Hobby Master Archive

The Mig-21 was originally built by the Mikoyan and Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union with a NATO nickname Fishbed. No other jet has had as many planes produced as the Mig-21. Depending on the reference source 8,000 - 13,000 planes of all versions were made in the Soviet Union, under license to allied countries and China without license. A small, fast, agile, dependable and most importantly simple making it easy to turn out great numbers of the plane.

A total of 26 MiG-21BIS were received by the Suomen Ilmavoimien (Finnish Air Force) with most going to the HavLLv 31 (Fighter Squadron 31). On September 21, 1978 the first two aircraft to arrive were MG-111 and MG-114 with MG-129 arriving on July 17, 1980. Between 1987 and 1989 MG-129 and two other aircraft were modified to RECCE standards. On February 9, 1998 MG-129 made its last active duty flight accumulating 1,571 hours and 20 minutes flight time before becoming an operating teaching aid at Kuopio Airport’s mechanic school.

General Specifications MiG-21BIS Manufacturer - Mikoyan-Gurevich OKB NATO Designation - Fishbed L/N Role - Fighter First Flight - 1972 Crew - Pilot Dimensions Length (Including Pitot Tube) - 14.1 m 946 ft 3 ins) Fuselage Only - 12.25 m (40 ft 2 ins) Wingspan - 7.15 m (23 ft 5 ins) Height - 4.13 m (13 ft 6 ins)

Weights Take-Off Clean - 8.725 kg (19, 235 lbs) Maximum Take-Off - 10,400 kg (22,925 lbs)

Performance Engine - 1 X Tumansky R-25-300 Turbojet With Afterburner Producing 69.6 kN (15,650 lb st)

Speed Maximum @ 13,000 m (42,650 ft) - Mach 2.05 / 2,175 km/h / 1,353 mph Maximum @ Sea Level - 1,300 km/h (809 mph) Service Ceiling - 17,800 m (58,400 ft) Range - 1,210 km (751 miles)

Armament 1 X 23 mm GSh-23L Two-Barrel Cannon W/200 Rounds 5 External Hardpoints Disposable Stores - 1,500 kg (3,307 lb) Including 2 X R-3R Semi-Active AAMs and 4 X R-60 IR AAMs or S-24 Large-Calibre Rockets (240 mm) Fireball Bombs (50 - 500 kg) Rocket Launchers (57 mm Rockets) Up To 3 Drop Tanks

True 1/72 scale Professionally painted Great attention to detail All markings are Tampoed (pad applied) Option to display the model on a stand that is provided Model can be shown with the landing gear in the down or up positions Loads of optional armament has been provided Canopy can be displayed open or closed Extremely heavy metal with a minimum of plastic Highly collectable Hobby Master 1/72 Air Power Series HA0192 MIG-21 BIS Izdelye 75A, 31st Fighter Squadron, Kuopio Airbase, Finland 1980