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MIG-31BM broke record of longest non-stop flight, never reached by an interceptor fighter airplane

Moscow, Russia - In flight for seven hours and four minutes it covered a distance of almost 8,000 km

A MIG-31BM, supersonic interceptor airplane broke the record for the longest non-stop flight, never reached by a fighter of the same category. The Moscow's press unveiled it last Friday and reported the declaration by Yaroslav Rashchupkin, spokesperson of the Russian Central Military District. With two Russian pilots on board, the airplane remained in flight for seven hours and four minutes when the...

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Rome, Italy, 04/11/2016 11:38
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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