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MIG-21 PFM Red 50, Soviet Air Force
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 MiG-21PFM was one variant of the popular MiG-21 with 944 MiG-21PFS/PFM variants
being produced. The MiG-21PFM (NATO FISHBED-F) entered service in 1966 as a modified
variant of the MiG-21PF. Among the upgrades were new radars, IFF transponder, better avionics
and a 23mm cannon that was added due to experience with earlier variants in Vietnam.
MiG-21PFM aircraft manufactured after 1968 were capable of carrying Kh-66 beam-riding
air-to-surface missiles. One variant or another of the MiG-21 served with about 37 countries.
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Specifications :
| 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 5 1/2in) |
| Length: | 15.76m (51ft 8 1/2in) - incl pitot boom |
| Max T-O weight: | 9,400kg (20,725lb) |
| 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, |
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250kg and 500kg bombs |
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Eventually Sidewinder missiles |