Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Supersonic Aircraft Family
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 is a single-engine supersonic aircraft family whose early prototype first flew in 1955. Its compact tailed-delta layout became one of the most widely produced and internationally operated jet-aircraft designs. Successive interceptor, multi-role, reconnaissance, and two-seat training variants introduced new radar, systems, and Tumansky engine generations while retaining the recognizable MiG-21 architecture.
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Identity
- Aliases
- MiG-21МиГ-21Ye-4E-4FishbedMiG-21FMiG-21F-13MiG-21PFMiG-21PFMMiG-21SMiG-21MMiG-21MFMiG-21SMTMiG-21bisMiG-21UMiG-21UMMiG-21 Bison
- Family Name
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
- Full Name
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Supersonic Aircraft Family
- Roles
- militaryreconnaissancetrainer
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 is a single-engine supersonic aircraft family whose early prototype first flew in 1955. Its compact tailed-delta layout became one of the most widely produced and internationally operated jet-aircraft designs. Successive interceptor, multi-role, reconnaissance, and two-seat training variants introduced new radar, systems, and Tumansky engine generations while retaining the recognizable MiG-21 architecture.
- First Flight Year
- 1,955
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- fuselage
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- One exact R-25-300 afterburning turbojet; UEC/Rostec MiG-21BIS installation evidence.
- Name
- MiG-21BIS exact R-25-300 configuration
- Notes
- UEC/Rostec identifies R-25-300 for the MiG-21BIS fighter; this configuration applies only to the MiG-21BIS branch and does not infer other MiG-21 variants.
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- fuselage
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- One exact R-13-300 afterburning turbojet; UEC/Rostec MiG-21 application evidence.
- Name
- MiG-21 exact R-13-300 configuration
- Notes
- UEC/Rostec identifies R13-300 for MiG-21 variants; this family-level option does not infer a narrower MiG-21 submodel or the separate Su-15 applications.
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- Creation Time
- July 30, 2026 at 04:09:04 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 15:51:02 UTC