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Fighter aircraft
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 is a fighter aircraft originating in Soviet Union. It was built by Mikoyan-Gurevich.
Technical data
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 11.264 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 11.264 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 11.264 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Fighter aircraft
Soviet Union
Mikoyan-Gurevich
In limited service
Soviet Air Forces (historical) People's Liberation Army Air Force (historical) Polish Air Force (historical) Vietnam People's Air Force (historical)
10,649 including Polish, Czechoslovak and Chinese variants
October 1952
14 January 1950
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
PZL-Mielec Lim-6 Shenyang J-5
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19
1
11.264 m (36 ft 11 in)
9.628 m (31 ft 7 in)
3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
22.6 m 2 (243 sq ft)
3,919 kg (8,640 lb)
5,340 kg (11,773 lb)
6,069 kg (13,380 lb)
1 × Klimov VK-1F afterburning centrifugal-flow turbojet engine , 26.5 kN (6,000 lbf) thrust dry, 33.8 kN (7,600 lbf) with afterburner
1,100 km/h (680 mph, 590 kn) M0.89 at sea level
2,020 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
16,600 m (54,500 ft)
65 m/s (12,800 ft/min)
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)
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
root: TsAGI S-12; tip: TsAGI SR-11
+8
268.5 kg/m 2 (55.0 lb/sq ft)
0.63
2 × UB-16 -57 rocket pods for S-5 rockets
2 × 250 kg (550 lb) bombs
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
AlbaniaNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Fighter / Attacker". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
Soviet Air Forces (historical) People's Liberation Army Air Force (historical) Polish Air Force (historical) Vietnam People's Air Force (historical)
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