Hobby Master HA5904 | MIG-17F "Fresco C" EP-01 Major Gen. Kukel Czechoslovak Air Force, 1957

The Soviet built Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 (Fresco) was initially called the MiG-15bis+45° and
completed its maiden flight on January 14, 1950 and entered service in 1952. There were five
variants of the MiG-17 with the MiG-17F (Fresco C) becoming the main variant. The new Klimov VK-1F engine was the first Soviet built engine with an afterburner and variable nozzle. The installation of this new engine gave the MiG-17F double the rate of climb of previous variants and greatly improved vertical maneuvers. This aircraft lacked radar and was purely a day-time fighter.

                                                                      The aircraft:
MiG-17F Fresco C EP-01 and EP-02 were delivered in late 1955 to the Czechoslovak Air Force
for evaluation purposes. The plan was to possibly produce the MiG-17F under license but
authorities decided it was more practical to build the super-sonic MiG-19P/S Farmer. With that
the two MiG-17Fs became the personal aircraft of the Commander of the 1st Fighter Division,
Major General Josef Kukel and Deputy Defence Minister Lt. General Josef Vosahlo respectively.
In 1957 EP-01 received a new serial 0952 and in December 1966 was scrapped.


Specifications Mikoyan MiG-17A

Country Of Origin – USSR

Manufacturer – Mikoyan-Gurevich OKB

Maiden Flight – January 14, 1950

Introduced Into Service – October 1952

Number Built In USSR – 6,000+

Role – Daytime Fighter

Crew – Pilot

Dimensions
Length
Fuselage – 30 ft 2.4 in   (9.2 m)
Total Length – 36 ft 11.5 in   (11.26 m)
Wingspan – 31 ft 7 in   (9.62 m)
Height – 12 ft 5.6 in   (3.8 m)

Weight
Empty – 11,460 lb   (5,200 kg)
Maximum Take-Off – 13,068 lb   (5,929 kg)
Fuel – 2,585 lb   (1,173 kg)

Performance
Power Plant – 1 X Klimov VK-1A
Maximum Speed @ Sea Level – 658 mph   (1,060 km/h)   (572 kt)
Time To 33,000 Feet – 5.2 minutes
Service Ceiling – 51,170 ft   (15,600 m)
Range @ 32,800 ft  (10,000 m) – 735 miles   (1,185 km)

Armament
Cannons
1 X 37 mm Nudelman N-37D (40 Rounds)
2 X 23 mm Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 (80 Rounds Per Gun)
Bombs
2 X 220 lb   (110 kg)
OR
1 X 550 lb   (250 kg)
OR
2 X Drop Tanks