Mikoyan-Gurevich 31BM Russian jet interceptor
Eastern Express 72116

Dimensions: 324 (length) * 187 (wingspan)
No. of parts: 123

The Mikoyan-Gurevich 31 (NATO reporting name: "Foxhound") is a supersonic interceptor aircraft developed to replace the Mikoyan-Gurevich 25 "Foxbat". A new version of the Mikoyan-Gurevich 31 with upgraded avionics, the Mikoyan-Gurevich 31B, was introduced in 1990. Its development was the result of the Soviet discovery that Phazotron radar division engineer Adolf Tolkachev had sold information on advanced radars to the West. Tolkachev was executed, and a new version of the compromised radar was hastily developed. Many earlier Mikoyan-Gurevich 31s were upgraded to the new standard, designated Mikoyan-Gurevich 31BM. [Wikipedia]