Mikoyan-Gurevich 21R Russian tactical reconnaissance jet
Eastern Express 72103

Dimensions: 196 (length) * 99 (wingspan)
No. of parts: 56

The Mikoyan-Gurevich 21R (1965, NATO: "Fishbed-H"). The first production unit was rolled out in early 1966 and production continued until 1971. For recce missions, the Mikoyan-Gurevich 21R could carry a Type D daylight PHOTINT pod, a Type N nighttime PHOTINT pod, a Type R general-purpose ELINT pod or a Type T pod housing a TV system, making the Mikoyan-Gurevich 21R one of the first Soviet recce aircraft to make use of ELINT equipment. Small changes were made throughout the production run. Early production units had the R11F2S-300 turbojet, which was replaced in later machines by the R13-300 powerplant. In the air-to-air role, the Mikoyan-Gurevich 21R could carry two RS-2US or R-3S AAMs, and in the strike role it could be loaded with two UB-16-57UM or UB-32 rocket pods, two S-24 heavy unguided rockets or two bombs of up to 500 kg weight each. [Wikipedia]