Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig-21

by Alexander Miladenov and Alexander Mladenov

The MiG-21 (NATO reporting name Fishbed) firmly holds the title of the world's most widely built and used jet fighter, with more than 10,000 units rolling off the lines of three plants in the former Soviet Union. The type was also built under license in India and Czechslovakia, and without license in China until the late 2000s. Designed as a Mach-2 light tactical fighter, its original prototype, the Ye-6/1, was first flown in 1958. The first production...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1782003746
• ISBN13: 9781782003748
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.2" x 9.6"