Based on RedsteelEnginer's MiG-21 F-13 Fishbed-C AURI
Based on RedsteelEnginer's MiG-21 F-13 Fishbed-C AURI
Based on RedsteelEnginer's MiG-21 F-13 Fishbed-C AURI

In 1961, the Soviet Union granted the manufacturing license for China's MiG-21F-13 aircraft and R-11F-300 engine, which included a complete set of production technical information, as well as aircraft and engine loose parts. In 1961, China conducted a systematic "technical exploration" of the MiG-21 and assigned this new fighter aircraft the code "Type 62". In 1964, the Third Ministry of Machinery Industry (Ministry of Aviation Industry) officially renamed the "Type 62" as J-7. The prototype of the J-7 began production in early 1964 and completed static testing in November 1965.
The J-7(Basic version) is based on the MiG-21F-13 prototype mapping imitation. The J-7(Basic version) has produced about a dozen aircraft. Based on the basic form of the J-7, it has derived numerous modifications, including Type I, II, III, A, B, E, M, MG, PG, P, MP, FS, MF, etc.
On April 12, 1970, the first J-7 modified version of the "6 modifications" was tested and a total of 34 aircraft were put into production, known as the J-7 Type I and later renamed the J-7A.