Teh Микоян-Гуревич МиГ-19 (Русский язык: "Зенит-19"; НАТО отчетности имя: Фермер) является советский второе поколение, одноместный, двухместный реактивный истребитель. Это был первый советский самолет, способный развивать сверхзвуковые скорости в полете. Сопоставимым американским истребителем «Century Series» был североамериканский F-100 Super Sabre, хотя МиГ-19 в первую очередь противостоит более современным McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II и Republic F-105 Thunderchief над Северным Вьетнамом.
Источник: Микоян-Гуревич МиГ-19 в Википедии
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Teh Микоян-Гуревич МиГ-19 was a Soviet fighter aircraft that entered service in 1955. It was the first Soviet aircraft to achieve supersonic speeds in level flight, and the world’s first mass-produced supersonic fighter. The MiG-19 had a single-seat cockpit, a mid-wing configuration with swept-back wings, and two Mikulin AM-5 turbojet engines with afterburners.
The MiG-19 was armed with two or three 30 mm cannons, and could also carry rockets, bombs, or air-to-air missiles. The МиГ-19 was widely exported to various countries, and saw combat action in several conflicts, such as the Vietnam War, the Six-Day War, and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. The MiG-19 was also produced under license by China as the Shenyang J-6, which remained in service until the 21st century.