The ever changing war scenario force militaries around the world to keep innovating. Sometimes engineering or counter engineering things which were unimaginable just a few years back and the two major superpowers of the world namely the USA and Russia seem to be in a race of proving just that. Among all the aviation industry has seen some of the most innovative engineering achievements from ever powerful bombers to fifth generation stealth multirole aircrafts. The aviation industry has seen it all and this time it's about intercepting other aircrafts incoming enemy missiles. And both USA and Russia have been working on interceptor aircraft since the beginning of Cold War. The current Russian interceptor is the MiG 31.
The MiG 31 is capable of flying at a maximum speed of 4000 Kmph or 3.25 Mach which is 3.25 times the speed of sound. While the American interceptor which is also the fastest flying aircraft in the world is the Lockheed YF12 capable of flying at 3.35 Mach to defeat America in the interceptor game. Russians have started working on the next generation of interceptor aircrafts capable of reaching hypersonic speeds of Mach 5. The aircraft under development is the Mikoyan MIG 41 hypersonic interceptor.Codenamed Firefly, The Mig 41 one is an interceptor fighter aircraft. Currently being developed for the Russian Air Force by Mikoyan. Being a top secret project not much is known about the aircraft. Although it has been confirmed that the MIG 41 will embody all the advantages of the MiG 31 interceptor aircraft. According to sources the Mig 41 will be an advanced version of the MiG 31 and thus will have all the features of the aircraft along with the capability of flying at hypersonic speeds. However in a recent interview Russia's top test pilot claimed that the MIG 41 can reach speeds of up to 4 to 4.25 Mach. Reaching hypersonic speeds is only possible by using a turbo ramjet engine. Turbo ramjet engine combines elements of a jet engine and a ramjet engine. It typically comprises a multi-stage fan driven by a turbine which is driven by the hot gases exhausting from a series of small rocket like motors mounted around the turbine inlet.
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