Finnish MIG-21 BIS 31st Sqn Kuopio AB Finland 1980 HA0192 1:72

Finnish MIG-21 BIS 31st Fighter Squadron Kuopio Airbase Finland 1980 Die-cast HA0192 Scale 1:72 Highly detailed Hobby Master pre-painted diecast metal model Item#: HA0192 Scale: 1:72 The Mig-21 was originally built by the Mikoyan and Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union with a NATO nickname Fishbed. No other jet has had as many planes produced as the Mig-21. Depending on the reference source 8,000 - 13,000 planes of all versions were made in the Soviet Union, under license to allied countries and China without license. A small, fast, agile, dependable and most importantly simple making it easy to turn out great numbers of the plane. A total of 26 MiG-21BIS were received by the Suomen Ilmavoimien (Finnish Air Force) with most going to the HavLLv 31 (Fighter Squadron 31). On September 21, 1978 the first two aircraft to arrive were MG-111 and MG-114 with MG-129 arriving on July 17, 1980. Between 1987 and 1989 MG-129 and two other aircraft were modified to RECCE standards. On February 9, 1998 MG-129 made its last active duty flight accumulating 1,571 hours and 20 minutes flight time before becoming an operating teaching aid at Kuopio Airport’s mechanic school. General Specifications MiG-21BIS Manufacturer – Mikoyan-Gurevich OKB NATO Designation – Fishbed L/N Role - Fighter First Flight – 1972 Crew – Pilot Dimensions Length (Including Pitot Tube) – 14.1 m 946 ft 3 ins) Fuselage Only – 12.25 m (40 ft 2 ins) Wingspan – 7.15 m (23 ft 5 ins) Height – 4.13 m (13 ft 6 ins)