The Air Force of Romania used the MiG-23 until 2001.

Specifications

Prime contractor	Mikoyan-Gurevich (MiG)
Primary task	Interceptor
Type airplane	3rd generation front-line interceptor fighter jet
Length	16.70 meters
Height	4.82 meters
Wingspan	13.97 meters
Wing area
Aspect Ratio
Angle of sweep
Dihedral / Anhedral
Engines	1x R-27F2M-300 turbojet 1x R-29 turbojet 1x R-35-300
Thrust	10200 kgf (R-27) 11500 kgf (R-29)
Weight (empty)
Weight (start, maximum (MTOW))	17,900 kg
Weight (landing, maximum)
Required runway length (start)
Required runway length (landing)
Cruise speed
Maximum speed	2500 km/h
Ceiling	59,000 ft (18,000 meters)
Maximum range	1900 km
Fuel tank quantity (Max. trip fuel)
Air-to-air-refueling (ATAR) capability
Passengers
Payload	3000 kg
Armament	1x 23mm bitube canon
Maximum weapon load
Maximum G resistance
Radar
Sensors
Avionics
Type flight controls
Type landing gear
Versions
Produced	> 5000
Crew	1
Costs
Flight hour life
First flight	1967
Operational since
Successor of the	MiG-21
Similar airplane
Operators (past and presently)	Lybia., Poland, Romania, Syria, USSR, Yemen

MiG-23MF Fitter H	MiG-23ML	MiG-23ML
MiG-23	MiG-23
MiG-23	MiG-23	MiG-23
MiG-23	MiG-23