The Mikoyan MiG-21 is a Soviet single engine, delta winged supersonic fighter that entered service in 1959, designed as a light, simple interceptor optimized for high speed and rate of climb over range or payload. Exported and license built across dozens of countries in numbers exceeding ten thousand airframes, it became one of the most widely produced and most widely flown supersonic jet fighters in aviation history, and many examples remained in active service well into the twenty-first century.
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SignificanceThe MiG-21 became the most produced supersonic jet aircraft in aviation history and the most produced combat aircraft since the Korean War. 1 Manufacturer or BuilderMikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau 1 Connections
Preceded By
Mikoyan MiG-15, Vehicles The MiG-21 continues a Mikoyan fighter lineage the source states began with the MiG-15, not a direct one-generation successor.
Source Wikipedia: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
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1. Wikipedia: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
WikipediaLead section, first sentence
is a supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union.
Lead section, second paragraph
It set aviation records, becoming the most-produced supersonic jet aircraft in aviation history, the most-produced combat aircraft since the Korean War and, previously, the longest production run of any combat aircraft.
Infobox, introduction field
introduction = 1959 (MiG-21F)
Preceded By: Mikoyan MiG-15, Origins section, first paragraph
The MiG-21 jet fighter was a continuation of Soviet jet fighters, starting with the transonic MiG-15 and MiG-17, and the supersonic MiG-19.
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