Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 (Farmer) Fighter Aircraft (1955)
The MiG-19 Farmer was the first Soviet-built supersonic jet fighter and saw greater production with the Chinese as the Shenyang J-6.
The MiG-19 was already on the drawing boards by the time the Korean War had rolled around, though the system would not see service in that conflict. The MiG-19 featured a unique intake design that its preceding cousins did not - the intake was in fact split to feed air separately to the two Tumansky powerplants (earlier MiG fighters were fielded with just a single turbojet). This allowed the fighter speed capabilities unseen in previous versions of the series. The powerplants related to the MiG-19 were also the first mass-produced turbojet engines in the country.
From an early stage, the MiG-19 platform proved a bit too unstable, particularly at higher speeds. Once this problem was ironed out through a redesign of the exterior surfaces and the addition of large moving planes, the system went into full production on all fronts. Variants of the base MiG-19 fighter would become missile-armed interceptors, reconnaissance models and specialized radar-fitted interceptors. Supplied to all major Soviet-controlled fronts, the MiG-19 made a large footprint in the world of military aviation.
China undertook a similarly designed version of the MiG-19 for their own as the Shenyang J-6. This version would further be outfitted to even more nations on the Communist side, bringing the production total of the MiG-19 series as a whole close to the 8,000 mark. In the end, the system would become a veteran of conflicts the world over, seeing combat with Pakistan and Vietnamese forces in the 1960's and 1970's respectively. The MiG-19 would further set the stage of the arrival of the highly lethal MiG-21 "Fishbed", detailed elsewhere on this site. Text ©2003-2013 www.MilitaryFactory.com • All Rights Reserved • No Reproduction Permitted
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Specifications for the
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 (Farmer)
Fighter Aircraft
Country of Origin: Soviet Union
Manufacturer: Mikoyan-Gurevich / State Factories - Soviet Union
Initial Year of Service: 1955
Production: 2,172
Focus Model: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19SF (Farmer)
Crew: 1
Length: 41.34ft (12.6m)
Width: 30.18ft (9.20m)
Height: 12.73ft (3.88m)
Weight (Empty): 12,699lbs (5,760kg)
Weight (MTOW): 20,062lbs (9,100kg)
Powerplant: 2 x Tumansky RD-9BF-1 turbojets with afterburner generating 7,275lbs of thrust.
Maximum Speed: 901mph (1,450kmh; 783kts)
Maximum Range: 1,367miles (2,200km)
Service Ceiling: 58,727ft (17,900m; 11.1miles)
Rate-of-Climb: 22,640 feet per minute (6,901m/min)
Hardpoints: 2 or 4
Armament Suite:
3 x 30mm NR-30 cannons
Up to 1,102lbs of external stores including rocket pods, air-to-air missiles and conventional bombs.
Variants:
MiG-19 (Farmer-A) - Initial Production Model; fitted with 3 x 23mm NR-23 cannons.
MiG-19P (Farmer-B) - Fitted with RP-1 Izumrud radar system; 2 x 23x115mm NR-23 cannons then 2 x 30mm NR-30 cannons; underwing rocket pod capability; all-moving tailplane; additional airbrake; AA-2 Atoll air-to-air missile capability.
MiG-19PG - Based on MiG-19P model but fitted with Gorizont-1 ground control datalink system.
MiG-19S (Farmer-C) - Based on MiG-19P models; 3 x 30mm NR-30 cannons; Svod navigation receiver; bombs or rocket pod capability.
MiG-19R - Reconnaissance Model based on the MiG-19S; sans cannon; fitted with camera; uprated RD-9BF-1 engines.
MiG-19SF - Based on later MiG-19S models; same powerplant as MiG-19R models.
MiG-19SV - High Altitude Interceptor
MiG-19SVK - Based on MiG-19SV; new wing assembly; not produced.
MiG-19SU (SM-50) - High Altitude Interceptor; fitted with liquid fuel booster pack; not produced.
MiG-19PF - All-Weather Interceptor; single seat; fitted with radar; limited production.
MiG-19PM (Farmer-E) - 4 x AA-1 Alkali missile provision; sans cannons.
MiG-19PML - Based on MiG-19PM; fitted with Lazur ground control datalink.
MiG-19PU - External armament set up similar to MiG-19SU.
MiG-19PT - MiG-19P model with provision for AA-2 Atoll missiles; single production example.
MiG-19M - MiG-19 and MiG-19S target drone conversions.
SM-6 - MiG-19P models converted as flight testbeds; two conversions.
SM-12 - Prototype; four example models; would eventually become the MiG-21 "Fishbed".
SM-20 - Missile Testbed for AS-3 Kangaroo testing.
SM-30 - Zero-Length Launch (ZEL) testbed; fitted with PRD-22 booster rocket pack.
SM-K - Missile Testbed for AS-2 Kipper cruise missile.
Avia S-105 - Czechoslovakian license-production of MiG-19 series.
Shenyang J-6 - Chinese license-production MiG-19 series.
Lim-7 - Polish license-production of MiG-19 series.
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