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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19PM

Single-place fighter equipped with radar. MiG-19PM version has only missile armament, unlike basic version MiG-19.

MiG-19 was first supersonic fighter serially produced and put into service. Aircraft was developed at a base of SM-2 test aircraft. Prototype SM-9 (improved SM-2) was equipped with two engine Tumanskij AM-9B has maiden flight at 5th of January 1954 piloted by G. A. Sedov. Even before end of tests SM-19 under designation MiG-19 entered into production and from 1954 it was put into service. More than 2000 aircraft of all versions was made in USSR. Under designation S.105 was MiG-19S produced under licence in Czechoslovakia. There were built 103 aircrafts. MiG-19S was made in China under licence under designation J-6. J-6 I and J-6 II were in China under licence built MiG-19P and MiG-19PM.

Aircraft MiG-19PM was equipped with radar Izumrud-2 (Emerald) RP-1U, later series with RP-2U. Radar has range of 12 km and guiding range from 6 to 8 km. Aircraft with radar is 360 mm longer than version MiG-19S.

Armament consist of four missiles RS-1U in early versions, later of RS-2U missiles (NATO code AA-1 Alkali).

Czechoslovakia obtained 33 MiG-19PM from 1959 to 1960. One of them with number 1113 became an exhibit of the Museum.

Versions:

• MiG-19 - first serial version of MiG-19. From other versions differ by stabilizer and elevator and its armament consist of three 23 mm cannons NR-23.
• MiG-19S - most important serial version of MiG-19. Its armament consist of three 30 mm cannon NR-30.
• MiG-19SF - version of MiG-19S with more powerful engines. Armament consist of three 30 mm cannons and four rocket pads carried under wings.
• MiG-19SV - fighter-interceptor with armament consist of two 30 mm cannons NR-30 (50 rounds). Wing has enlarged wing-span and wing area increased by 2m². Aircraft was powered by RD-9BF engines with afterburner.
• MiG-19SU (SM-50) - high altitude interceptor with engines RD-9BM and rocket booster U-19. Aircraft has service ceiling 24000m.
• MiG-19R - prototype of reconnaissance version with cameras under front part of fuselage.
• MiG-19UTI - prototype of trainer version.
• MiG-19P - (Perechvatshik - interceptor) all-weather fighter-interceptor equipped with radar Izumrud (Emerald) RP-1, in later series replaced with RP-5 radar. It differs from MiG-19S on longer cabin cover and armament reduced to only two 30 mm cannons NR-30 (70 rounds).
• MiG-19PV - high altitude version of MiG-19P with more powerful engines RD-9BF.
• MiG-19PG - version of MiG-19P with guided radiostation Gorizont-1 able to vector plane to target automatically directly from ground control center without pilot intervention.
• MiG-19PM - (Perechvatshik modyficirovanyj - fighter-interceptor modified) MiG-19 with only missile armament consist of four anti-aircraft missiles RS-2U.
• MiG-19ML - version of MiG-19PM with telemetric system Lazur for guiding plane by ground control center.
• MiG-19PMU -improved version of MiG-19PM.
• MiG-19PU - (Perechvatshik uskoritelj - interceptor booster) - under fuselage has installed rocket booster. It has to be used to attack high-speed and high-altitude flying targets.
• MiG-19PT - version of MiG-19P able to carry two missiles R-3S (in NATO code AA-2 Atoll) on pylons.
• SM-10 - version with flight refuelling probe. In 1955 two MiG-19 (No. 59210316 and 59210415) were equipped by probe at end of left wing. As tanker was used Tupolev Tu-16.
• SM-20 - MiG-19S rebuilt as technology demo and simulator used in cruise missiles K-20 development . In 1956 two of MiG-19S were rebuilt (No. 59210105 and 59210425). Planes has device for carrying under missile carrier Tupolev Tu-95K .
• SM-30 - interceptor converted to ability start from mobile launching pad by the help of rocket boosters. It has to be used for protecting important industrial centres.

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