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Soviet Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-1 fighter1,2,3
Design
Ivanovich "Ayrtom" Mikoyan (Artem Mikoyan1,2) and Mikhail Gurevich started their own design bureau after leaving Polikarpov.3 In 1939 they designed the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-1 in 1939 to meet a Soviet Air Force Requirement.3
The MiG-1 was constructed of steel tube and wood.3
Prototype
The I-61 prototype flew in the spring of 1940.2
The MiG-1 prototype, the I-200, was first flown on April 5, 1940.1,3 It took only 100 days from when the drawings were completed until it was built.1
The prototypes showed poor characteristics but the MiG-1 was ordered for production.3
Production
- Total: ~1003, Estimated 2,1002
Variants
- I-61: Prototype.2 Had Mikulin AM-35 inline engine (1,200 HP).2
- I-200: Prototype.1
- MiG-1: Production model.3
Usage
The MiG-1 entered service in April 1941, the same month as the improved MiG-3.3
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-11,3 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Fighter3 |
| Crew | 13 |
| Engine (Type) | Mikulin AM-34A3 |
| Cylinders | Inverted V 123 |
| Cooling | |
| HP | 1,3503 |
| Propeller blades | 33 |
| Fuel capacity | |
| Dimensions | |
| Span | |
| Length | |
| Height | |
| Wing area | |
| Weight | |
| Empty | 5,736 lb3 2,602 kg3 |
| Loaded | 6,834 lb3 3,100 kg3 |
| Performance | |
| Speed at sea level | 302 mph3 486 kph3 |
| Speed @ 23,620' / 7,200 m |
390 mph3 627 kph3 |
| Cruising speed | |
| Climb to 16,405' / 5,000 m |
5.9 minutes3 |
| Service ceiling | |
| Range | 454 miles3 730 km3 |
| Armament | |
| Nose | 1: 12.7 mm MG3 2: 7.62 mm MG3 |
Sources:
- Aircraft of WWII, General Editor: Jim Winchester, 2004
- Fighting Aircraft of World War II, Editor: Karen Leverington, 1995
- Aircraft of WWII, Stewart Wilson, 1998
