MiG-21.... MIKOYAN & GUREVICH

Thistailed-delta fighter was in production for more than twenty years. Early MiG-21’s were simple good-weather interceptors with a simple ranging radar, inadequately armed and with a very short operational range.
Later versions were vastly more capable. They could be recognized by larger nose cones, housing radar (more and more powerful), and enlarged fuselage spines. They were also equipped with new and more powerful engines, and blown flaps.
’Mongol’ is the trainer version.
Recently a series of upgrades of MiG-21’s has begun, usually for export with Western electronics.
India did build MiG-21 until 1987; China still builds MiG-21, exporting them with the ’F-7’ designation.
Over 10000 must have been built.

Technical Data	Photos
Role Jet fighter Range with max.payload, km 600 Range with max.fuel, km 2,000 Max speed, kmph 2,170 Empty mass, kg 5,800 Maximum take-off mass, kg 9,080 Wing area, m2 28.9 Wingspan, m 7.2 Lenght, m 13.5 Engines 1 R-11 F-300(N) turbo-jet, 64.7kN Ceiling, m 19,000 Crew, prs 1