Mikojan Gurewitsch / Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-17
Fighter
Photo ©: Karsten Palt
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 is a single-engine single-seat jet fighter aircraft developed by the Soviet Design Bureau Mikoyan-Gurevich OKB.
The MiG-17 was also license-built in Poland (as Lim-5 & Lim-6) and in the Peoples Republic of China (as J-5 & JJ-5).
| Crew | 1 | |
| Propulsion | 1 Turbojet Engine | |
| Engine Model | Klimov WK-1F / VK-1F | |
| Engine Power dry/with Afterburner | 22,5 / 33,8 kN | 5058 / 7599 lbf |
| Speed | 1145 km/h | 618 kts 711 mph |
| Service Ceiling | 16.600 m | 54.462 ft |
| Range | 1.980 km | 1.069 NM 1.230 mi. |
| Empty Weight | 3.930 kg | 8.664 lbs |
| max. Takeoff Weight | 6.075 kg | 13.393 lbs |
| Wing Span | 9,63 m | 31 ft 7 in |
| Wing Area | 22,6 m² | 243 ft² |
| Length | 11,26 m | 36 ft 11 in |
| Height | 3,80 m | 12 ft 6 in |
| First Flight | 14.01.1950 | |
| Production Status | out of production | |
| Total Production | ca. 10000 | |
| ICAO Code | MG17 | |
| NATO Code | Fresco | |
| Data for (Version) | Mikoyan-Gurevich / Mikojan-Gurewitsch MiG-17F | |
| [Photo-ID: 10379] © Karsten Palt 2014-07-20 | |
 | Shenyang J-5 Peoples Liberation Army Air Force Reg.: 12641 c/n: 5847 Chinese version of MiG-17 |
| Shanghai Aerospace Enthusiasts Center [Shanghai] | |
| [Photo-ID: 10380] © Karsten Palt 2014-07-20 | |
 | Shenyang J-5 Peoples Liberation Army Air Force Reg.: 12641 c/n: 5847 Chinese version of MiG-17 |
| Shanghai Aerospace Enthusiasts Center [Shanghai] | |
| [Photo-ID: 3049] © Hartmut Ehlers 2009-12-16 | |
 | WSK PZL Mielec LIM-6bis (Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-17) Polish Air Force Reg.: 434 c/n: 1J0434 Polish licence-built version of the MiG-17F (Fresco). |
| RAN Fleet Air Arm Museum, Nowra NSW [NAS Nowra - HMAS Albatross (YSNW / NOA)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 7908] © Karsten Palt 2014-03-09 | |
 | Mikoyan Gurevich / WSK PZL-Mielec Lim-5 (MiG-17) Reg.: 0327 in North Vietnam AF c/s |
| Intrepid Air, Space & Sea Museum [New York City, NY] | |
| [Photo-ID: 3558] © Karsten Palt 2010-06-12 | |
 | Mikoyan Gurevich / WSK PZL-Mielec Lim-5 (MiG-17) NVA - LSK/LV Reg.: 905 c/n: 1C-0829 |
| Luftwaffenmuseum [Berlin - Gatow] | |
| [Photo-ID: 3559] © Karsten Palt 2010-06-12 | |
 | Mikoyan Gurevich / WSK PZL-Mielec Lim-5 (MiG-17) NVA - LSK/LV Reg.: 905 c/n: 1C-0829 |
| Luftwaffenmuseum [Berlin - Gatow] | |
| [Photo-ID: 11612] © Karsten Palt 2015-08-22 | |
 | Mikoyan Gurevich / WSK PZL-Mielec Lim-5P (MiG-17) Polish Air Force Reg.: 1023 c/n: 1C-1023 |
| Polish Aviation Museum [Krakow] | |
| [Photo-ID: 3560] © Karsten Palt 2010-06-12 | |
 | Mikoyan Gurevich / WSK PZL-Mielec Lim-5P (MiG-17PF) NVA - LSK/LV Reg.: 615 c/n: 1D-0208 displayed as DDR LSK/LV 091 |
| Luftwaffenmuseum [Berlin - Gatow] | |
| [Photo-ID: 6096] © Karsten Palt 2012-06-12 | |
 | Mikoyan Gurevich / WSK PZL-Mielec Lim-5P (MiG-17PF) Polish Air Force Reg.: 1617 c/n: 1C-1617 displayed as Vietnam AF J-5 |
| Planes of Fame Aircraft Museum [Chino, CA] | |
| [Photo-ID: 11613] © Karsten Palt 2015-08-22 | |
 | Mikoyan Gurevich / WSK PZL-Mielec Lim-5R (MiG-17) Polish Air Force Reg.: 1414 c/n: 1C-1414 |
| Polish Aviation Museum [Krakow] | |
| [Photo-ID: 6097] © Karsten Palt 2012-06-12 | |
 | Mikoyan Gurevich / WSK PZL-Mielec Lim-5R (MiG-17F) Reg.: NX117BR c/n: 1C-1529 ex Polish AF 1529, flyable |
| Planes of Fame Aircraft Museum [Chino, CA] | |
| [Photo-ID: 11615] © Karsten Palt 2015-08-22 | |
 | Mikoyan Gurevich / WSK PZL-Mielec Lim-6M (MiG-17) Polish Air Force Reg.: 606 c/n: 1D-0606 |
| Polish Aviation Museum [Krakow] | |
| [Photo-ID: 1426] © Karsten Palt 2008-09-27 | |
 | WSK PZL Mielec Lim-6M (Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-17) Polish Air Force Reg.: 413 c/n: 1D-0413 |
| Flugausstellung L.+P. Junior [Hermeskeil] | |
| [Photo-ID: 11616] © Karsten Palt 2015-08-22 | |
 | Mikoyan Gurevich / WSK PZL-Mielec Lim-6MR (MiG-17) Polish Air Force Reg.: 618 c/n: 1D-0618 |
| Polish Aviation Museum [Krakow] | |
| [Photo-ID: 11614] © Karsten Palt 2015-08-22 | |
 | Mikoyan Gurevich / WSK PZL-Mielec Lim-6bis (MiG-17) Polish Air Force Reg.: 105 c/n: 1F-0105 |
| Polish Aviation Museum [Krakow] | |
| [Photo-ID: 11327] © Karsten Palt 2015-06-04 | |
 | Mikoyan Gurevich MIG-17 Soviet Air Force Reg.: 1605 identity uncertain |
| March Field Air Museum [Riverside, CA] | |
| [Photo-ID: 5456] © Karsten Palt 2012-01-11 | |
 | Mikoyan Gurevich MIG-17F Egyptian Air Force displayed as Korean People's Army Air Force MiG-17 |
| National Museum of the United States Air Force [Dayton, Ohio / USA (Wright-Patterson AFB)] | |
| [Photo-ID: 6165] © Karsten Palt 2012-06-14 | |
 | Mikoyan Gurevich MIG-17 Reg.: 3020 displayed in North Vietnam AF c/s |
| San Diego Air and Space Museum [San Diego, CA] | |
| [Photo-ID: 10703] © Karsten Palt 2014-10-23 | |
 | Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-17F Bulgarian Air Force Reg.: 42 c/n: 39-3851 indentity not sure |
| Museo del Aire [Madrid] | |
| [Photo-ID: 10521] © Karsten Palt 2014-06-08 | |
 | Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-17F Czechoslovak Air Force Reg.: 0872 c/n: 0872 |
| Letecke Muzeum Kbely [Prague] | |
| [Photo-ID: 12452] © Karsten Palt 2016-04-12 | |
 | Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-17F Moroccan Air Force Reg.: 7469 c/n: 1406016 in Vietnam AF c/s as 7469 |
| Museum of Flight [Seattle, WA] | |
| [Photo-ID: 11134] © Karsten Palt 2015-06-03 | |
 | Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-17F Vietnam Air Force Reg.: 1905 c/n: 101905 |
| Pima Air and Space Museum [Tucson, AZ] | |
| [Photo-ID: 10522] © Karsten Palt 2014-06-08 | |
 | Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-17PF Czechoslovak Air Force Reg.: 1015 c/n: 1015 |
| Letecke Muzeum Kbely [Prague] | |
| [Photo-ID: 11135] © Karsten Palt 2015-06-03 | |
 | Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-17PF (WSK Lim-6M) Soviet Air Force Reg.: 634 c/n: 1D0634 |
| Pima Air and Space Museum [Tucson, AZ] | |