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At a glance
Measured figures
Empty; AMX · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; AMX · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; AMX · Max takeoff weight
Single source6,700 kg (14,771 lb)[source]
10,750 kg (23,700 lb)[source]
13,000 kg (28,660 lb)[source]
Gross; MiG-21bis · with two R-3S missiles
Single sourceMaximum take-off; MiG-21bis · unprepared or metal planking runway
Single sourceAMX · hi-lo-hi profile, with 900 kg (1,984 lb) of external stores
Single source889 km (552 mi, 480 nmi) hi-lo-hi profile, with 900 kg (1,984 lb) of external stores[source]
AMX · 1 × Rolls-Royce Spey 807 turbofan engine thrust
Single source1 × Rolls-Royce Spey 807 turbofan engine, 49.1 kN (11,000 lbf) thrust[source]
MiG-21bis · 1 × Tumansky R-25-300 afterburning turbojet thrust dry
Single sourceMiG-21bis · with afterburner
Single source1 × Tumansky R-25-300 afterburning turbojet, 40.18 kN (9,030 lbf) thrust dry, 69.58 kN (15,640 lbf) with afterburner[source]
AMX · Endurance
Single source4 hours, 15 minutes[source]
AMX · 10,260 ft/min
Single source52.1 m/s (10,260 ft/min)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | AMX International AMX | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Ground-attack aircraft[source] | Fighter and interceptor aircraft[source] |
| National origin | Italy / Brazil[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Manufacturer | AMX International[source] | — |
| Status | Active service[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary users | Italian Air Force (historical) Brazilian Air Force[source] | Soviet Air Forces (historical) Indian Air Force (historical) North Korean Air Force Angolan Air Force[source] |
| Number built | 230[source] | 11,496 (10,645 produced in the USSR, 840 in India , 194 in Czechoslovakia )[source] |
| Manufactured | 1986–1999[source] | 1959–1986[source] |
| Introduction date | 1989[source] | 1959 (MiG-21F)[source] |
| First flight | 15 May 1984[source] | 14 February 1955 (Ye-2)[source] |
| Retired | 2024 (Italy)[source] | — |
| Fuel capacity | 3,555 L (939 US gal; 782 imp gal) / 2,700 kg (5,952 lb) internal[source] | — |
| Wing loading | 512 kg/m 2 (105 lb/sq ft)[source] | — |
| Thrust/weight | 0.47[source] | 0.76[source] |
| Rockets | rocket pods[source] | 4 × S-24 or 4× UB-16-57 rocket pods (4×16 57mm rockets)[source] |
| Missiles | 2× AIM-9 Sidewinders or MAA-1 Piranha or A-Darter , carried on wingtip rails[source] | — |
| Bombs | 3,800 kg (8,378 lb) on 5 external hardpoints, including MAR-1 missiles, general-purpose and laser-guided bombs[source] | 2 × 500 kg (1,100 lb) and 2 × 250 kg bombs[source] |
| Guns | 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 Vulcan 6-barreled Gatling cannon (Italian aircraft) 2× 30 mm (1.181 in) Bernardini Mk-164 cannon (Brazilian aircraft)[source] | 1 × internal 23 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23 L autocannon with 200 rounds[source] |
| Hardpoints | Bombs: 3,800 kg (8,378 lb) on 5 external hardpoints, including MAR-1 missiles, general-purpose and laser-guided bombs[source] | 5 (4 underwing + 1 ventral, reserved for fuel droptanks) , with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: 4 × S-24 or 4× UB-16-57 rocket pods (4×16 57mm rockets) Missiles:[source] |
| Designer | — | Mikoyan-Gurevich[source] |
| Variant | — | Chengdu J-7[source] |
| Airfoil | — | root: TsAGI S-12 (4.2%); tip: TsAGI S-12 (5%)[source] |
| Landing speed | — | 250 km/h (160 mph; 130 kn)[source] |
| Time to altitude | — | 17,000 m (56,000 ft) in 8 minutes 30 seconds[source] |
| Take-off run | — | 830 m (2,720 ft)[source] |
| Landing run with SPS and brake parachute | — | 550 m (1,800 ft)[source] |
| Reported operators | — |
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