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Measured figures
MiG-17F · Length
Single source11.264 m (36 ft 11 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 | Shenyang J-16 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Fighter aircraft[source] | — |
| National origin | Soviet Union[source] | People's Republic of China[source] |
| Manufacturer | Mikoyan-Gurevich[source] | Shenyang Aircraft Corporation[source] |
| Status | In limited service[source] | In service[source] |
21.9 m (71 ft 10 in)[source]
Empty; MiG-17F · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; MiG-17F · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; MiG-17F · Max takeoff weight
Single source3,919 kg (8,640 lb)[source]
5,340 kg (11,773 lb)[source]
6,069 kg (13,380 lb)[source]
Empty; Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Max takeoff weight
Single sourceMiG-17F · at 12,000 m (39,000 ft) with 2 × 400 L (110 US gal; 88 imp gal) drop-tanks
Single source2,020 km (1,260 mi, 1,090 nmi) at 12,000 m (39,000 ft) with 2 × 400 L (110 US gal; 88 imp gal) drop-tanks[source]
MiG-17F · 1 × Klimov VK-1F afterburning centrifugal-flow turbojet engine thrust dry
Single sourceMiG-17F · with afterburner
Single source1 × Klimov VK-1F afterburning centrifugal-flow turbojet engine , 26.5 kN (6,000 lbf) thrust dry, 33.8 kN (7,600 lbf) with afterburner[source]
2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans with afterburner
Single source2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans , 135 kN (30,000 lbf) with afterburner[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users |
|---|
Soviet Air Forces (historical) People's Liberation Army Air Force (historical) Polish Air Force (historical) Vietnam People's Air Force (historical)[source] |
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| Number built | 10,649 including Polish, Czechoslovak and Chinese variants[source] | ~ 470 - ~ 500 (As of 2026 )[source] |
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| Introduction date | October 1952[source] | 2015–16[source] |
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| First flight | 14 January 1950[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15[source] | Shenyang J-11 Su-30MKK[source] |
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| Variants | PZL-Mielec Lim-6 Shenyang J-5[source] | — |
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| Developed into | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19[source] | — |
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| Guns | 2 × 23 mm (0.906 in) Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 autocannon (80 rounds per gun, 160 rounds total) 1 × 37 mm Nudelman N-37 autocannon (40 rounds total)[source] | — |
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| Hardpoints | 2 pylons with a capacity of up to 500 kg (1,100 lb) of stores, with provisions to carry combinations of: Rockets: 2 × UB-16 -57 rocket pods for S-5 rockets Bombs: 2 × 250 kg (550 lb) bombs[source] | Munitions on 12 external hardpoints, including:[source] |
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| Airfoil | root: TsAGI S-12; tip: TsAGI SR-11[source] | — |
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| g limits | +8[source] | +9[source] |
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| Wing loading | 268.5 kg/m 2 (55.0 lb/sq ft)[source] | — |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.63[source] | — |
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| Rockets | 2 × UB-16 -57 rocket pods for S-5 rockets[source] | — |
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| Bombs | 2 × 250 kg (550 lb) bombs[source] | — |
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| Role | — | Multirole strike fighter[source] |
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| Primary user | — | People's Liberation Army Air Force[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 2017–present[source] |
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