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MiG-21 Fishbed Specifications

Primary Function: Fighter-interceptor

Contractor: Mikoyan-Gurevich

Crew: One

Unit Cost: N/A

Powerplant

One Tumansky R-11F-300 rated at 12,675 lb (w/ afterburner)

Dimensions

Length: 51 ft, 8.5 in (15.76 m)

Wingspan: 23 ft, 5.5 in (7.15 m)

Height: 13 ft, 5.5 in (4.10 m)

Weights

Empty: 12,882 lb (5843 kg)

Maximum Takeoff: 21,605 lb (9800 kg)

Performance

Speed: Mach 2.05 (2175 km/h / 1,353 mph)

Ceiling: 50,000 ft (15,250 m)

Range: 600 nautical miles -- MiG-21bis

Armament

One twin-barrel 23 mm GSh-23 cannon with two K-13A Atoll AAMs, two AA-2C Atoll or rocket packs. 500kg and 250kg bombs on ground attack missions.

Data from Global Aircraft