In 1953 the Soviet Air Force issued the requirement for a new short-range clear-weather air defence fighter. Conventional swept wing and tailed delta wing layouts were tested. The latter found favour, and the Ye-6 pre-production prototype flew late 1957. MiG-21 production was authorised in 1958 and the Ye-6 pre-production model led to the MiG-21F that entered service in 1959 as the first full production variant.
Production up to 1988 totalled about 11,000 aircraft in at least 14 single-seat and three "Mongol" two-seat trainer models. The R-11 turbojet of the initial models gave way to the R-13 in the MiG-21MF and to the R-25 in the MiG-21bis, while the series became a dual-role interceptor/ground-attack fighter in the MiG-21PFMA, and a genuine multi-role type in the MiG-21bis. Production of the aircraft was also undertaken in China, Czechoslovakia and India. Production completed except in China, where developed versions are manufactured by Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) and Guizhou Aviation Industry (GAIC).
The initial major production version. A short range clear weather fighter powered by a Tumansky R-11 turbojet of 56.4 kN (12 676 Ib) afterburning thrust. Armed with only one NR-30 cannon and 2 AA-2 Atoll IR missiles, and with a larger chord vertical tail. Built also in Czechoslovakia as S-106 and produced in China under the designation J-7.
Zes uitvoeringen mogelijk;
- MiG 21F-13 Fishbed-C flown 1963 - 1965 by the first German Kosmonaut Sigmund Jähn.
- Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG 21F-13 Fishbed-C of TAFS-47 Preschen, 1978.
- MiG 21F-13 Fishbed C of Soviet Air Defence Garde Regiment, UdSSR 1965.
- MiG 21F-13 of TiedLLv, Finnish Air Force, 1983.
- MiG 21F-13 of HävLV 11, Finnish Air Force 1971.
- MiG 21F-13 of KoeLtue/IImavV ( Test Flight/Air Force Depot ), Finnish Air Force, flown by Test Pilot Jyrki Laukkanan - 17.May 1974.
Aantal onderdelen; 83.
Maten;
- Lang; 215 mm.
- Spanwijdte; 100 mm.
Revell verf kleur nr.'s; 9 / 48 / 76 / 91 / 99.
