| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | C2216 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 |
| Aircraft Version: | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis |
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| Operator Titles: | India - Air Force |
| Local Operator Name: | भारतीय वायु सेना |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Delhi - Indira Gandhi InternationalMap |
| Country: | India |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: VIDP IATA: DEL Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Indian Air Force Museum (Palam) |
| Photo Date: | 7 August 2021 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 454721 |
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Looking good at any angle, IAF Museum Palam's MiG-21bis now sports a shark's mouth and lightning flash after restoration. The Type 75 was designed for low-level, high-G manoeuvring dogfights with its uprated Tumansky R-25-300 engine, requiring a larger nose inlet diameter for increased airflow. It had the fastest rate of climb among the MiG-21 variants. Initially six aircraft built at GAZ-21 in Gorkii were delivered to India followed by CKD kits, and then manufactured under licence by HAL Nasik. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 19 April 2022, and has since been viewed 145 times. |