AIRCRAFT NAME:   MiG-21 FISHBED
FUNCTION:        FIGHTER/LIGHT STRIKE AIRCRAFT

DIMENSIONS:      SPAN 23 FT 6 IN
                 LENGTH 51 FT 9 IN
                 HEIGHT 14 FT 9 IN
                 WING AREA 247 SQ FT
WEIGHT:          EMPTY 13,500 LB
                 MAXIMUM 22,000 LB
SPEED:           1,150KTS
RANGE:           260NM
ALTITUDE:        50,000 FT

AIR-TO-AIR WEAPONS:
                 AA-2 ATOLL
                 AA-8 APHID

AIR-TO-SURFACE WEAPONS:
                 AS-7 KERRY ROCKETS

GUNS:            1 TWIN-BARREL 23mm GSH-23 CANNON

RADAR:           R-2L

COUNTRIES:       AFGHANISTAN, ALBANIA, ALGERIA, ANGOLA,
                 BANGLADESH, BULGARIA, CHINA, CUBA,
                 CZECHOSLOVAKIA, EAST GERMANY, ETHIOPIA,
                 EGYPT, FINLAND, HUNGARY, INDIA, IRAQ,
                 LAOS, MOZAMBIQUE, SOMALIA, SUDAN,
                 SYRIA, TANZANIA, UGANDA, CIS, VIETNAM,
                 YEMEN AND YUGOSLAVIA
COMMENTS:        WIDELY EXPORTED, AND STILL IN FRONT LINE
                 SOVIET USE MORE THAN 25 YEARS AFTER ITS
                 INCEPTION



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