Absolutely BreathtakingMiG-17 Fighter Jet

MiG-17s were designed to intercept straight and level flying enemy bombers, not for air to air combat (dogfighting) with other fighters. This subsonic (.93 Mach) fighter was effective against slower (.6-.8 Mach), heavily loaded U.S. fighter-bombers, as well as the mainstay American strategic bombers during the MiG-17’s development cycle (such as the Boeing B-50 Superfortress or Convair B-36 Peacemaker, which were both still powered by piston engines). Even if the target had sufficient warning and time to shed weight and drag by dropping external ordnance and accelerate to supersonic escape speeds, doing so would have inherently forced the enemy aircraft to abort its bombing mission. However, the USAF’s introduction of strategic bombers capable of supersonic dash speeds such as the Convair B-58 Hustler and General Dynamics FB-111 rendered the MiG-17 obsolete in front-line PVO service and they were supplanted by supersonic interceptors such as the MiG-21 and MiG-23.
MiG-17s were not available for the Korean War, but saw combat for the first time over the Straits of Taiwan when the Communist PRC MiG-17s clashed with the Republic of China (ROC, Nationalist China) F-86 Sabres in 1958.
In 1958, MiG-17s downed a US reconnaissance Lockheed C-130 Hercules over Armenia, with 17 casualties.
MIG 17-A FIGHTER JET
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-17) (NATO reporting name: Fresco) (China:Shenyang J-5) (Poland:PZL-Mielec Lim-5) 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.
The MiG-17 first saw combat in 1958 over the Straits of Taiwan and was used as an effective threat against supersonic fighters of the United States in the Vietnam War. It was also briefly known as the “Type 38”, by U.S. Air Force designation prior to the development of NATO codes.
While the MiG-15bis would be destined to introduce swept wings to air combat over Korea, by 1949, the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau had already begun work on its replacement, originally the MiG-15bis45, which would fix any problems found with the MiG-15 in combat. The result was one of the most successful transonic fighters introduced before the advent of true supersonic types such as the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 and North American F-100 Super Sabre. The design would ultimately still prove effective into the 1960s when pressed into dogfights over Vietnam against supersonic types which were generally flown at subsonic speeds, and not optimized for subsonic maneuvering short-range engagements.
While the MiG-15 used a Mach sensor to deploy airbrakes because it could not safely exceed Mach 0.92, the MiG-17 was designed to be controllable at higher Mach numbers. Early versions which retained the original Soviet copy of the Rolls-Royce Nene VK-1 engine were heavier with equal thrust. Later MiG-17s would be the first Soviet fighter application of anafterburner which offered increased thrust on demand by dumping fuel in the exhaust of the basic engine.
Though the MiG-17 still strongly resembles its forebear, it had an entirely new thinner and more highly swept wing and tailplane for speeds approaching Mach 1. While the F-86 introduced the “all-flying” tailplane which helped controllability near the speed of sound, this would not be adopted on MiGs until the fully supersonic MiG-19. The wing had a “sickle sweep” compound shape with a 45° angle like the U.S. F-100 Super Sabre near the fuselage (and tailplane), and a 42° angle for the outboard part of the wings. The stiffer wing resisted the tendency to bend its wingtips and lose aerodynamic symmetry unexpectedly at high speeds and wing loads.
Other easily visible differences to its predecessor were the three wing fences on each wing, instead of the MiG-15’s two, the addition of a ventral fin and a longer and less tapered rear fuselage that added about 3 feet in length. The MiG-17 shared the same Klimov VK-1 engine, and much of the rest of its construction such as the forward fuselage, landing gear and gun installation was carried over. The first prototype, designated I-330 “SI” by the construction bureau, was flown on the 14 January 1950, piloted by Ivan Ivashchenko.
In the midst of testing, pilot Ivashchenko was killed when his aircraft developed flutter which tore off his horizontal tail, causing a spin and crash on 17 March 1950. Lack of wing stiffness also resulted in aileron reversal which was discovered and fixed. Construction and tests of additional prototypes “SI-2” and experimental series aircraft “SI-02” and “SI-01” in 1951, were generally successful. On 1 September 1951, the aircraft was accepted for production, and formally given its own MiG-17 designation after so many changes from the original MiG-15.

[@Sh3ll00]

Holy shit that looked like something straight out of a movie, the sky, the speed, the sound, the camera angle? Just beautiful, this is the best cinematography i have ever seen of a jet.

[@DailyPTFS]

I said “holy sh!t that looks like something from a movie” in my mind then I saw this comment right after😂

[@user-ne4fd1cx5p]

Did u see mines ?

[@milesromanus7041]

My favorite jet of all time ❤

[@buffalosolider206]

Yea grandpa is def getting flashbacks wit that one

[@amymacpherson2933]

Mig-19 I believe

[@iansmith5174]

MiG-17

[@aidanrowland611]

@@iansmith5174 it has afterburners though. Maybe a lim 6?

[@iansmith5174]

@@aidanrowland611 All MiG-17 variants have afterburners. The MiG-17 was the first Soviet fighter to have one.

[@abdulsaboorraza6691]

Mig 19 had twin turbojet engines and had a very different sound.

[@iansmith5174]

@@abdulsaboorraza6691 The MiG-19 was also an accident prone monster; hence its NATO codename 'Farmer', which comes from the old expression "bought the farm", slang for getting killed.

[@user-dr9uj3eh7x]

Que belleza!! Increible!! Un avion legendario sovietico, combinado con un exelente piloto de combate estadounidense y ese estilo que solo los norteamricanos suelen hacer, es la mezcla perfecta!!

[@leadsolo2751]

Randy W. Ball at it again 🤨❤

[@davidca96]

man he was cookin'

[@sergeant816]

Yup. That's me in gta 5 😂

[@TunaJohnny2010]

Vietnam history plane ( MiG plane was made by soviet)

[@CA6.9]

True

[@darrengriffith1206]

Goshen, Indiana???

[@sam_r-]

MiG 17?I don't think so, I don't recognize the plane but it looks like something else

[@FEAROWNAGE]

600 knots 😎

[@Ngakakgaming525]

Waw😍

[@DonCarlosHormozi]

Truly!!!

[@JEFF_SAM]

Mig - 25 💀☠️

[@altonwilliams7117]

Looks like Randy Ball.

[@843Pyro]

That’s what I was about to say

[@ericwilson8144]

It's always Randy ball LOL

[@altonwilliams7117]

@@ericwilson8144
Yep. I met and talked to him for a about a half an hour at an airshow at Barksdale AFB Louisiana several years ago.

[@ericwilson8144]

@@altonwilliams7117 that's awesome man!!

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@@ericwilson8144
He’s super nice. He said that the MiG 17 requires a lot of maintenance after flying like he does. Not so much if it just flies straight and level.

[@vivekshukla9093]

❤

[@user-pz4hu1wo6z]

50飢強

[@parthomajumdar4577]

MiG-19

[@2552legoboy]

Do you think because of the afterburner?

[@kurtsvensson4362]

Nope

[@HarleyWasHere]

Mig15

[@Soldo66666]

​@@HarleyWasHerefuck yeah mig3

[@joyid]

Mig 1

[@user-kl6yz1bd1y]

looking good flying really low could the plane be hit by parts of the destruction?

[@claudiodiaz9752]

Probably just pyrotechnics for the show. These pivate owned military jets have all their weapons removed.

[@KT-oz1gr]

Hate to be on the receiving end up that!

[@iansmith5174]

The MiG-17 had two 23mm cannons and a 37mm cannon.