The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-21; NATO reporting name: Fishbed) is a supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union.

This is a list of variants and specifications for variants of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21, which differed considerably between models. All information in this section adapted from MiG-21 (2008). [1] Preliminary swept-wing design around the Mikulin AM-5A non-reheated turbojet. Instead of building it, the design was quickly reworked into the Ye-2.

Die Mikojan-Gurewitsch MiG-21 (russisch Микоян-Гуревич МиГ-21, NATO-Codename: Fishbed) ist ein in der Sowjetunion entwickelter einstrahliger Abfangjäger. Die MiG-21 wurde 1959 in Dienst gestellt. Außerhalb der UdSSR wurde sie zuerst in der …

First flown in June of 1956, the MiG-21 has been built in greater numbers (10,000+) than any other warplane of the post-war era. The first production version, a day interceptor capable of Mach 2 performance, entered service with the Soviet Air Force in late 1959.

The MiG-21R featured the definitive broad tailfin introduced on the MiG-21PFM, with the brake chute at the base of the tailfin. It was fitted with the R-11F2S-300 engine and had the blown flaps scheme; it retained the two-piece canopy, KM-1 ejection seat, and fat tires introduced in MiG-21 interceptor development.

About 20 main and sub versions of the MiG-21 can be divided into four generations. In the following the main features of the several generations are shown. The - often wrong designated - Western code names are subject to a separate list.

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-21; NATO reporting name: Fishbed) is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union.

Mar 28, 2011 · The Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-21 is truly one of the most remarkable aircraft of the Cold War and perhaps the most widely-built plane since World War II. In its career, the MiG-21 has seen service with some 47 different nations throughout Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Eastern Europe since the late 1950s.

May 12, 2014 · The MiG-21S was powered by the improved R-11F2S-300 engine and received the fuselage spine fuel tank and four under-wing hardpoints like the MiG-21R. A small number of MiG-21S were modified into to deliver a single RN-25 tactical nuclear bomb, designated MiG-21SN or MiG-21N.

MiG-21R Fishbed-H: The reconnaissance version of this venerable aircraft equipped with either a daylight camera pod, a nighttime camera pod, a general purpose ELINT (Electronic Intelligence) pod, or a TV motion picture pod. About 320 of these aircraft remain but only 60 are in service while the remainder are in reserve.