Fighter Jets
Mikoyan MIG-31E Foxhound
ICAO: MG31
Overview
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 is a single-engine supersonic fighter developed in the 1950s. Designed as a lightweight interceptor, it became one of the most widely produced jet fighters worldwide. The aircraft served with numerous air forces.
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Specifications
Units
- Engine
- 1 × Tumansky R-25-300
- Engine type
- Jet
- Thrust
- 15,640 lbf · 70 kN
- Avionics
- SPO-3 Sirena-3M RWR, RP-21M Radar, SRZO-2 Khrom-Nikel' IFF, RSBN-2N
- Wing tips
- No winglets
- Seats
- 1
- Crew
- —
- Cabin width
- —
- Cabin height
- —
- Cabin length
- —
- Exterior length
- 48 ft 3 in · 14.70 m
- Tail height
- 13 ft 5 in · 4.10 m
- Fuselage diameter
- 4 ft 1 in · 1.24 m
- Wing span
- 23 ft 5 in · 7.15 m
- Baggage volume
- —
- Gross weight
- —
- Empty weight
- —
- Max takeoff weight
- 21,600 lb · 9,800 kg
- Max landing weight
- —
- Max payload
- 7,450 lb · 3,400 kg
- Fuel capacity
- 1,010 gal · 3,800 L · 3,100 kg (Jet A)
- Max cruise speed
- 1,174 kt · 1,351 mph · 2,174 km/h
- Maximum speed
- —
- Cruise speed
- —
- Approach speed
- 130 kt · 150 mph · 241 km/h
- Range
- 360 nm · 410 mi · 670 km
- Fuel burn
- —
- Ceiling
- 58,400 ft · 17,800 m
- Rate of climb
- 23,600 ft/min · 120 m/s
- Takeoff distance
- 2,700 ft · 830 m
- Landing distance
- 1,800 ft · 550 m
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Operational Context
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