The Mig-17 (Fresco) is a Soviet single-seater fighter aircraft produced during the 1950s. It is armed with a 37 mm N cannon under the right side of the nose and one 23 mm NS-23 cannon under the left side of the nose, three 23 mm Mudelmann-Rikter NR-23 cannon, one under the right side of the nose and two under the left, four under-wing hard-points which can carry fuel tanks or 500 kg of disposable stores usually comprising bombs or packs of eight 55 mm air-to-air rockets, or various air-to-ground missiles. The Mig-17 has a top speed of 711 mph and a range of 1470 km with two drop tanks. Various models were built, including the F variant (Mig-17F) with more modern radar and ranging avionics equipment. The PF model was an after-burning all-weather version, and the PFU model an improvement on the PF model with the guns removed and wing pylons installed for four beam riding Alkali air-to-air missiles. Research Mig-17
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