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  "id": "mig-17",
  "name": "MiG-17 (Fresco)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "air",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "Fighter aircraft",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1952,
  "operators": [
    "RUS",
    "CUB",
    "PRK",
    "TZA"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 3,
  "summary": "The design of the MiG-17 was undertaken to correct the deficiencies that the earlier MiG-15 had at higher speeds. It was the first Soviet fighter to have an afterburning engine, the Klimov VK-1.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Mikoyan-Gurevich",
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-17"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 1,
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-17"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Hardpoints",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "2 pylons with a capacity of up to 500 kg (1,100 lb) of stores",
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-17"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 11.36,
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-17"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 3.36,
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-17"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 9.63,
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-17"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Wingspan"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Wing area",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "22.60 sq m",
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-17"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "mass_kg",
      "v": 3930,
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-17"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Empty weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "Klimov VK-1A",
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-17"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kmh",
      "v": 1100,
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-17"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": 2020,
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-17"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "ceiling_m",
      "v": 16600,
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-17"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "G limits",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "+8",
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-17"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Rate of climb",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "65 m/s",
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-17"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Main Missile Systems",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "6 x wing pylons for two external fuel tanks and four eight-round rocket pods or two 551-lb (250-kg) bombs",
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-17"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Rocket Weapon Systems",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "2 × UB-16-57 rocket pods for S-5 rockets",
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-17"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Bomb Weapon Systems: bomb capacity",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "2 × 250 kg (550 lb) bombs",
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-17"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "v": "Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23; Nudelman N-37; K-5; NATO: AA-1 Alkali",
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-17"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23",
      "role": "Autocannon",
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-17"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Autocannon",
        "Caliber": "23mm",
        "Rate of fire": "800–850 rpm"
      },
      "qty": "2 × 23 mm (0.906 in) Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 autocannon"
    },
    {
      "name": "Nudelman N-37",
      "role": "Autocannon",
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-17"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Autocannon",
        "Caliber": "37mm",
        "Rate of fire": "400 rounds per minute"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "K-5; NATO: AA-1 Alkali",
      "role": "Air-to-Air Missile",
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-17"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Air-to-Air Missile",
        "Guidance": "beam riding",
        "Warhead": "High explosive",
        "Warhead weight": "13 kg",
        "Speed": "2,880 km/h",
        "Length": "2.49 m"
      },
      "range_km": [
        2,
        6
      ]
    }
  ],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "fighter",
  "image": {
    "file": "mig-17.jpg",
    "thumb": "mig-17-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "541pigeon",
    "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1-MIG_17_-01A.jpg",
    "title": "File:1-MIG 17 -01A.jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY-SA 4.0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/mig-17.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-mig-17": {
      "title": "MiG-17 (Fresco) Russian Fighter Aircraft",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/MiG-17_Fresco_Russian_Fighter_Aircraft",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}