Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis

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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis
FGAddon
Mig-21 splash.png
MiG-21bis cockpit.png
Type Fighter aircraft, Military aircraft, supersonic jet fighter
Configuration Low wing aircraft
Propulsion Jet aircraft
Manufacturer Mikoyan and Gurevich
Author(s)
MiG-21bis team
  • Petar Jedvaj
  • David Culp
  • Raptor
  • Stuart Cassie
  • Gary Brown
  • Brendan Black
  • bugman
  • Tomaskom
FDM JSBSim
--aircraft= MiG-21bis
Status Early production
 FDM Stars-3.png
 Systems Stars-2.png
 Cockpit Stars-3.png
 Model Stars-5.png
Supports Bombable
Development
 Website The website for the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis developments.
 Repository The development repository of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis.
Download Download the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis aircraft package for the current stable release (2020.3).
Forum 'Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21bis' topic on the FlightGear forum.
License GPLv3+
This aircraft is NOT available under the GNU GPL 2, the primary license of the FlightGear project. This means that parts cannot be reused in the official FlightGear repositories.

The Mikoyan and Gurevich MiG-21bis is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union.

FlightGear Versions

There are currently 2 versions of the MiG-21bis available in FlightGear:

Eventually, the version in FGAddon will be updated at intervals with the version on Git. The instructions below are covering the Git version, as it is more complete and realistic both in terms of flight model, systems and for supporting military simulation.

Performance Data

Maximum Speed: 1,468 mph

Rate of climb: 44,280 ft/min

Service Ceiling: 58,400 ft

Range: 751 mi

Keyboard Controls

Key Function
S Starter valves
Shift+Q Fuel cut off
Ctrl+B Air brakes
D Deploy brake parachute
J Jettison brake parachute
M Nose wheel steering
C Canopy
E Eject
F Gun trigger
Q Fire selected weapon
1 Select left R-60 missile
2 Select right R-60 missile
Shift+1 Select FAB-250 bombs
Shift+3 Select external fuel tank
Ctrl+D Deselect all stations

Aircraft Help

Engine and Throttle Management

In general the engine of the Mig21-bis is less responsive than that of a modern jet fighter - and throttle and engine management is more subtle.

N1 and N2 are the rotational speeds of the engine sections expressed in percentage instead of in the actual rate of rotation. If N1 gets too much higher than N2, you will cause an engine surge (can happen at as low as 20% separation, it's guaranteed by 30%). Therefore one needs to keep an eye on the N1 and N2 needles and sudden changes in the throttle over a large range are bad. The max N1 to N2 ratio depends on airspeed as well, so you'll have to make sure you don't blow up your engine on a dive. The tachometer r.p.m. gauge is situated on the right side of the front panel in the cockpit - below the radar warning receiver and to the left of the radar screen.

On the other hand the air intake cone in the nose is handled by the plane automatically, i.e. without necessary pilot intervention.

Weapons Management

There is a separate wiki article for [[1]].

Navigation

There is an external article about [navigation], which eventually will be migrated to this wiki.

YouTube Videos

Videos Describing the Git Version

Older Videos on the FGAddon Version

External links