History roared over Barksdale AFB as four MiG-17F Frescos took to the skies in a first-of-its-kind performance during the 2025 Defenders of Liberty Airshow. Led by veteran airshow pilot Randy Ball ...

Skilled Pilot Throttles Supersonic Soviet MiG-21 Engine for Full Afterburner Takeoff. Posted: February 20, 2025 | Last updated: March 29, 2025.

In his latest book, Rolling Thunder 1965-68: Johnson’s Air War Over Vietnam, aviation historian Richard P. Hallion writes of the MiG-17: “ [Its] afterburner-sustained turns in a close-in ...

Though the airplane won’t break the sound barrier, the afterburner-equipped 17 can come pretty close. The MiG-17PF remained in service until replaced by the MiG 21-13, in the early 1960s.

The MiG-29K/KUB aircraft are designed to operate from aircraft-carriers with a minimum displacement of 28,000t and airfields. The aircraft has a length of 17.3m, the height of 4.4m and a wingspan ...

Russia sits with the most at 275 MiG-29s. There are 240 actively used by its Air Force and 13 used for training, though this number also includes the MiG-35, an advanced variant of the MiG-29.It's ...

The MiG-17 also had guns – specifically two 23mm Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 cannons with 80 rounds per gun and a single 37mm Nudelman N-37 autocannon with 40 rounds per gun – for dogfighting once ...

The MiG is a Russian design that uses variable-geometry wings that allow their sweep angle to be changed in flight. The jet is powered by a single turbojet engine with afterburner capability.

Polish Air Force MiG-29s at work: night sorties of the Fulcrum are spectacular! Two weeks ago we were invited to visit the Minsk Mazowiecki airbase, near ...

The MiG-35 is capable to fight air, land and maritime targets equally well. Known for its formidable air maneuverability, it could be a viable alternative to the French Rafale for India.