Mikoyan MiG-21 (Osprey Air Combat)
Mikoyan MiG-21 (Osprey Air Combat)
Osprey Publishing | 1986 | ISBN: 0850456525 | English | 201 pages | PDF | 114 MB
Osprey Publishing | 1986 | ISBN: 0850456525 | English | 201 pages | PDF | 114 MB
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. It was popularly nicknamed "balalaika", from the aircraft's planform-view resemblance to the Russian stringed musical instrument or olowek (English: pencil) by Polish pilots due to the shape of its fuselage.[2] Early versions are considered second-generation jet fighters, while later versions are considered to be third-generation jet fighters. Some 50 countries over four continents have flown the MiG-21, and it still serves many nations a half-century after its maiden flight. The fighter made aviation records. At least by name, it is the most-produced supersonic jet aircraft in aviation history and the most-produced combat aircraft since the Korean War, and it had the longest production run of a combat aircraft (1959 to 1985 over all variants).