The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-17; NATO reporting name: Fresco) [1] is a high-subsonic fighter aircraft produced in the Soviet Union from 1952 and was operated by air forces internationally. The MiG-17 was license-built in China as the Shenyang J-5 and Poland as the PZL-Mielec Lim-6.

Apr 26, 2024 · Developed by the Soviet Union in the 1950s, the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 quickly became a symbol of advanced aerial warfare technology. A successor to the famous MiG-15, the aircraft was flown extensively during the Vietnam War and featured several improvements that made it a formidable opponent in the skies.

The single-seat MiG-17 was heavily armed and highly maneuverable. It boasted three 23mm Nudelman-Rikhter cannon and had provisions for two under-wing packs of eight 55mm air-to-air rockets or 1,100 lbs. in gravity bombs. The gun camera on a U.S. aircraft shows a …

The Soviet MiG-17 (NATO code-name "Fresco") was designed to replace the famous MiG-15 of the Korean War. Although similar in appearance to the MiG-15, the MiG-17 had more sharply swept wings, a longer fuselage, an afterburner, and better speed and handling characteristics.

- 2x 23 mm Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 autocannon (80 rounds per gun, 160 rounds total). Famous during the Vietnam war. Crew: 1. NATO name Fresco. Produced in Poland as Lim-5 and Lim-6 and also produced in China as Shenyang J-5 or F-5. There was a two-seat version produced in China named FT-5. Data for MiG-17F.

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 is a supersonic fighter aircraft that was developed by the Soviet Union in the late 1940s and early 1950s. It was an improved version of the earlier MiG-15 and was designed to be faster, more manoeuvrable, and more capable in combat.

Although its Klimov turbojet was equipped with an afterburner, the MiG-17 could not exceed Mach 1 in level flight. The airplane was built in Poland, Czechoslovakia and the People's Republic of China, in addition to the USSR, and flew with over 20 air forces worldwide.

The MiG-17 was an upgraded and improved version of the Korean War era Soviet MiG-15. It was designed in 1949 and first flown in 1950. The type entered service in 1952 eventually replacing the MiG-15 as the Soviet’s main fighter.

The Mikoyan MiG-17 was built by Mikoyan-Gurevich as a high-subsonic fighter aircraft in the Soviet Union. It was introduced in October 1952 and it has been in service with different air forces around the world. It came after the MiG-15 used during the Korean War.

The MiG-17F was the first afterburner-equipped fighter to enter service with the Soviet Union. Production for the MiG-17F started in 1953 and was designed to overcome the earlier, MiG-15-variation’s inability to safely exceed Mach 0.92.