Mikoyan-Gurevich
MiG-21
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-21; NATO reporting name: Fishbed) is a supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. Its nicknames include: "Balalaika", because its planform resembles the stringed musical instrument of the same name; "Ołówek", Polish for "pencil", due to the shape of its fuselage,[2] and "Én Bạc", meaning "silver swallow", in Vietnamese.
Approximately 60 countries across four continents have flown the MiG-21, and it still serves many nations seven decades after its maiden flight. It set aviation records, becoming the most-produced supersonic jet aircraft in aviation history, the most-produced combat aircraft since the Korean War and, previously, the longest production run of any combat aircraft.
MiG-21 CHARACTERISTICS
General characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 14.7 m (48 ft 3 in) excluding pitot boom
Wingspan: 7.154 m (23 ft 6 in)
Height: 4.1 m (13 ft 5 in)
Wing area: 23 m2 (250 sq ft)
Airfoil: root: TsAGI S-12 (4.2%); tip: TsAGI S-12 (5%)[176]
Gross weight: 8,725 kg (19,235 lb) with two R-3S missiles
Max takeoff weight: 8,800 kg (19,401 lb) unprepared or metal planking runway
9,800 kg (21,605 lb) paved runway with standard wheels and tyres
10,400 kg (22,928 lb) paved runway with larger wheels and tyres
Powerplant: 1 × Tumansky R-25-300 afterburning turbojet, 40.18 kN (9,030 lbf) thrust dry, 69.58 kN (15,640 lbf) with afterburner
Performance
Maximum speed: 2,175 km/h (1,351 mph, 1,174 kn) / M2.05 at 13,000 m (43,000 ft)
1,300 km/h (810 mph; 700 kn) / M1.06 at sea level
Landing speed: 250 km/h (160 mph; 130 kn)
Range: 660 km (410 mi, 360 nmi) clean at 11,000 m (36,000 ft)
604 km (375 mi; 326 nmi) at 11,000 m (36,000 ft) with two R-3S missiles
793 km (493 mi; 428 nmi) at 10,000 m (33,000 ft) with two R-3S missiles and 800 L (210 US gal; 180 imp gal) drop-tank
Service ceiling: 17,500 m (57,400 ft)
Time to altitude: 17,000 m (56,000 ft) in 8 minutes 30 seconds
Thrust/weight: 0.76
Take-off run: 830 m (2,720 ft)
Landing run with SPS and brake parachute: 550 m (1,800 ft)
Armament
Guns: 1 × internal 23 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L autocannon with 200 rounds
Hardpoints: 5 (4 underwing + 1 ventral, reserved for fuel droptanks) , with provisions to carry combinations of:
Rockets: 4 × S-24 or 4× UB-16-57 rocket pods (4×16 57mm rockets)
Missiles: ;* Air-to-air missiles:
K-13
R-55
R-60
Bombs: 2 × 500 kg (1,100 lb) and 2 × 250 kg bombs
The MiG-21 jet fighter was a continuation of Soviet jet fighters, starting with the subsonic MiG-15 and MiG-17, and the supersonic MiG-19.
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