Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
1950 fighter aircraft family
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Summary
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 is an aircraft family[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of aircraft family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,905 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Soviet Union[3]
- Operator: Afghan Air Force[4], Algerian Air Force[5]
- Manufacturer: Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG[6], Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic[7], Progress State Research and Production Rocket Space Center[8], Samara[9], Sokol[10], Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing[11], Tbilisi[12], Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association[13], Komsomolsk-on-Amur[14], Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association[15], Novosibirsk[16], AERO Vodochody Aerospace[17], PZL[18], People's Republic of China[19]
- Developer: Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG[20]
- Subclass of: first-generation jet fighter[21], land-based aircraft[22], single-seat fighter[23]
- Part of: MiG-17 fleet[24]
- Has use: combat air patrol[25]
- Commons category: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17[26]
- Country of origin: Soviet Union[27]
- Powered by: WP-5[28]
- NATO reporting name: Fresco[29]
- First flight: January 14, 1950[30]
- Service entry: 1951[31]
- Service retirement: 1970[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17[33]
- Commons gallery: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17[34]
- Total produced: 10,649[35]
- Described by source: Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition[36]
- Undercarriage: retractable tricycle gear[37]
- Wing configuration: mid wing[38]
- Length: 11.36 m[39], 11.09 m[40]
- Height: 3.80 m[41]
- Wingspan: 9.63 m[42]
- Maximum operating altitude: 16,600 m[43]
Why It Matters
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 76 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]