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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.A number of experimental Mach 2 Soviet designs were based on nose intakes with either swept-back wings, such as the Sukhoi Su-7, or tailed deltas, of which the MiG-21 would be the most successful.
Short-range day fighter; the MiG-21F-13 was the first MiG-21 model to be produced in large numbers. Unlike the MiG-21F, the MiG-21F-13 had only one NR-30 cannon on the starboard side, with only 60 rounds; however, it added the capability to use the K-13 missile system, of which two could be carried on underwing hardpoints.
The R-11's basic design was very successful and it was later developed into the Tumansky R-13 and Tumansky R-25 along with the experimental Tumansky R-21. A total of 20,900 R-11 engines were built. A total of 20,900 R-11 engines were built.
The Tumansky R-25 was designed as a replacement for the Tumansky R-13 in MiG-21 fighters. The R-25 is a two-spool axial-flow turbojet with a new compressor with increased overall pressure ratio and airflow, variable two-stage afterburner, and greater use of titanium.
The Mikoyan MiG-29 (Russian: Микоян МиГ-29; NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) is a twin-engine fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union.Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s, the MiG-29, along with the larger Sukhoi Su-27, was developed to counter U.S. fighters such as the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle and the General Dynamics F-16 ...
It was later replaced by aircraft such as the MiG-21 and MiG-23. [63] Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovak Air Force - operated 183 MiG-19S, MiG-19P, MiG-19PM and license-built S-105 East Germany. East German Air Force - 12 x MiG-19S and 12 x MiG-19PM served until 1969 [64] Egypt
Roundel of the Egyptian Air Force Egyptian Air Force MiG-17 Egyptian Air Force F-4E Egyptian Air Force MiG-21 PFM during Operation Bright Star in 1982 Egyptian Air Force K-8E on display at the 2015 Malta International Airshow. The following is a list of the aircraft operated by the Egyptian Air Force throughout its history. Coloured cells ...
MiG 21 Type 77 of the Indian Air Force landing.. Indian Air Force: 54 in service as of 2023.India received its first MiG-21s in 1963, numbering 8 MiG-21F-13s. Two more F-13s and two MiG-21PF were received in 1964, called the Type 74 [14] [15] and the Type 76 [15] respectively in the IAF.