Aircraft Photo of C2216 | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis | India - Air Force | AirHistory.net #454721
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:C2216
Aircraft Original Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Aircraft Generic Type:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
Aircraft Version:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:India - Air Force
Local Operator Name:भारतीय वायु सेना
Location
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
Photo Comment

Looking good at any angle, IAF Museum Palam's MiG-21bis now sports a shark's mouth and lightning flash after restoration. The fourth-gen Type 75 was designed for low-level, high-G manoeuvring with its 74.53 kN Tumansky R-25-300 turbojet requiring a larger nose inlet diameter for increased airflow. It had the fastest rate of climb among MiG-21 variants and carried 762 gal. of fuel internally. Centerline and wing drop tanks and the GSh-23L gun are visible. Initially six aircraft built at GAZ-21 in Gorkii were delivered to India followed by CKD kits and then licence-manufactured by HAL Nasik.

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