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MiG-21. The Fastest You Can Fly.<\/h1>\n

Over 11,400 built. More than 60 air forces. Mach 2 capability. The MiG-21 Fishbed is the most-produced supersonic fighter in aviation history \u2014 a Cold War legend designed to climb fast, fly faster, and outrun anything in its path. Today, experiencing this aircraft in flight is one of the rarest things a civilian can do.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n

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A Soviet Interceptor Built for Speed<\/h2>\n

When the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau received the order to build a lightweight supersonic interceptor in the mid-1950s, the Soviet Union was locked in an arms race where speed meant survival. The result was the MiG-21 \u2014 a radical, stripped-down airframe built around the most powerful engine that could fit inside it. First flown in 1956, the MiG-21 entered service in 1959 and quickly proved itself as a Mach 2 fighter that could be produced cheaply, maintained simply, and deployed anywhere. It became the backbone of Soviet air defence and was exported to over 60 nations across four continents. With more than 11,400 units produced across multiple factories \u2014 in the USSR, India, Czechoslovakia and China \u2014 the MiG-21 remains the most-manufactured supersonic aircraft in history. No other fighter jet has been built in greater numbers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n

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