Summary and Key Points: The MiG-17 Fresco, a Soviet-designed fighter jet, made its maiden flight in January 1950 and was introduced in October 1952, just missing out on combat in the Korean War.

The MiG-17 was a subsonic aircraft that could only reach speeds of 715 mph. The speed of sound, for the uninitiated, is roughly 761 mph. Granted, speed isn't everything in aerial combat ...

As was reported earlier, the MiG-31 interceptor will be eventually replaced by the MiG-41 aircraft, which is also known as the PAK DP LUKHOVITSY /Moscow Region/. August 17. /TASS/. Russia’s MiG ...

"The MiG-17 has an afterburner and longer, more swept wings. "It was like learning to fly all over again. I hadn’t flown small aircraft for many years." His first flight in the jet was from Fort ...