Description of basic series produced MiG-19 aircraft

Semimonocoque loaded skin fuselage is a cigar-shaped body, whose forward part has a circular section and the tail part has elliptical section. The forward and tail parts are joined together by bolts at the frame 20 to ensure quick separation of fuselage parts for engine servicing.

Two air brakes are mounted on the fuselage; their total area is 1.1 sq. m, deflection angle is 50ˆ . A drag parachute PT-19 with canopy area 15 sq. m is located in lower tail part of the fuselage.

Wing sweepback of quarter chord line is 55ˆ. Wing root has a profile TSAGI S-12s (9035M) with a thickness ratio 8.73% (streamwise); wing ends have a profile TSAGI Sr-7s with a thickness ratio (streamwise) 8%. Dihedral angle is - 4ˆ30', angle of wing setting is 0ˆ. The wing has a load-carrying internal strut (main beam). 1350 mm long spoilers linked with aileron controls are located on lower surface of the wing. Two stall fences are installed on upper surface of the wing in parallel with the aircraft centre line.

Ailerons divided into two sections have internal balance of 38.5%. Ailerons area is 1.56 sq. m, their deflection angle is ± 20ˆ. TSAGI-type sliding flaps have 3.44 sq. m area and can be selected to take-off position (15ˆ) or landing position (25ˆ). Flaps have electrohydraulic control system.

Empennage. Vertical stabiliser area is 4.26 sq. m, its sweepback is 57ˆ30'. Profile thickness ratio (streamwise) is 8%. Rudder area is 1.1 sq. m. Rudder deflection angle is ± 20 ˆ. Ventral fin area is 0.54 sq. m.

Elevator attached to the horizontal stabiliser consists of two sections; trim tab is installed on the left section. Horizontal stabiliser sweepback is 55ˆ, its area (without ventral part) is 5.5 sq. m. Elevator area is 1.75 sq. m. Elevator deflection angles are : 43ˆ up and 26ˆ down. Profile thickness ratio (streamwise) is 7%.

Push-pull rod system is used to control ailerons, elevator and rudder. Irreversible hydraulic activators BU-13 and BU-14M are used in aileron and elevator control system. Common hydraulic system is provided to extend and retract the landing gear, flaps, air brakes, exhaust nozzle doors and also to control the elevator and rudder.

Cabin of ventilated type is pressurised by air tapped from engine compressor.

The aircraft is equipped by curtain-type ejection seat, anti-g suit PPK-1 and high-altitude survival suit VSS-04A. Oxygen equipment consists of six 2 l bottles. The pilot has anti-g suit PPK-1 and high-altitude rescue protective suit VSS-04A.

The aircraft has a tricycle landing gear. Main undercarriage legs are retracted into inboard part of wing, the nose leg - into fuselage well. The landing gear has oil-pneumatic shock absorbers. Main undercarriage legs are equipped with size 660 x 200B wheels KT-37. The size 500 x 180A wheel KT-38 is mounted on the nose leg. The wheels have anti-skid system.

Powerplant consists of two jet engines RD-9B (with afterburners) mounted side by side in the fuselage. Air intake is located in nose part of fuselage; it is divided by a vertical wall into two channels.

Fuel system has four internal fuel tanks with total capacity 2090 l. Two external fuel tanks whose contents is 760 l (filled till 600 l) or two standard fuel tanks with 400 l capacity can be stored under wing.

Armament consists of three NR-23 cannon. Two cannons are mounted within inboard parts of wing, close to the fuselage, the third cannon is located at the lower right side of fuselage. Ammunition reserve: 120 shells for each wing cannon and 100 shells for fuselage cannon. Bombs weighing 50 - 250 kg or external fuel tanks can be attached to two external store racks mounted on the outer wing cells. Two launchers ORO-57K(5V) loaded with 8 rockets S-5 each are attached to the store racks mounted under wing between the fuselage and external fuel tanks behind main undercarriage legs. The launchers can be also attached in place of fuel tanks.

MiG-19 aircraft is fitted out with ASP-5N sight linked with a radio range-finder SRD-1A "Konus". Camera recorder is installed on the aircraft.

The aircraft has armour plate 10 mm thick, mounted on frame No 4, armoured glass 64 mm thick, armour headrest 25 mm thick, armour backrest 16 mm thick and armour plate 8 mm thick that protects an ejection seat cartridge.

Radio equipment includes: RSIU-3M "Klen" radio, OSP-48 blind-landing equipment (ARK-5 "Amur" automatic direction finder, RV "Kristall" low-altitude radio altimeter, MRP-48P "Khrisantema" marker radio receiver), SRSO-1 "Uzel" IFF transponder and "Sirena-2" station for radiation detection.