Mig-17F Fresco [F-5] 1/32 Scale Kit

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 (NATO reporting name: Fresco) is a high-subsonic fighter aircraft produced in the USSR from 1952 and operated by numerous air forces in many variants. It is an advanced development of the very similar appearing MiG-15 of the Korean War.

MiG-17 (“Fresco A”):

Basic fighter version powered by VK-1 engine

General characteristics:

Crew: One

Length: 11.26 m (36 ft 11½ in)

Wingspan: 9.63 m (31 ft 7 in)

Height: 3.80 m (12 ft 5½ in)

Wing area: 22.6 m² (243.3 ft²)

Empty weight: 3,919 kg[47] (8,640 lb)

Loaded weight: 5,350 kg (11,770 lb)

Max. takeoff weight: 6,069 kg (13,375 lb)

Powerplant: 1 × Klimov VK-1F afterburning turbojet

Dry thrust: 26.5 kN (5,955 lbf)

Thrust with afterburner: 33.8 kN (7,423 lbf)

Performance:

Maximum speed: 1,145 km/h (618 knots, 711 mph) at 3,000 m (10,000 ft)

Range: 2,060 km (1,111 nmi, 1,280 mi) with drop tanks

Service ceiling: 16,600 m (54,450 ft)

Rate of climb: 65 m/s (12,800 ft/min)

Wing loading: 237 kg/m² (48 lb/ft²)

Thrust/weight: 0.63

Armament:

1x 37 mm Nudelman N-37 cannon (40 rounds total)

2x 23 mm Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 cannons (80 rounds per gun, 160 rounds total)

Up to 500 kg (1,100 lb) of external stores on two pylons, including 100 kg (220 lb) and 250 kg (550 lb) bombs, unguided rockets or external fuel tanks.

(some versions equipped with 3x NR-23 cannons and 4x K-13 missiles)