Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17

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Soviet aircraft jet fighter aircraft military aircraft

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 is a Soviet jet fighter aircraft introduced in the early 1950s, widely used during the Cold War and notably in the Vietnam War for its agility and effectiveness in air combat.

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instanceOf Soviet aircraft →
jet fighter aircraft →
military aircraft →
armament 1 × 37 mm Nudelman N-37 cannon →
2 × 23 mm NR-23 cannons →
bombs →
unguided rockets →
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union →
crew 1 →
designBegan late 1940s →
developedFrom Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 →
engineType turbojet →
enteredService 1952 →
era Cold War →
firstFlight 1950 →
introduced early 1950s →
licenseBuiltVariant Lim-5 →
Shenyang J-5 →
manufacturer Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau →
maximumSpeed around 1,145 km/h at altitude →
maximumSpeedMach approximately Mach 0.93 →
natoReportingName Fresco →
notableFeature afterburner on later variants →
good performance at high subsonic speeds →
high maneuverability →
primaryRole fighter →
interceptor →
range around 2,000 km with drop tanks →
serviceCeiling around 16,600 m →
status retired from front-line service in most countries →
still used as warbird and trainer in some places →
successor Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 →
typicalEngine Klimov VK-1 →
usedBy Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force →
East German Air Force →
Egyptian Air Force →
North Korean Air Force →
Polish Air Force →
Soviet Air Forces →
Syrian Air Force →
Vietnam People's Air Force →
usedInConflict Nigerian Civil War →
Six-Day War →
Vietnam War →
Yom Kippur War →
variant MiG-17F →
MiG-17PF →
MiG-17PFU →
wingConfiguration swept wing →
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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 ("MiG-17F") →
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 ("MiG-17PF") →
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 ("MiG-17PFU") →
variant
Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum →
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Soviet Air Defense Forces ("MiG-17") →
operatedAircraft
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 →
successor
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