| MIG19
Farmer Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 is a
third-generation Russian, single-seater jet engined
fighter aircraft. It was the first Russian production
fighter aircraft capable of supersonic speeds in level
flight. The Western military used the NATO reporting name
"Farmer" for the MiG-19.
It was a interceptor, 12.6 m long, 9.2 m in span and 3.65
m high. The wings were mid-mounted, tapering and highly
swept back. Power was provided by two Tumansky turbojets,
each producing a maximum of 3255 kg of thrust, propelling
the aircraft to a maximum speed of 1455 km/hr. Maximum
operating height was 17500 m and ordinary operating range
was 685 km (although this could be stretched to over 2000
km). The aircraft was initially armed with 30 mm cannon
and either bombs or rockets.
The aircraft was
designed by the Mikoyan Gurevich design bureau. The first
flight was made in September 1953 and the aircraft
entered production in 1955. Around 8,500 models were
made, mainly in the USSR but also in the People's
Republic of China (as the J-6) and Eastern Europe. The
aircraft saw service with a number of other national
airforces including those of Cuba, North Vietnam, Egypt,
Pakistan and North Korea. The aircraft saw combat during
the Vietnam War and the Bangladesh War.
In the USSR it was superseded by the MiG-21.
Specifications
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| Countries
of Origin |
Russia & China |
| Builder |
Mikoyan-Gurevich [Russia]
@ Gorki & Novosibirsk
??? Aircraft [China] |
| Similar
Aircraft |
MiG-17 Fresco |
| Crew |
one |
| Role |
interceptor
capable of attacking
ground targets
|
| Length |
42 ft, 11 in (13.1 m) |
| Span |
29 ft, 6 in (9 m) |
| Height |
12 ft. 0 in. |
| Weight |
9,040kg (loaded) |
| Engine |
Two Tumansky RD-9
turbojets with 7,165 lbs. thrust ea. (with
afterburner) |
| Maximum
speed |
900 mph / 1,450 km/h/ Mach
1.35 |
| Cruising
speed |
590 mph /950 km/h / Mach
0.9 |
| Ceiling |
17900 meters |
| Range |
425 mi / 685 km radius
hi-lo-hi w/ drop tanks
1,400 mi / 2,200 km ferry range |
| In-Flight
Refueling |
No |
| Internal
Fuel |
1732 kg |
| Drop Tanks |
800 L drop tank with
639kg of fuel for 138nm range
1140 L drop tank with
911kg of fuel for 197nm range
|
| Payload |
|
| Armament |
2 or 3 NR-30mm Cannon
2 Type 1 250 kg bombs
or
8x57 rocket pod and 2
800 L drop tanks (923nm)
2 PL-2 AAM and 2 1140
L drop tanks (1029nm)
2 ARS 212 rockets and
2 800 L drop tanks (923 nm)
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| Sensors |
Izmrud radar, RWR, Basic
bombsight |
| User
Countries |
Albania (J-6)
Bangladesh (J-6)
Burma (J-6)
Cambodia (F-6)
Cuba
Egypt
North Korea (J-6)
Pakistan (J-6)
People’s Republic
of China (J-6)
Sudan
Tanzania
Zambia
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