The Syrian airfield prepare for reception of military aircraft of China
The latest news about fast emergence in borders of Syria of navy of China encouraged Syrians and res[...]
MiG 17PFU / SP Б
The SP-6 was basically a MiG-17PF fitted with an RP-1 Izumrud radar and four missile-launcher pylons under the wing. The air-to-air K-5 missile (one per pylon) was renamed the RS-2U after its acceptance by the WS. Its semiactive radar seeker operated with the aircraft’s RP-1 radar. The experimental SP-6 retained one NR-23 cannon on the right side of
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the nose, but on the assembly line this last cannon was removed. The MiG-17PFU thus became the first missile-only MiG fighter.
