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Re:Inside the Soviet Army (1982) by Theodores on Monday April 14, 2014 @08:52AM (#7585798)
Just out of interest, was the MiG-25 'all steel' and 'all valves'? As in no electronics as we know them, just valves? I had heard that it was EMP-proof due to the lack of any transistors on board...
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Re:Inside the Soviet Army (1982) by rangibaby on Monday April 14, 2014 @10:09AM (#7586217)
80% nickel steel alloy, 11% aluminium, and 9% titanium. Using valves instead of transistors meant for easier maintenance in addition to resistance to EMP. [0]

[0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-25

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