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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21

1956 Soviet fighter aircraft family

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 is a supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. Its nicknames include: "Balalaika", because its planform resembles the stringed musical instrument of the same name; "Ołówek", Polish for "pencil", due to the shape of its fuselage, and "Én Bạc", meaning "silver swallow", in Vietnamese.

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  • Early 1950sDevelopment of what would become the MiG-21 began.
  • 1954Mikoyan OKB finished a preliminary design study for a prototype designated Ye-1.
  • 16 June 1955MiG-21 prototype made its maiden flight.
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