Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Fishbed

Origin

Russia

Type

multi-role fighter

Max Speed

1,203 kt / 1,385 mph

Max Range

1,160 km / 721 miles

Dimensions

span 7.15 m / 23 ft 5.5 in length 15.76 m / 51 ft 8.5 in height 4.10 m / 13 ft 5.4 in

Weight

empty 5,200 kg / 11,464 lb max. take-off 22,925 lb / 10,400 kg

Powerplant

one 7500-kg (16,535-lb) afterburning thrust Tumanskii R-25 turbojet

Armament

one 23-mm GSh-23 two-barrel cannon with 200 rounds, plus four underwing pylons suitable for AA-2 'Atoll' orAA-8 'Aphid' AAMs, UV-16-57 rocket launchers, 500- or 250-kg (1,102- or 551-lb) bombs, S-24 240-mm(9.45-in) air-to-surface rockets, or drop tanks

Operators:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Angola, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Congo, Republic of the, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, Czech Republic, Guinea, Croatia, India, North Korea, Laos, Slovakia, Libya, Madagascar, Mongolia, Mali, Nigeria, Poland, Guinea-Bissau, Romania, Serbia, Sudan, Syria, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia