Summary and Key Points: The MiG-17 Fresco, a Soviet-designed fighter jet, made its maiden flight in January 1950 and was introduced in October 1952, just missing out on combat in the Korean War.

"Flying the MiG-17 is fun after you've ... of them as a short-range air-defense fighter," said Weaver. "It didn't really have the capability to search for aircraft on its own with any sort of ...

The MiG-23 was designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau as a third-generation variable-geometry fighter, similar in capabilities to the Su-17 Fitter. The jet stands as the first Soviet ...

Summary and Key Points: The MiG-17 Fresco, a Soviet-designed fighter jet, made its maiden flight in January 1950 and was introduced in October 1952, just missing out on combat in ...

In the case of the MiG-29 fighter jet, NATO gave it the reporting name "Fulcrum." A fulcrum, according to Merriam-Webster, is "the support about which a lever turns." A pivot. "Fulcrum" aptly ...