Mig-21 Bis Fishbed-L

Mig-21 Bis in the Aviation Museum of Szolnok, Hungary. The Bis was the final member of the Mig-21 family. The specialty of this version is the Tumansky R-25-300 engine, wich is capable of an "extreme afterburner" for up to 3 min - increasing the thrust from 7100 kgf to 9900 kgf. It can accelerate from 600 km/h to 1100 km/h in 18 seconds (the MiG-29 does it in 11,6 sec). The climb rate is 225 m/s. In comparison the F-14 has a climb rate of 152 m/s, the F-16A 215 m/s.
It could carry a powerful armament of air to air missiles, rocket pods, conventional bombs, and had a built in 23 mm cannon. The version served in the Hungarian Air force until 2000

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