| Manufacturer |
Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Chengdu Aircraft Corporation |
| Description |
The Mikoyan-Gurevich I-3 was the first of three interrelated fighter prototype programs developed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau in the Soviet Union in the mid/late 1950s – starting with the I-3, continuing with the I-7 and finally evolving into the I-75. |
The Chengdu J-7 (; third generation export version J-7; NATO reporting name: Fishcan) is a Chinese fighter aircraft. |
| ICAO Code |
|
MG21 |
| First Flight |
1956-01-01 |
1966-01-17 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1966-01-17 |
| Production End |
|
2013-01-01 |
| Designer |
Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Chengdu Aircraft Corporation |
| Type |
|
Fighter aircraft |
| Length (m) |
15.78 |
14.884 |
| Height (m) |
|
4.11 |
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
1 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
1960 |
2200 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
|
210 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
18800 |
17500 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
195 |
| Armament |
2 × 30 mm Nudelman-Rikhter NR-30 autocannon |
2× 30 mm Type 30-1 cannon, 60 rounds per gun; 50 kg to 500 kg unguided bombs; 55 mm rocket pod (12 rounds), 90 mm rocket pod (7 rounds); Air-to-air missiles: PL-2, PL-5, PL-7, PL-8, PL-9, K-13, Magic R.550, AIM-9; 5 total. 4 × under-wing (up to 500 kg each), 1 × centerline under-fuselage 2000 kg maximum. |
| Max Mach (Mach) |
1.59 |
2 |
| National Origin |
Soviet Union |
|
| Number Built |
1 |
2400 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Klimov VK-3 afterburning turbojet engine, 82.4 kN thrust each |
1 × Liyang Wopen-13F afterburning turbojet, 44.1 kN thrust each |
| Primary Users |
|
People's Liberation Army Air Force (historical), Bangladesh Air Force, Korean People's Air Force, Pakistan Air Force |
| Status |
|
In service |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_I-3 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chengdu_J-7 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
8.98 |
8.32 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
30 |
24.88 |
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
|
2.8 |
| Wake Category |
|
M |
| Aircraft Engine |
Klimov VK-3 |
|
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |