GENERAL DATA
Country of Origin: CIS (formerly USSR).
Similar Aircraft: MiG-19 Farmer, G.91Y, Su-17 Fitter, MiG-21 Fishbed.
Crew: One.
Role: Fighter-bomber.
Armament: Three 23-mm cannons, bombs, rockets.
Dimensions: Length: 36 ft, 5 in (11.1 m). Span: 31 ft, 7 in (9.64 m).
DESCRIPTION
Wings: Mid-mounted, swept-back, and tapered with blunt tips. Wide wing roots.
Engine(s): One turbojet inside the body, round air intake in the nose. Single, small exhaust.
Fuselage: Short, thick, cigar-shaped, tapered to the rear. Blunt nose and bubble canopy.
Tail: Fin is swept-back and tapered with rounded tip. Flats are high-mounted on the tail fin, swept-back, and tapered. Flats and fin overhang the exhaust.
USER COUNTRIES
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Congo, Cuba, Ethiopia, Guinea Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Mali, Mongolia,
North Korea (J-5), North Yemen, People's Republic of China (J-5), Romania, Sri Lanka, Somalia, South Yemen, Sudan, Tanzania, Vietnam.
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