Finnish MiG-21Bis in 1:200 - Page 8

**cafe** · #71 02-13-2023, 02:00 AM

Thank you, guys!

**cafe** · #72 02-19-2023, 12:44 PM

Did some "versioning". Though the spine for the MT/SMT doesn't exist yet in 3D. It's just a profile for now.

The MT (Izdeliye 96T) is an M (izd. 96) with a new bulbous spine containing more fuel). 15 examples of this export variant were built. None were actually exported.

The SMT (Izdeliye 50) was the same as the MT but starting from the domestic SM (izd. 95M)

The MT were former SMT rebuilt with the spine and fin from the Bis (izd. 75). Better than an M (izd. 96) or MF (izd. 96F) with a bit more fuel than those but better flight characteristics than the SMT. They kept the same izdeliye number (izd. 50).

The MiG-21bis UPG "Bison" is an upgrade program for the Indian Air Force MiG-21Bis following the MiG-21-93 prototypes.

**wireandpaper** · #73 02-19-2023, 02:24 PM

Thank you Carlos, very educational diagrams!

**Stormeagle** · #74 02-19-2023, 02:36 PM

Carlos, honestly your research and analysis on the Mig 21 family is well beyond many reference books on the subject...and you offer the 3D paper models along with it as well. Really thank you for your offer to the rest of us!

**Rata** · #75 02-19-2023, 03:48 PM

Spot on Stormeagle. This thread should be the 'go to' for anyone wanting to delve into the MiG-21 development story.
A thousand times thank you Carlos.

**cafe** · #76 03-02-2023, 04:26 PM

I just added an Indian MiG-21UM to the download section. It's actually a private jet from Australia registered as VH-XXI. There a video on Youtube showing it in flight in India in 1994 : 1994 Mangalore Air Show Mig 21 VH XXI - YouTube

Is it still airworthy or sitting in a museum?

I updated the template compared to my older U/US/UM. Edited the wings and redit the nose (plus clipped the excess parts).

TSMC has a better and more detailed version of this one.

**Rata** · #77 03-02-2023, 05:24 PM

Looks great Carlos.

From what I can ascertain, VH-XXI was ex Polish Air Force 5011 and owned- and presumably flown by him- from 1992 by one Richard Macintosh of NSW. Licence to operate was cancelled 2006 after which it resided on display at Fighterworld Newcastle but has now been moved to be on display at the HARS Aviation Museum (which has an airworthy Lockheed Constellation) in Albion Park, also NSW. As you can see it's been kept in pristine condition.

**cafe** · #78 03-03-2023, 04:51 AM

Thank you, Rata. It is indeed in pristine condition.

**Siwi** · #79 03-04-2023, 05:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Rata

Spot on Stormeagle. This thread should be the 'go to' for anyone wanting to delve into the MiG-21 development story.
A thousand times thank you Carlos.

Second that. There are a dizzying number of variants and sub-variants of this important aircraft. It's nice to see that such careful research goes into what might appear on the surface to be a 'simple' model.

**cafe** · #80 04-13-2023, 02:20 PM

I've added some MiG-21F, MiG-21F-13, F-7A and J-7 I to the download section. Including some Finnish ones.