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MIG-21 RF Soviet Frontal Aviation "45"
General Background
The Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig-21 is the world most widely used supersonic fighter which has been used by over 30 countries and 56 air forces. It is the most produced aircraft since World War II with an estimation of over 10,000 in the Soviet Union alone.
The Mig-21 has a top speed of Mach 2 and has proven to be an effective and easy to maintain aircraft in many conflicts. It first achieved renown in the Vietnam War where it posed itself a challenging adversary for more technological advanced aircrafts like the F-105 and F-4 Phantom. The Mig-21 is certainly one of the most famous aircrafts in the world for all times.
The Mig-21 has a top speed of Mach 2 and has proven to be an effective and easy to maintain aircraft in many conflicts. It first achieved renown in the Vietnam War where it posed itself a challenging adversary for more technological advanced aircrafts like the F-105 and F-4 Phantom. The Mig-21 is certainly one of the most famous aircrafts in the world for all times.
The Aircraft
The Mikoyan OKB developed the Soviet Union's first Mach 2 fighter, the MiG-21. This delta-winged machine gave the Tactical Air Forces a highly maneuverable and lethal fighter aircraft that would see service for many years within the Soviet Air Forces as well as with the air forces of the Warsaw Pact and other allied nations.
Their last - nevertheless very intensive - deployment the Soviet MiG-21s saw during the Afghanistan war. There were flown MiG-21R in the recce as well as MiG-21bis in the fighter-bomber role
Their last - nevertheless very intensive - deployment the Soviet MiG-21s saw during the Afghanistan war. There were flown MiG-21R in the recce as well as MiG-21bis in the fighter-bomber role
Specifications :
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| Power Plant: | One 41.55kN (9,340lb st) or 64.73kN (14,550lb st) with afterburner Tumansky R- 13-300 turbojet |
| Wingspan: | 7.15m (23ft 5½in) |
| Length: | 15.76m (51ft 8½in) - incl pitot boom |
| Max T-O weight: | 9,400kg (20,725lb) |
| Wing area: | 23.00 m2 247.5 sq. ft |
| Max speed: | Mach 2.1 (2,230km/h - 1,385mph) above 11,000m (36,000ft) |
| Mach 1.06 (1,300km/h - 807mph) at low level | |
| Range: | 1,100km (683 miles) - internal fuel only |
| 1,800km (1,118 miles) - with three external drop tanks, one under fuselage, one under each wing | |
| Armament | One 23mm twin-barrel GSh-23 cannon with 200 rounds in belly pack |
| Various air-to-air and air-to-ground stores carried on four under wing pylons including: | |
| K-13A "Atoll" or "Advanced Atoll" a-a missiles, | |
| UV-16-57 rocket packs, | |
| S-24 a-s rockets, | |
| 250kg and 500kg bombs | |
| Eventually Sidewinder missiles |