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| Description (Above photo as of 31 May 2009) | |||
| Manufacturer: | Mikoyan-Gurevich, Russia | ||
| Designation: | MIG-17 | ||
| Version: | |||
| Nickname: | Fresco | ||
| Type: | Fighter | ||
| Specifications (for MiG-17F) | |||
| Length: | 37 ft 3 in | ||
| Height: | 12 ft 6 in | ||
| Wingspan: | 31 ft 7 in | ||
| Crew: | 1 | ||
| Armament: | One 37mm cannon plus two two 23mm cannons; 4 air-to-air missiles | ||
| Gross Weight: | 8,646 lbs empty; 13,858 lbs max takoff | ||
| Propulsion | |||
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | Klimov VK-1F afterburning turbojet | ||
| Pounds of thrust: | 7,440 lbs with afterburner | ||
| Performance | |||
| Range: | 1,035 miles with tanks) | ||
| Cruising Speed: | |||
| Max Speed: | 711 mph | ||
| Ceiling: | 54,500 ft | ||
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 is a jet fighter aircraft produced in the USSR from 1952 and operated by numerous air forces in many variants. Licence production was carried out in East Germany, Poland (PZL-Mielec Lim-6) and the Peoples Republic of China (Shenyang J-5). NATO reporting name "Fresco".
The MiG-17 design was generally based on a previously successful Mikoyan and Gurevich fighter, the MiG-15. The major novelty was its introduction of a swept wing with a "compound sweep" configuration: a 45° angle near the fuselage, and a 42° angle for the outboard part of the wings. Other easily visible differences to its predecessor were the three wing-fences on each wing, instead of the MiG-15's two, and the addition of a ventral fin.
The MiG-17 shared the same Klimov VK-1 engine and the rest of its construction was similar. The first prototype, designated "SI" by the construction bureau, was flown on the 14 January 1950.
The MiG-17 shown above, with 1605 painted on its side fuselage, is on loan fron Nancy and Walter Jarrett.
