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Equipment of the MiG-21

Despite its lesser complexity compared to today's combat aircraft the fuselage of a MiG-21 is completely filled with devices of different kind. Beside this several components can be carried on wing and fuselage hard points.

The cockpit equipment of the MiG-21 represents late 1950s technology, regardless whether it is a MiG-21M, ...

 

... MF, ...

 

... MF-75 (see also sphere panorama by Tobias Vollmer) or ...

 

... MiG-21U.

 

Hydraulic, ...

 

... fuel, ...

 

... flight control, ...

 

... pressurized air and ...

 

... intake cone control system of the MiG-21.

 

Function modell of ARU-3W.

 

Always a weak point of the MiG-21: the radar.

 

Two types of ejection seats were built in the MiG-21:
earlier versions with forward opening canopy and the MiG-21U were fitted with the SK seat, ...

 

... while later versions were equipped with the KM-1, developed by MiG. The pressure suit shown here ...

 

... was used only in newer generation MiG-21s, ...

 

... in the older ones this model was worn.

 

The 800l drop tank was seldom used.

 

The SM jamming pod with system SPS-141 is carried by MF-75 and bis LAZUR on the central hard point.

 

These wing-tip fairings of the MiG-21R contain additional antennas.

 

The radio reconnaissance pod type R ...

 

... and photo pod type D could be fitted to the MiG-21R only.

 

Look inside R pod.

 

S-13 gun camera fitted to the wing of a MiG-21U.

 

Equipment of the J-7 / F-7

The cockpit equipment of the F-7A is almost similar to that of the MiG-21F-13.

 

In the cockpit of the F-7P beside classic instruments can be found a head-up display (covered) and a Martin Baker ejection seat.

 

Many details of today's J-7 / F-7 differ considerably from those of the basic MiG-21F-13 like antennas and the angle-of-attack sensor on the nose,...

 

... the already mentionend head-up display in the cockpit ...

 

... as well as the braking chute container and antennas on the fin.

 

Due to be built in the export aircraft: Grifo radar made by FIAR (Italy).

 

F-7P are equipped with chaff and flare dispensers beside the ventral fin.