MiG-21 FISHBED

Specifications
Countries of Origin	Russia / China
Builder	Mikoyan-Gurevich [Russia] Xian Aircraft [China] @ Shenyang, Chengdu & Guizhou
Variants	MiG-21F Fishbed C MiG-21PF Fishbed D MiG-21PFM Fishbed F MiG-21R Fishbed H MiG-21S Fishbed H MiG-21RF Fishbed H MiG-21SM Fishbed J MiG-21M (Type 96/Hindustan Aeronautics-India) MiG-21PFMA Fishbed J MiG-21MF Fishbed J MiG-21SMT Fishbed K MiG-21SMB Fishbed K MiG-21bis-A Fishbed L MiG-21bis-B Fishbed N MiG-21U Mongol A MiG-21US Mongol B MiG-21UM Mongol B J-7 / F-7 Fishbed J-7 II / F-7B Fishbed J-7 III Fishbed F-7M Airguard F-7P Skybolt
Similar Aircraft	Fitters, all models, Mirage III/5, A-4 Skyhawk
Role	Ground-attack interceptor, trainer
Span	7.1 meter / 23 ft. 6 in.
Length	14.7 meter / 51 ft. 9 in.
Height	15 ft. 9 in.
Weight	18,080 lbs. max.
Engines	MiG-21 = Tumansky R-11F-300 @ 12,675 lbst w/afterburner J-7 III = Wopen-13 turbofan @ 14,550-lbst
Crew	One
Maximum speed	1,300 mph.
Cruising speed	550 mph.
Range	MIG-21 = 400 mi range MIG-21bis = 600 nm range J-7 = 230 mi / 370 km lo-lo-lo radius J-7B = 375 mi / 600 km radius w/ 2 PL-2 AAM + internal fuel J-7B = 450 mi / 750 km radius w/ 2 PL-2 AAM + drop tanks J-7M = 550 mi / 875 km radius w/ 2 PL-2 AAM + drop tanks J-7 III = 525 mi / 850 km radius hi-hi-hi air superiority w/ 2 AAM + drop tanks J-7 III = 340 mi / 550 km radius lo-lo-hi ground attack w/ 2 bombs + drop tanks J-7 III = 1,350 mi / 2,200 km ferry range
Service Ceiling	50,000 ft / 14000 meters
Internal Fuel	2277 kg MIG-21pfs 2364 kg MIG-21bis 869 kg J-8
In-Flight Refueling	No
Drop Tanks	MIG-21bis = Drop tank with 391kg of fuel for 51nm range MIG-21bis = Drop tank with 631kg of fuel for 80nm range MIG-21bis = Drop tank with 391kg of fuel for 50nm range J-7 = 800 l drop tank with 639kg of fuel for 111nm range
Take-Off Runway	F-7M = 700-950 m (2,300-3,120 ft) J-7 III = 800 m (2,625 ft) with afterburning
Landing Runway	F-7M = 600-900 m (1,970-2,955 ft) with brake-chute J-7 III = 550 m (1,805 ft) with flap blowing, drag-chute and brakes
Sensors	MIG-21pfs = Spin Scan (R1L) radar, RWR, Balistic bombsight MIG-21bis = Jay Bird radar, RWR, Balistic bombsight J-7 = Type 222 ranging radar, RWR, Ballistic bombsight
Armament	One NR-30 30mm cannon plus MIG-21pfs = K-13 AA-2 atoll, FAB-500, FAB-250, UV-16-67 rocket pods MIG-21bis = UV-69 57 rocket pods, AA-8 Aphid, FAB-250, FAB-500 J-7 = 2 PL-2 or PL-7 AAM and 1 800 L drop tank (685 nm)
User Countries
Afghanistan Albania (J-7) Algeria Angola Azerbiajan Bangladesh Bulgaria Burma Cambodia China (J-7) Congo Croatia	Cuba Czech Republic Republic Egypt Ethiopia Finland Germany Gunea Hungary India Iran Iraq
Kazakhstan Laos Libya Madagascar Mali Mongolia Mozambique Nigeria North Korea North Yemen Pakistan (J-7) Poland	Romania Slovakia South Yemen Sri Lanka Sudan Syria Tanzania Vietnam Yugoslavia Zambia Zimbebwe

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