Mig-21 UM

Serial - 4820

"Mongol"

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 is a supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. Its nicknames include: Balalaika, because its planform resembles the stringed musical instrument of the same name; Ołówek, Polish for "pencil", due to the shape of its fuselage,and Én Bạc, meaning "Silver Swallow", in Vietnamese.

Approximately 60 countries over four continents have flown the MiG-21, and it still serves many nations six decades after its maiden flight. It made aviation records, became the most-produced supersonic jet aircraft in aviation history, the most-produced combat aircraft since the Korean War and previously the longest production run of a combat aircraft (now exceeded by both the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle and General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon).

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Armament:

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• Guns:
  2 × 23 mm (0.906 in) Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 autocannon (80 rounds per gun, 160 rounds total)

• 1 × 37 mm Nudelman N-37 autocannon (40 rounds total)

• Hardpoints: 2 pylons with a capacity of up to 500 kg (1,100 lb) of stores,with provisions to carry combinations of:

  • Rockets: 2 × UB-16-57 rocket pods for S-5 rockets

  • Bombs: 2 × 250 kg (550 lb) bombs
    (some versions equipped with 3 x NR-23 autocannons and 2 x K-5 air-to-air missiles)