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Type: Fighter Crew: 1 Manufacturer: Mikoyan-Gurevich Models: see variants |
Maiden flight: January 14, 1950 Service Delivery: Oct. 1952 Number built: 10,367+ |
Specifications: MiG-21bis
Powerplant: Model: Tumansky R-25-300 Type: Afterburning Turbojet Number: One Thrust: 15,700 lb Dimensions: Length: 15.76 m including probe (51 ft 8 in) Wingspan: 7.15m (23 ft 5 in) Height: 4.12m (13 ft 6 in) Wing area: 23m² (247.5 ft²)
Weights: |
Performance: Maximum speed: 2230 km/h (1385 mph) Range: 450-500 km (280-310 mi) Service ceiling: 19,000 m (62,300 ft) Rate of climb: 225 m/s (23,600 ft/min but with 50 per cent fuel and two AA-2 "Atoll" missiles, the MiG-21 can reach 58,000 feet (17,600 meters) in one minute, under favorable weather circumstances) Wing loading: 379 kg/m² (77.8 lb/ft²) Thrust/weight: 0.84 |
Armament:
One centerline twin-barrelled GSh-23 23 mm cannon (PFM, MF, SMT, and bis variants) or one single-barrelled NR-30 cannon (F-13 variant).
Up to 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) of air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons on two or four underwing hardpoints, depending on the variant. Early machines carried two Vympel K-13 (AA-2 'Atoll') air-to-air missiles under the wing pylons. Late models carried two K-13 and two fuel tanks under the wing pylons or combinations of four K-13 infrared- and radar-guided missiles. The Molniya R-60 (NATO reporting name AA-8 'Aphid') was also used on multiple pylons and six of them could be carried. Most aircraft carried a single 450 L (119 US gal) fuel tank on the centerline pylon.

Wikipedia: MiG 21
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