The more intimidating version seen in the movie was created specifically for the film , and takes many of its design cues from the North American XB - 70 Valkyrie .
The original Firefox from the novel was , cosmetically , nearly identical to the MiG - 25 .
The more intimidating version seen in the movie was created specifically for the film , and takes many of Firefox 's design cues from the North American XB - 70 Valkyrie .
The original Firefox from the novel was , cosmetically , nearly identical to the MiG - 25 .