Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
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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.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MiG-17 | 8 |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 canonical | 7 |
| MiG-17 family | 1 |
| MiG-17 fighter aircraft | 1 |
| MiG-17 jet fighter | 1 |
| MiG-17 jet fighter design | 1 |
| MiG-17F | 1 |
| MiG-17PF | 1 |
| MiG-17PFU | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
ⓘ
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 ⓘ
surface form:
Shenyang J-5
|
| manufacturer |
Mikoyan design bureau
ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
MiG-19
ⓘ
surface form:
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19
|
| typicalEngine | Klimov VK-1 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Chinese Air Force
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force
East German Air Force ⓘ Egyptian Air Force ⓘ Korean People's Army ⓘ
surface form:
North Korean Air Force
Polish Air Force ⓘ Soviet Air Forces ⓘ Syrian Arab Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian Air Force
Vietnam People’s Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam People's Air Force
|
| usedInConflict |
Biafran secession
ⓘ
surface form:
Nigerian Civil War
Six-Day War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ Yom Kippur War ⓘ |
| variant |
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
MiG-17F
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
MiG-17PF
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
MiG-17PFU
|
| wingConfiguration | swept wing ⓘ |
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MiG-17
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MiG-17F
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MiG-17PF
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MiG-17PFU
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MiG-17 fighter aircraft
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MiG-17
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MiG-17
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MiG-17
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MiG-17 jet fighter
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MiG-17
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MiG-17
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MiG-17 family
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MiG-17
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MiG-17 jet fighter design
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MiG-17