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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG 19

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19(NATO reporting name "Farmer") is a Soviet second-generation, single-seat, jet-engined fighter aircraft. It was the first Soviet production aircraft capable of supersonic speeds in level flight. A comparable U.S. "Century Series" fighter was the F-100 Super Sabre, although it would oppose the more modern F-4 Phantom and F-105 Thunderchief over Vietnam.
Type: Fighter
Crew: 1
Manufacturer: Mikoyan-Gurevich OKB
Models: see variants
   Maiden flight: Sept. 18, 1983
Service Delivery: March 1955
Number built: 8,500+
Specifications: MiG-19S
Powerplant:
 Model: Tumansky RD-9B
 Type: Afterburning Turbojet
 Number: Two
 Thrust: 7,178 lb each
Dimensions:
 Length: 12.5 m (41 ft)
 Wingspan: 9.2 m (30 ft 2 in)
 Height: 3.9 m (12 ft 10 in)
 Wing area: 25.0 m² (270 ft²)
 Fuel capacity: 1,800 kg (3,960 lb) 		  Weights:
 Empty: 5,447 kg (11,983 lb)
 Loaded: N/A
 Max takeoff: N/A

Performance:
 Maximum speed: 1,455 km/h (909 mph)
 Range: 685 km (430 mi)
 Combat Radius: 2,200 km (1,375 mi)
 Service ceiling: 17,500 m (57,400 ft)
 Rate of climb: 180 m/s (35,425 ft/min)
 Wing loading: 302.4 kg/m² (61.6 lb/ft²)
 Thrust/weight: 0.86
Armament:
3× 30 mm NR-30 cannons (70 rounds per gun for wing guns, 55 rounds for fuselage gun)
Up to 250 kg (550 lb) of bombs or unguided rockets on 4 underwing pylons


Sources:
Wikipedia: MiG 19
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