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The '''Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21''' is a [[Soviet]]-built fighter-interceptor and one of the most widely exported aircraft in the world.  Known to [[NATO]] officials as the "Fishbed," it was first flown in 1955.

The '''Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21''' is a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]]-built fighter-interceptor and one of the most widely exported aircraft in the world.  Known to [[NATO]] officials as the "Fishbed," it was first flown in 1955.

[[Image:MiG-21.jpg|thumb|right|400 px|A MiG-21.]]

[[Image:MiG-21.jpg|thumb|right|400 px|A MiG-21.]]

==Design==

==Design==

The "Fishbed" has a long and narrow body fitted with two delta wings and a single [[afterburner|afterburning]] [[turbojet]] fitted with single exhaust. It is fitted with a bubble canopy.

The "Fishbed" has a long and narrow body fitted with two delta wings and a single [[afterburner|afterburning]] [[turbojet]] fitted with single exhaust. It is fitted with a bubble canopy.  The MiG-21 is capable of speeds in excess of Mach 2.

==China==

==China==

[[China]] builds the MiG-25 under the name of the J-7.  Production of the J-7 was licensed by the Soviet Union in 1961. The aircraft will be replaced by the J-8.

[[China]] builds the MiG-21 under the name of the J-7.  Production of the J-7 was licensed by the Soviet Union in 1961. The aircraft will be replaced by the J-8.

[[Category: Aircraft]]

[[Category: Aircraft]]