Fighter Jets
Mikoyan MIG-31E Foxhound
ICAO: MG31
Overview
The Mikoyan MiG-19 is the first most-produced supersonic aircraft powered by two jet engines capable of reaching supersonic speeds in level flight. It was a second-generation jet fighter developed by the Russian manufacturer, Mikoyan-Gurevich introduced in March 1955.
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Specifications
Units
- Engine
- 2 × Tumansky RD-9B
- Engine type
- Jet
- Thrust
- 2 × 7,100 lbf · 32 kN
- Avionics
- RP-5 Izumrud radar, RWR, Basic <a href="https://cms.aerocorner.com/blog/norden-bombsight/">bombsight</a>
- Wing tips
- No winglets
- Seats
- 1
- Crew
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- Cabin width
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- Cabin height
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- Cabin length
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- Exterior length
- 41 ft 0 in · 12.50 m
- Tail height
- 12 ft 10 in · 3.90 m
- Fuselage diameter
- 4 ft 3 in · 1.30 m
- Wing span
- 29 ft 6 in · 9.00 m
- Baggage volume
- —
- Gross weight
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- Empty weight
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- Max takeoff weight
- 19,500 lb · 8,850 kg
- Max landing weight
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- Max payload
- 5,250 lb · 2,400 kg
- Fuel capacity
- 480 gal · 1,800 L · 1,500 kg (Jet A)
- Max cruise speed
- 784 kt · 902 mph · 1,452 km/h
- Maximum speed
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- Cruise speed
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- Approach speed
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- Range
- 1,200 nm · 1,380 mi · 2,220 km
- Fuel burn
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- Ceiling
- 57,400 ft · 17,500 m
- Rate of climb
- 35,000 ft/min · 178 m/s
- Takeoff distance
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- Landing distance
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Operational Context
In 1950, the manufacturing company Mikoyan-Gurevich started to develop a new fighter jet with a longer range compared to its predecessors Mig-15 and Mig-17 fighters. Powered by two Mikulin AM-5 axial jet engines, the designed aircraft could reach supersonic speeds in level flight.
On April 20, 1951, the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau was authorized to modify one of the prototypes and changed the Klimov VK-1 turbojet engine with two Mikulin AM-5s rated at 4,410 lbf each. In June 1955, the aircraft deliveries started.
The MiG-19s were sent to the Soviet Air Forces, and on July 3 of the same year, the aircraft was unveiled to the public in an airshow held at Tushino Airfield in Moscow.
Several variants of the MiG-19 were built. The MiG-19S is an upgraded single-crew day fighter designed with an all-movable slab tail and Svod long-range air navigation system receiver.
In 1956, the aircraft entered production. It has an external length of 12.54 meters with pitot probe retracted and 14.64 meters if extended, a height of 3.88 meters, and a fuselage diameter of 1.3 meters.
The wingspan is 9 meters, and the wing area is 25 square meters. Two Tumansky RD-9B afterburning turbojet engines powered the aircraft, with a dry thrust of 5,700 lbf each and 7,100 lbf with afterburner.
It has a gross weight of 7,560 kg, a maximum takeoff weight of 8,832 kg, and a fuel capacity of 480 gallons. The maximum speed at 33,000 feet is 784 knots.
It has a range of 750 nautical miles and a ferry range of 1,200 nautical miles with 200 gal drop tanks at 46,000 feet.
It can fly up to 57,400 feet and can climb at a rate of 35,000 feet per minute.
The MiG-19S is loaded with 3×30 mm Nudelman-Rikhter NR-30 autocannons, four hardpoints- two for drop fuel tanks and two for weapons, with a capacity of up to 500 kg of stores with provisions to carry combinations of two ORO-57K rocket pods and two FAB-250 general-purpose bombs.
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