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Page 115
... ground attack , although on the MiG - 19PM four Alkali missiles were intro- duced . Known to NATO as Farmer , the Soviet- built MiG - 19 is currently only operated by Cuba , although Chinese - built MiG - 19s serve with several air ...
... ground attack , although on the MiG - 19PM four Alkali missiles were intro- duced . Known to NATO as Farmer , the Soviet- built MiG - 19 is currently only operated by Cuba , although Chinese - built MiG - 19s serve with several air ...
Page 116
... ground attack fighter . Preproduction aircraft were known as Su - 7s , but produc- tion aircraft proper were ordered in 1958 as Su - 7Bs . Considerably heavier than the MiG , the Su - 7B differs further from this and the Su - 9 by ...
... ground attack fighter . Preproduction aircraft were known as Su - 7s , but produc- tion aircraft proper were ordered in 1958 as Su - 7Bs . Considerably heavier than the MiG , the Su - 7B differs further from this and the Su - 9 by ...
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... ground attack weapons under the wings . Japan also joined the select band when Mitsubishi produced its F - 1 . This was de- veloped as a close - support fighter from the earlier T - 2 two - seat trainer , the first proto- type flying on ...
... ground attack weapons under the wings . Japan also joined the select band when Mitsubishi produced its F - 1 . This was de- veloped as a close - support fighter from the earlier T - 2 two - seat trainer , the first proto- type flying on ...
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afterburning Air Defense air force air intake Air Ministry air-to-air missiles air-to-air rockets airframe all-weather fighter Armament comprised armed became bomber bombs Britain British built carried cockpit combat Convair DEFA cannon delta wings early entered service Ernst Heinkel experimental F.Mk FB.Mk fighter-bomber flight tested flown flying four 20mm cannon four Sidewinder French fuselage German Gloster Gloster Meteor Goblin ground attack Grumman guns Havilland interceptor jet fighter km/h later Lockheed Luftwaffe Mach maximum speed Messerschmitt Me 262 Meteor Mikoyan Mikoyan MiG-21 Nene nose Ohain operational Orenda Phantom pilot piston piston-engined Power Jets power plant Pratt & Whitney production aircraft production version proto prototype flew radar reconnaissance Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce Nene Royal Navy Sabre Sidewinder missiles single-seat small number squadron straight-winged Sukhoi Super swept-wing tail thrust Allison thrust with afterburning Thunderjet turbofan turbojet turbojet engine turbojet-powered two-seat trainer USAF USAF's Vampire variant VTOL Warsitz Whittle wingtip