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Where Is The Engin On This Plane Located Exactly?

Squirrel83 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Posted (7 years 11 months 3 weeks 6 days 17 hours ago) and read 4019 times:

On the upper aircraft where in the body of the aircraft is the engine located? (front, rear, ect)

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F4wso From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 974 posts, RR: 13
Reply 1, posted (7 years 11 months 3 weeks 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 4004 times:

It is in the rear of the fuselage.
Gary

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IADBGO From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 206 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (7 years 11 months 3 weeks 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 3940 times:

The engine is in the back just like Gary says. I assume that you are wondering because of the intake at the front of the nose? I believe that is the air intake for the engine. Someone please correct me if I am wrong but the cone contained the MIG's radar system while air traveled inside the fuselage down to the turbines. Not 100% on that but I believe that is the case.

IADBGO

LY744 From Canada, joined Feb 2001, 5536 posts, RR: 11
Reply 3, posted (7 years 11 months 3 weeks 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 3885 times:

Quoting IADBGO (Reply 2):
The engine is in the back just like Gary says. I assume that you are wondering because of the intake at the front of the nose? I believe that is the air intake for the engine. Someone please correct me if I am wrong but the cone contained the MIG's radar system while air traveled inside the fuselage down to the turbines. Not 100% on that but I believe that is the case.

IADBGO

Basicaly, yes. Although not all Fishbeds had Radars in their nose cones (the one in the picture doesn't). The cone moves to control the amount of air getting into the intake and through to the engine. The air itself moves in two ducts that are located on either side of the cockpit I believe. Many other earlier jet fighters use the same basic configuration, including other MiG designs, the Su-7/9/17/20/22 family, the British Lightning, the French Mystere family (sans the nose cone) etc.

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LeanOfPeak From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 509 posts, RR: 1
Reply 4, posted (7 years 11 months 3 weeks 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 3703 times:

It should have more to do with the speed of the incoming air than the amount. The cone is used to produce a shock to slow the incident airflow. Turbojet engines and supersonic inlet flow do not mix particularly well.

2H4 From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 8950 posts, RR: 62
Reply 5, posted (7 years 11 months 3 weeks 5 days ago) and read 3698 times:

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http://www.alioth.net/flying/flying/trips/bigtrip1/trm-mig21.jpg

You can see the engine sticking out of the back. The front of the engine extends (approximately) up to the main landing gear doors.

2H4

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HAWK21M From India, joined Jan 2001, 31201 posts, RR: 58
Reply 6, posted (7 years 11 months 3 weeks 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 3558 times:

Intake Duct in Front.Engine aft of Fuselage.
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AirRyan From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 2529 posts, RR: 6
Reply 7, posted (7 years 11 months 3 weeks 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 3555 times:

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