MiG-21 - Lightweight Front-Line Fighter
The MiG-21 is intended:
- MiG-21 - intercept maneuverable and nonmaneuverable aerial targets in the forward and aft hemispheres day or night, in VFR and IFR conditions, against the earth or radio-transparent cloud background, as well as in active and passive jamming environments;
- conduct close maneuver air combat;
- defeat ground targets, including the single mobile ones, in visual contact conditions.
The aircraft is furnished with the following up-to-date onboard equipment:
- the Kopyo radar;
- a helmet-mounted target designator;
- an information display system;
- navigation, communications, ECM and video recording systems;
- the Karat-B flight data collection, monitoring and recording system.
To ensure operation of the new equipment, the fighter’s power supply and air-conditioning systems have been upgraded. The aircraft is additionally equipped with an engine antisurge system and an automatic longitudinal stability control device.
The combat capabilities of the upgraded MiG-21 Fishbed make it a modern fourth-generation aircraft.
Basic Characteristics:
| Crew |
1 |
| Normal takeoff weight, kg |
9,200 |
| Maximum flight range with external fuel tanks, km |
1,760 |
| Maximum flight speed, km/h |
|
| near ground |
1,300 |
| at high altitude |
2,175 |
| Service ceiling, m |
17,000 |
| Maximum operational g-load, g |
8 |
| Maximum rate of climb, m/s |
225 |
| Overall dimensions (length x height x wing span), m |
15,0 x 4,1 x 7,15 |
| Engine type and thrust (emergency power rating), kgf |
R25-300; 6,850 (9,900) |
