The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 'Farmer'
The Soviet Union's First Supersonic Operation jet Fighter
MiG-19 'Farmer' From the USAF museum
The MiG-19 'Farmer' was the Soviet Union's first operational Jet fighter. While similar the to the MiG-17 'Fresco' the MiG-19 is a new design with two tumansky engines and an incredible wing sweep the MiG-19 is roughly equivalent to the American F-100 Suber Sabre thought the F-100 had more complex avionics, the MiG-19 is more maneuverable and heavily armed. One of the main downfalls to the MiG-19 was the elevator when traveling at transonic speed the elevators had a tendency to fail resulting in the loss of the aircraft. The problem was later rectified with the addition of an all-moving tail surface. The MiG-19 appeared to late to see action in the Korean conflict but did see action in the Vietnamese conflict. Although outclasses the MiG-19's did score some victories against their American counterparts.
| Origin: | Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau | ||
| Type: | Supersonic Air Superiority Fighter | ||
| Crew: | Pilot | ||
| First Flight: | May 27, 1952 | ||
| Engine(s): | 2x RD-9B Tumansky Afterburning turbojets | ||
| Thrust: | 3 250 kg (7 165 lbs) w/ Afterburner | ||
| Max. Speed: | (902 mph) w/ Afterburner | ||
| Cruising Speed: | 950 kph (590 mph) | ||
| Range: | 1 390 Km (863 miles) | ||
| Ceilling: | m ( ft) | ||
| Rate of Climb: | 6 900 m/min (22 640 ft/min) | ||
| Height: | 3.90 m(12.7 ft) | ||
| Length: | 13 m (42.25 ft) | ||
| Width: | 9 m (29.25 ft) | ||
| Weight(loaded): | 7 400 kg (16 314 lbs) | ||
| Cannon: | 3x NR-30 30mm Cannons | ||
| Air-Air: | PM variant carries AA-2c 'Atoll' and AA-2d 'Atoll IR' | ||
| Air-Surface: | Unguided Bombs, Rockets | ||
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