The Mikoyan-Guriewicz MIG-21 (NATO: Fishbed) is a Soviet light fighter with a semi-hull structure made of duralumin, with a mid-wing design, with a delta blade with a slope of 57 degrees. The prototype flight took place on June 16, 1956. The prototype of the MIG 21 is considered to be the E-5 prototype powered by the RD-11 engine. After its flight, several more prototypes were created, which, incidentally, were breaking various international airspeed records. The experience gained from them was used to improve the E-5, and finally, the aircraft was sent to mass production as the MIG-21F-13 in 1959. There are over a dozen basic versions in production, and together with various subversions, the number of MIG 21 types can be estimated at several dozen! The most notable of these is the first serially produced MIG-21F. It replaced the MIG-21PF version with the RP-21 radar and the R-11F2 engine. The next development version is the MiG-21R, which is a reconnaissance aircraft. Several training versions were also created, the first of which was the MiG-21U-400. The MIG-21 proved to be a very successful project, with great performance, easy to fly and cheap to produce. The quality of construction is evidenced by the fact that in the 90s there were development versions of this aircraft, which were more than 30 years old. The machine was exported to all countries of the former Warsaw Pact and to the whole multitude of Arab and African countries. The MIG-21 took part in most of the armed conflicts of the 1960-1980 period, including the Vietnam War, the Six-Day War (1967), the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988). Technical data: length: 13.46 m, wingspan: 7.15 m, height: 4.1 m, maximum speed: 2130 km/h, rate of climb: 120 m/s, maximum range: 1100 km, maximum ceiling 19000 m, armament: fixed - single 23 mm GSz- 23 cannon (M version), suspended - up to 2000 kg load.
This is an injection-plastic aircraft model kit.
