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The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 ( Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-21; NATO reporting name: Fishbed) 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 ...
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 ( Russian: Микоян-Гуревич МиГ-15; USAF/DoD designation: Type 14; NATO reporting name: Fagot) is a jet fighter aircraft developed by Mikoyan-Gurevich for the Soviet Union. The MiG-15 was one of the first successful jet fighters to incorporate swept wings to achieve high transonic speeds.
MiG I-7 - heavy interceptor fighter prototype developed from the I-3, 1957. MiG I-75 - swept-wing interceptor developed from the I-7, 1958; lost to the Sukhoi Su-9. Ye-8 - supersonic jet fighter aircraft prototype, 1962; planned replacement of the MiG-21. Ye-150 family - prototype interceptors in the 1950s.
The Mikoyan MiG-29 (Russian: Микоян МиГ-29; NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) is a twin-engine fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union.Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s, the MiG-29, along with the larger Sukhoi Su-27, was developed to counter new U.S. fighters such as the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle and the General Dynamics F-16 ...
519 [ 1] Developed from. Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25. The Mikoyan MiG-31 (Russian: Микоян МиГ-31; NATO reporting name: Foxhound) is a supersonic interceptor aircraft developed for the Soviet Air Forces by the Mikoyan design bureau as a replacement for the earlier MiG-25 "Foxbat"; the MiG-31 is based on and shares design elements with the ...
1967–1985. Number built. 5,047. Variants. Mikoyan MiG-27. The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 ( Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-23; NATO reporting name: Flogger) is a variable-geometry fighter aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau in the Soviet Union. It is a third-generation jet fighter, alongside similar Soviet ...
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17. The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 ( Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-17; NATO reporting name: Fresco) [ 1] is a high-subsonic fighter aircraft produced in the Soviet Union from 1952 and was operated by air forces internationally. The MiG-17 was license-built in China as the Shenyang J-5 and Poland as the PZL ...
Ye-4 (1955) The first delta wing prototype of the MiG-21. Proof-of-concept testbed: used an existing production engine in a Ye-5 airframe. Ye-50 (1956) Swept-wing, experimental high-altitude interceptor. Ye-2 airframe modified to fit Dushkin S-155 rocket motor. Design work started in 1954, first flight in 1956.