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BAE Tempest vs MiG-21 Fishbed

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🇬🇧🇮🇹🇯🇵 BAE TempestFull specs
Specifications
BAE Tempest MiG-21 Fishbed
Origin country 🇬🇧 United Kingdom🇮🇹 Italy🇯🇵 Japan 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR
Category Combat Aircraft Combat Aircraft
Manufacturer BAE Systems Mikoyan-Gurevich
First flight -- 16 June 1955
Year introduced -- 1958
Number produced N/A 11496 units
Average unit price -- $2 million
Wing area -- m² 23.0 m²
Wingspan -- m 7.2 m
Height -- m 4.1 m
Length -- m 14.7 m
Maximum speed -- km/h 2175 km/h
Operational range -- km 793 km
Service ceiling -- m 17,500 m
Max. takeoff weight -- kg 10,400 kg
Empty weight -- kg 4,871 kg
Total thrust -- 1 x 7,095 kgf
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