You know that:
- The MIG-17 fighter was produced at the Moscow factory from 1950 until 1986.
- The design of the MIG-17 is based on its successful predecessor, the MIG-15, but the wing design has been substantially redesigned.
- The result was a heavily armed fighter capable of flight in all weather conditions.
- Although the Klimov VK-1 engine was identical to the MiG-15, there was one significant change. For the first time, the afterburner function was used on a Russian engine.
- However, the first prototype was not without its problems. As early as February 1950, Soviet pilot Ivan Ivashchenko had already exceeded the speed of 1114 km/h on the SI-01 prototype, but on the next flight the machine failed fatally and the test pilot died.
- Without a proper investigation into the cause of the tragedy, a decision was made, under pressure from the new generation of American jets, to begin serial production.
- In the end, the MIG-17 became a very successful aircraft, which was armed by all Warsaw Pact countries.
- Several countries, such as Angola, Mali, Mozambique, Tanzania, and North Korea, still fly the MIG-17 today.
- With the advent of the American B-58 and FB-111 supersonic bombers, the MIG-17 became obsolete and was gradually replaced by the MIG-21, but that's another story.
- A total of 10,603 were produced in various versions.
- Mig-17 can be found in museum displays all over the world.
Technical parameters:
- dimensions: wingspan 9.628 m, length 11.36 m, height 3.8 m
- weight 3 950 kg
- maximum take-off weight 5 354 kg
- power unit LIS-5 jet engine with a thrust of 26.48 kN (33.15 kN with afterburner)
- maximum speed 1 145 km/h
- climb time 5 minutes and 48 seconds to an altitude of 10 000 m
- range 16 600 m
- range 1 255 km
- fuel tank capacity 1 415 l
- armament N-37D 37 mm cannon (40 rounds) + 2x NR-23 23 mm cannon (2x80 rounds) and up to 500 kg of guided or unguided missiles
- crew 1
Assembly instructions are in Files section
