MIG-21MT Blue 15 Dolgoye Ledovo Russia 1970s HA0194 scale 1:72

MIG-21MT Blue 15 Dolgoye Ledovo Russia 1970s Hobby Master HA0194 scale 1:72 Highly detailed Hobby Master pre-painted diecast metal model Item#: HA0194 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. Only fifteen MiG-21MTs were manufactured for export but none ever left the USSR. The original MiG-21 SMT and MT both had expanded fatback fuel spines that caused instability. The SMT’s fatback spine was replaced with the MiG-21Bis spine while the production of the MT ceased and no new spine. MiG-21MT Serial 96.40.15 15 Blue was the last MT. Twelve MTs went to the 66th Fighter Bomber Air Regiment and three to Kubinka for display. Later 15 Blue was used as an instructional airframe and can be seen at Dolgoye Ledovo, Russia. 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)