AIRCRAFT BRIEF
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 was the Soviet Union's first production supersonic fighter and the world's first mass-produced aircraft to exceed Mach 1 in level flight. Entering service in 1955, the 'P' variant added the RP-1 Izumrud radar for all-weather interception capability. Though quickly superseded by the MiG-21, it served extensively in the Vietnam War (as the Chinese-built J-6) and proved lethal in dogfights against more modern Western fighters.
SPECIFICATIONS
- manufacturer
- Mikoyan-Gurevich
- first Flight
- 1953
- role
- Interceptor / Fighter
- crew
- 1 pilot
- engines
- 2x Tumansky RD-9B (7,165 lbf each with AB)
- max Speed
- 1,452 km/h (Mach 1.35)
- range
- 1,370 km (740 nmi)
- ceiling
- 57,400 ft
- weight
- 8,832 kg (MTOW)