection
AG8: None

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Something that I thought I wouldn't do again, here it it's, one of the several dump posts before i wait pacefully to the Simpleplanes 2 arrival, making these models aren't only my hobby but my mental stabilization tool, it's great to be in this wonderful game and comunity, i love y'all, and i'll see you in the next post

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¡¡GRACIAS!!!

¡¡THANK YOU!!

Note 1: I'll post the tutorial video and the other versions later (This time its true, not like the Mig-29 video)

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