MiG-19

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The MiG-19 is a Soviet second-generation, twin-engine supersonic jet fighter that became one of the first mass-produced supersonic aircraft and served widely during the Cold War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet aircraft
fighter aircraft
jet fighter
military aircraft
airIntakeConfiguration nose intake with splitter
armament 3 × 30 mm NR-30 cannons on many variants
bombs
unguided rockets
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
crew 1
emptyWeight around 5,300 kg
firstFlight 1953-09-24
generation second-generation jet fighter
grossWeight around 7,500 kg
hasDerivative Nanchang A-5
surface form: Nanchang Q-5
hasLicenseBuiltVersion Shenyang J-6
hasVariant MiG-19 self-linksurface differs
surface form: MiG-19P

MiG-19 self-linksurface differs
surface form: MiG-19PM

MiG-19 self-linksurface differs
surface form: MiG-19S
height approximately 3.9 m
introduced 1955
length approximately 12.5 m
manufacturer Mikoyan design bureau
surface form: Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau
maximumSpeed approximately Mach 1.3
around 1450 km/h at altitude
NATOReportingName Farmer
notableFeature first Soviet production fighter capable of sustained supersonic speed in level flight
one of the first mass-produced supersonic fighters
operator Egyptian Air Force
Korean People’s Army Air and Anti-Air Force
surface form: North Korean Air Force

Pakistan Air Force
surface form: Pakistani Air Force

Chinese Air Force
surface form: People's Liberation Army Air Force

Soviet Air Forces
Syrian Arab Air Force
surface form: Syrian Air Force

Vietnam People’s Air Force
surface form: Vietnam People's Air Force
powerplant 2 × Tumansky RD-9 turbojet engines
predecessor Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
surface form: MiG-17
propulsionType twin-engine jet
role air superiority fighter
interceptor
servicePeriod Cold War
successor Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
surface form: MiG-21
tailConfiguration conventional tailplane
usedInConflict Arab–Israeli conflict
surface form: Arab–Israeli conflicts

Indo-Pakistani wars
surface form: Indo-Pakistani conflicts

Sino-Indian War
surface form: Sino-Indian conflicts

Vietnam War
wingConfiguration swept wing
wingspan approximately 9.0 m

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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 successor MiG-19
this entity surface form: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19
Mikoyan design bureau product MiG-19
this entity surface form: MiG-19 fighter aircraft
Vietnam People’s Air Force usedAircraftModel MiG-19
this entity surface form: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19
Artem Mikoyan designed MiG-19
this entity surface form: MiG-19 jet fighter
MiG-19 hasVariant MiG-19 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: MiG-19S
MiG-19 hasVariant MiG-19 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: MiG-19P
MiG-19 hasVariant MiG-19 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: MiG-19PM
Fresco successor MiG-19
subject surface form: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
this entity surface form: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19
Mikhail Gurevich notableWork MiG-19
this entity surface form: MiG-19 jet fighter design