When was MiG-21 retired?
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When was MiG-21 retired?
On 11 December 2013, India’s second-generation supersonic jet fighter, MiG-21FL was decommissioned after being in service for 50 years.
How many MiG-21 variants are there?
Engines used in MiG-21 variants:
| Model | Engine | Thrust – lbf (dry/reheat) |
|---|---|---|
| Ye-50A/MiG-23U (izd. 64) | Tumansky R-11E-300 + Dushkin S-155 | 8380/11240 + 8380 |
| Ye-4 | Tumansky RD-9E | 5730/7275 |
| MiG-21 (izd. 65) | Tumansky R-11-300 | ?/11020 |
| Ye-6 | Tumansky R-11F-300 | 8600/ 12680 |
Where is the MiG-21 still in service?
However, numerous air forces continue to use the MiG-21 and its Chinese variants. The MiG-21 currently serves in eighteen air forces worldwide, including two members of NATO (Romania and Croatia).
When did Russia retire the MiG 23?
The last model to serve was the MiG-23P air defense variant and it was retired on 1 May 1998. When East and West Germany unified, no MiG-23s were transferred to the German Air Force, but twelve former East German MiG-23s were supplied to the US.
Did the MiG-21 PFM have R 60?
Now the Soviet MiG-21PFM could have never received R-60s; the reason is because when the R-60s were introduced (let alone the double-racked APU-60-2 launchers later) the MiG-21PFM was already displaced by much more advanced variants of the MiG-21 which are the MiG-21S, MiG-21SM, MiG-21SMT and MiG-21bis.
When was the MiG-21 SMT made?
1971
In 1971, 49 years ago, the #MiG-21 SMT made its first flight. The SMT version was given extra fuel, located in a bulge at the top of the fuselage. However, the “improvement” was unpopular with pilots, due to it making the aircraft harder to fly, and SMT’s were phased out quickly.
Did Canada buy MiG 21s?
In the early Fall of 1960, like a ferocious Arctic front, news that the Royal Canadian Air Force had made a secret purchase of 30 state-of-the-Soviet-art MiG-21 fighters to replace what would have been a deployment of the production model Avro Arrow interceptor swept across America.