Mikoyan Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Military
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The MiG-21 from 1955 became the world's most produced fighter jet. A Soviet marvel pairing a single engine with 2,175 km/h performance, its 7.2-meter span and 660-kilometer range made it ideal for rapid-deployment air defense.
Specifications
- Role
- Fighter and interceptor aircraft
- Origin
- Soviet Union
- Crew
- 1
- Engines
- 1
- First flight
- 1955
- Length
- 14.7 m
- Wingspan
- 7.2 m
- Max speed
- 2,175 km/h
- Range
- 660 km