Hobby Boss Aircraft 1/48 MiG-17F Fresco C Kit
The MiG-17 was a development from the MiG-15 that attempted to deal with the instability suffered by the earlier fighter at high Mach numbers, as well as provide additional speed with a different wing. First flown in 1950, the new aircraft did not change the horizontal stabilizer from its incorrect position high on the vertical fin or install the necessary “all-flying” tail necessary for supersonic flight. Thus the MiG-17 was firmly subsonic. However, it was highly maneuverable, far more so than its predecessor, without the difficult stall characteristics of the MiG-15 that had led to the loss of several of these fighters in “Mig Alley.”
The MiG-17 entered production in May 1951 with a non-afterburning powerplant similar to that of the MiG-15bis and was initially known to NATO as the “Fresco-A.” The definitive MiG-17F day fighter (NATO code “Fresco C”) entered production in early 1953. Fitted with the VK‑1F engine with an afterburner, which improved its performance, it became the most popular variant of the MiG‑17. The next mass‑produced variant with afterburner and radar was the MiG‑17PF, known by its NATO reporting code of “Fresco-D.” In 1956 a small series of 47 aircraft was converted to the MiG‑17PM standard - also known as PFU - with an all-missile armament of four first‑generation Kaliningrad K‑5 (NATO reporting name AA‑1 'Alkali') air‑to‑air missiles. A small series of MiG‑17R reconnaissance aircraft were built with VK‑1F engine (after first being tested with the VK‑5F engine).
By the time production ended in 1958, Several thousand MiG‑17s had been built. The aircraft served in the air forces of all Warsaw Pact nations, as well as China, North Korea and North Vietnam, in addition to the air forces of Egypt, Syria, and Cuba, as well as numerous other small Third World air forces where the USSR provided aid during the Cold War. When flown by a well-trained pilot, the MiG-17 scored well against later-generations of Western fighters, particularly during the Vietnam War.
From 1965 to 1972, MiG‑17s from the NVAF 921st and 923rd Fighter Regiments would claim 71 aerial victories against US aircraft: 11 F-8 Crusaders; 16 -F105 Thunderchiefs; 32 F-4 Phantom IIs; 2 A-4 Skyhawks; 7 A-1 Skyraiders; 1 C-47; 1 CH-3C helicopter; and one Firebee UAV reconnaissance drone.
MiG-17s are now flown in the United States and Western Europe by private individuals and can be seen at air shows where they provide a stirring aerobatic display that fully demonstrates what a dangerous opponent the airplane could be in air combat.
The MiG-17 entered production in May 1951 with a non-afterburning powerplant similar to that of the MiG-15bis and was initially known to NATO as the “Fresco-A.” The definitive MiG-17F day fighter (NATO code “Fresco C”) entered production in early 1953. Fitted with the VK‑1F engine with an afterburner, which improved its performance, it became the most popular variant of the MiG‑17. The next mass‑produced variant with afterburner and radar was the MiG‑17PF, known by its NATO reporting code of “Fresco-D.” In 1956 a small series of 47 aircraft was converted to the MiG‑17PM standard - also known as PFU - with an all-missile armament of four first‑generation Kaliningrad K‑5 (NATO reporting name AA‑1 'Alkali') air‑to‑air missiles. A small series of MiG‑17R reconnaissance aircraft were built with VK‑1F engine (after first being tested with the VK‑5F engine).
By the time production ended in 1958, Several thousand MiG‑17s had been built. The aircraft served in the air forces of all Warsaw Pact nations, as well as China, North Korea and North Vietnam, in addition to the air forces of Egypt, Syria, and Cuba, as well as numerous other small Third World air forces where the USSR provided aid during the Cold War. When flown by a well-trained pilot, the MiG-17 scored well against later-generations of Western fighters, particularly during the Vietnam War.
From 1965 to 1972, MiG‑17s from the NVAF 921st and 923rd Fighter Regiments would claim 71 aerial victories against US aircraft: 11 F-8 Crusaders; 16 -F105 Thunderchiefs; 32 F-4 Phantom IIs; 2 A-4 Skyhawks; 7 A-1 Skyraiders; 1 C-47; 1 CH-3C helicopter; and one Firebee UAV reconnaissance drone.
MiG-17s are now flown in the United States and Western Europe by private individuals and can be seen at air shows where they provide a stirring aerobatic display that fully demonstrates what a dangerous opponent the airplane could be in air combat.
fine engraved panel lines, highly detailed cockpit and engine, separately molded rear fuselage, optional position flaps and speed brakes, multi-part canopy and external stores (drop tanks and rocket pods). Decals and painting reference for 3 aircraft: No 2011, North Vietnamese Air Force (with 9 kill stars); 'Red 0478', Soviet VVS and No 905 East German Air Force.
- Fine engraved panel lines, highly detailed cockpit and engine, separately molded rear fuselage, optional position flaps and speed brakes, multi-part canopy and external stores (drop tanks and rocket pods)
Decals and painting reference for 3 aircraft:
- No 2011, North Vietnamese Air Force (with 9 kill stars)
- Red 0478', Soviet VVS
- No 905 East German Air Force.
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