Hobby Master – MIG-21 BIS ,1st Fighter Squadron ‘Avenger of Dubrovnik’ Croatian Air Force 1993

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                        Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-21; NATO reporting name: Fishbed) is a supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. It was popularly nicknamed “balalaika”, from the aircraft’s planform-view resemblance to the Russian stringed musical instrument or ołówek (English: pencil) by Polish pilots due to the shape of its fuselage.

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 14.7 m (48 ft 2 in)
• Wingspan: 7.154 m (23 ft 6 in)
• Height: 4 m (13 ft 6 in)
• Wing area: 23 m² (247.6 ft²)
• Empty weight: 5,846 kg (12,880 lb)
• Loaded weight: 8,725 kg (19,230 lb) with 2 × K-13A missiles
• Max. takeoff weight: 9,800 kg (21,600 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Tumansky R-25-300 afterburning turbojet
  • Dry thrust: 40.21 kN (9,040 lbf)
  • Thrust with afterburner: 69.62 kN (15,650 lbf)

  • Emblem of the Croatian Air Force
    Active	1991–present
    Country	Croatia
    Type	Air force
    Role	Aerial warfare
    Size	1,454 personnel
    H/Q	Pleso Air Base
    Motto(s)	Hrvatskim nebom bdiju i plove(Croatian Sky they Guard and Fly)
    Anniversaries	December 12
    Equipment	90 aircraft
    Engagements	Croatian War of Independence: Siege of Dubrovnik Operation Maslenica Operation Winter ’94 Operation Flash Operation Storm Bosnian War: Operation Mistral 2 KFOR
    Commanders
    Current commander	Brigadier general Mato Mikić
    Notable commanders	General Imra Agotić
    Insignia
    Roundel
    Fin Flash
    Aircraft flown
    Fighter	MiG-21bisD
    Attack helicopter	OH-58D
    Patrol	PC-9M, Bell 206B-3
    Trainer	Z 242L, PC-9M, MiG-21UM, Bell 206B-3
    Transport	Mi-8MTV-1, Mi-171Sh