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Liaison aircraft MiG-9: Fargo 1946 Production Fighter, MiG's first jet, prototype called I-300, testbed for variants MiG-15: Fagot 1947 Production Fighter, world's most-produced jet, prototype called I-310 MiG-17: Fresco 1950 Production Fighter, based on the MiG-15 MiG-19: Farmer 1952 Production
In the US Air Force the naming convention for fighter aircraft is a prefix "F-", followed by a number, ground attack aircraft are prefixed with “A-” and bombers with “B-”. Fighter aircraft from the second world war onwards are sorted into generations, from 1 to 5, based on technological level. [1] [2] An American F-16 fighter jet
The fighter has vastly improved avionics and weapon systems compared to early variants of MiG-29, notably new precision-guided targeting capability and the uniquely designed optical locator system, which relieves the aircraft from relying on ground-controlled interception systems and enables it to conduct independent multirole missions.
MiG-17 - 1950 fighter; MiG-19 - 1952 fighter; MiG-21 - 1956 fighter and interceptor; MiG-23 - 1967 fighter and fighter-bomber; MiG-25 - 1964 interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft; MiG-27 - 1970 ground-attack aircraft; MiG-29 - 1977 air superiority fighter and multirole fighter MiG-29M - improved multirole fighter variant of the MiG-29
The MiG-21 was the most widely produced jet fighter in history. The Korean War of 1950–1953 forced a major reconsideration of aircraft design. Guns proved unsuitable at such high speeds, while the need for multirole capability in battlefield support was rediscovered.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 February 2025. Soviet fighter aircraft MiG-15 PZL Mielec Lim-2, Polish variant of the MiG-15bis General information Type Fighter aircraft National origin Soviet Union Manufacturer Mikoyan-Gurevich Status In limited service with the Korean People's Army Air Force Primary users Soviet Air Forces ...
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-17; NATO reporting name: Fresco) [1] is a high-subsonic fighter aircraft produced in the Soviet Union from 1952 and was operated by air forces internationally.
Luftwaffe multirole bomber, heavy fighter and reconnaissance aircraft. Hawker Hurricane: M: Fighter 14,487 United Kingdom: 1937: 1944 Including production in Canada and a few built in Belgium and Yugoslavia. Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21: M: Jet fighter 13,996 Soviet Union: 1959: 1985 Most-produced supersonic aircraft.