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New page: The '''Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17''' (NATO code name: Fresco) was a Russian fighter-bomber and the replacement for the MiG-15. Russian designers began work on it ...
The '''Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17''' ([[NATO]] code name: [[Fresco]]) was a [[Soviet Union|Russian]] fighter-bomber and the replacement for the [[MiG-15]]. Russian designers began work on it in 1949; the prototype flew in 1950 and it went into general service in 1951.
==Service==
Although it went into service in 1951, very few fought in the [[Korean War]]. The latest version of the aircraft was armed with four AA-1 missiles and, although nearly obsolete, served notably in the [[Vietnam War]]. Eventually, the aircraft served with over 20 countries worldwide, including [[North Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Afghanistan]], [[North Korea]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Cuba]], [[Indonesia]], and [[Cambodia]], besides the Soviet Union. China received a license to build MiG-17s under the name of J-5.
==Design==
The MiG-17 has a blunt nose, [[bubble canopy]], and a short, [[cigar]]-shaped fuselage. The single exhaust is overhung by a fin. The swept wings have thick wing roots and blunt tips.
[[Category: Aircraft]]
==Service==
Although it went into service in 1951, very few fought in the [[Korean War]]. The latest version of the aircraft was armed with four AA-1 missiles and, although nearly obsolete, served notably in the [[Vietnam War]]. Eventually, the aircraft served with over 20 countries worldwide, including [[North Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Afghanistan]], [[North Korea]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Cuba]], [[Indonesia]], and [[Cambodia]], besides the Soviet Union. China received a license to build MiG-17s under the name of J-5.
==Design==
The MiG-17 has a blunt nose, [[bubble canopy]], and a short, [[cigar]]-shaped fuselage. The single exhaust is overhung by a fin. The swept wings have thick wing roots and blunt tips.
[[Category: Aircraft]]