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.

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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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Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft Museum hasAircraftOnDisplay Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
Soviet Air Defense Forces operatedAircraft Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
this entity surface form: MiG-17
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 variant Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: MiG-17F
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 variant Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: MiG-17PF
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 variant Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: MiG-17PFU
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 successor Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
Mikoyan design bureau product Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
this entity surface form: MiG-17 fighter aircraft
North Vietnamese air defenses usedWeaponSystem Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
this entity surface form: MiG-17
Vietnam People’s Air Force usedAircraftModel Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
East German Air Force usedAircraft Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
this entity surface form: MiG-17
MiG fighter aircraft notableModel Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
this entity surface form: MiG-17
Artem Mikoyan designed Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
this entity surface form: MiG-17 jet fighter
Cuban Air Force usedAircraft Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
this entity surface form: MiG-17
MiG-19 predecessor Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
this entity surface form: MiG-17
Fresco refersTo Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
Klimov VK-1 usedInAircraft Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
Lim-5 basedOn Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
Lim-5 aircraftFamily Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
this entity surface form: MiG-17 family
Air Forces/Air Defense of the NVA usedAircraft Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
this entity surface form: MiG-17
Mikhail Gurevich notableWork Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
this entity surface form: MiG-17 jet fighter design
37 mm Nudelman N-37 cannon usedOnAircraft Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
Luftstreitkräfte/Luftverteidigung usedAircraft Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
this entity surface form: MiG-17