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MiG-1, Mikoyan-Gurevich
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This was the first of a distinguished line; but it was an unauspicious
start. The MiG-1 was the smallest fighter that could be built around the
AM-35 engine, that was 25% heavier than comparable western engines. Nevertheless
it was a good high-altitude interceptor, but its career was cut short because
the USSR concentrated on low- and medium altitude fighters, and Mikulin
dropped the AM-35 engine to concentrate on the AM-38 for the Il-2.
Type: MiG-1
Function: fighter
Year: 1940 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * Mikulin AM-35A
Wing Span: 10.20m Length: 8.16m Height: 2.62m Wing Area: 17.44m2
Empty Weight: 2602kg Max.Weight: 3099kg
Speed: 628km/h Ceiling: 120000m Range: 730km
Armament: 3*mg b200kg |
| MiG-3, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Development of the MiG-1 with only minor differences, mostly palliative
measures to cure the least desirable characteristics of the MiG-1. 3422
MiG-1's and MiG-3's were built. The designation MiG-3U was used for the
I-230.
Type: MiG-3
Function: fighter
Year: 1941 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1350hp Mikulin AM-35A
Wing Span: 10.20m Length: 8.26m Height: 3.50m Wing Area: 17.44m2
Empty Weight: 2595kg Max.Weight: 3350kg
Speed: 640km/h Ceiling: 12000m Range: 1250km
Armament: 2*mg7.62mm 1*mg12.7mm |
| MiG-5, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Designation given to a possible production version of the DIS.
Often confused with the I-211. |
| MiG-7, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
See I-222. |
| MiG-8, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Aerodynamic research vehicle. The MiG-8 was a small aircraft with a
pusher engine, high-set swept wings, and canard foreplances on a sharply
tapering 'nose-boom'. It was very un-MiG like. 1945. |
| MiG-9, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
This designation was used briefly for a proposed production version
of the I-210. |
| MiG-9, Mikoyan-Gurevich 'Fargo' |
The MiG-9 was the first jet fighter of the design bureau. It was an
orthodox design with a straight wing and a nose intake. Performance and
handling suffered because of the primitive engines, copies of the German
BMW 003. 550 built.
Type: MiG-9F
Function: fighter
Year: 1947 Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * 800kg RD-20F
Wing Span: 10.00m Length: 9.75m Height: Wing Area: 18.20m2
Empty Weight: 3540kg Max.Weight: 5500kg
Speed: 910km/h Ceiling: 13000m Range: 1100km
Armament: 1*g37mm 2*g23mm |
| MiG-13, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
See I-250. |
MiG-15, Mikoyan-Gurevich 'Fagot'
/ 'Midget'
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The MiG-15 was an unpleasant surprise to the West when it appeared
over Korea. It had serious shortcomings in handling, equipment and armament,
but its performance was superior to that of any Western fighter. The configuration,
with the high-set swept wing, high tailplane and nose intake may have been
inspired by the German Ta-183 design; the engine was a copy of the Rolls-Royce
Nene. 'Midget' was the trainer version. The MiG-15 is the most built jet
fighter, with over 18000 produced.
Type: MiG-15bis
Function: fighter
Year: 1948 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 2700kg Klimov VK-1
Wing Span: 10.08m Length: 10.86m Height: 3.70m Wing Area: 20.60m2
Empty Weight: 3681kg Max.Weight: 6045kg
Speed: 1075km/h Ceiling: 15500m Range: 1860km
Armament: 1*g37mm 2*g23mm 500kg |
| MiG-17, Mikoyan-Gurevich
'Fresco' |
This was a thoroughly redesigned MiG-15, with a redesigned aft fuselage
and a new wing. The MiG-17 was built in large numbers; production was also
undertaken in Poland, China and Czechoslovakia. The aircraft was used by
at least 22 countries.
Type: MiG-17F 'Fresco-C'
Function: fighter
Year: 1954 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 3380kg Klimov VK-1F
Speed: 1145km/h Ceiling: 15100m Range: 1470km
Wing Span: 9.63m Length: 11.26m Height: Wing Area: 22.60m2
Empty Weight: 3930kg Max.Weight: 6075kg
Armament: 1*g37mm 2*g23mm b500kg |
| MiG-19, Mikoyan-Gurevich 'Farmer' |
The MiG-19 was the USSR's first supersonic fighter. The highly-swept,
thin, sharply tapering wing was a remarkable characteristic. The MiG-19
proved to be a capable and sturdy combat aircraft, maneuvrable and armed
with powerful 30mm guns. The MiG-19S was a simply fair- weather fighter,
but the MiG-19P had limited all-weather capability. China is still building
developments, and allegedly completed over 4000, which would be about twice
as many as the USSR built.
Type: MiG-19SF
Function: fighter
Year: 1956 Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * 3300kg Tumanski RD-9BF
Wing Span: 9.20m Length: 12.60m Height: 3.88m Wing Area: 25m2
Empty Weight: 5760kg Max.Weight: 9100kg
Speed: 1450km/h Ceiling: 17900m Range:
Armament: 3*g30mm b500kg |
| MiG-21,
Mikoyan-Gurevich 'Fishbed' / 'Mongol'
Total MiG-21 Family treeyou can find at
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This tailed-delta fighter was in production for more than twenty years,
and the final production aircraft were very different from the initial
version. The early MiG-21Fs were simple good-weather interceptors with
only a ranging radar, inadequately armed and with a very short operational
range. The MiG-21P(F) introduced a limited all-weather capability, with
a longer shock cone in the nose intake for a more powerful radar, a bigger
fuselage spine. The second generation MiG-21M had a new engine and an again
enlarged fuselage spine, containing additional fuel. The third generation
MiG-21bis introduced yet another engine and a new avionics upgrade. The
MiG-21U 'Mongol' is the trainer version. Recently a series of upgrades
of MiG-21s has begun, usually with Western electronics. India did build
MiG-21s until 1987; China still builds MiG-21s, exporting them with the
F-7 designation. Over 10,000 must have been built.
Type: MiG-21F 'Fishbed-C'
Function: fighter
Year: 1959 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 5740kg R11F-300
Wing Span: 7.15m Length: 13.46m Height: 4.10m Wing Area: 23.00m2
Empty Weight: 4980kg Max. Weight: 8625kg
Speed: 2175km/h Ceiling: Range: 2030km
Armament: 1*g23mm, 2 missiles
Type: MiG-21MF 'Fishbed-J'
Function: fighter
Year: 1970 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 6600kg Tumanski R-13-300
Wing Span: 7.15m Length: 15.76m Height: 4.50m Wing Area: 23.0m2
Empty Weight: 5842kg Max. Weight: 9400kg
Speed: 2230km/h Ceiling: 15250m Range: 1800km
Armament: 1*g23mm 2500kg
Type: MiG-21bis 'Fishbed-N'
Function: fighter
Year: 1972 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 61.3kN Tumanski R-25
Wing Span: 7.15m Length: 14.70m Height: Wing Area: 23.00m2
Empty Weight: Max. Weight:
Speed: 2230km/h Ceiling: 17980m Range:
Armament: 1*g23mm 1500kg |
MiG-23,
Mikoyan-Gurevich 'Flogger'
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The MiG-23 is a compact fighter with variable sweep wings, which combines
good performance with the ability to operate from small and rough airfields.
It was developed in parallel with the MiG-23PD (which to see). The first
production series was the MiG-23S, powered by a R-27 engine. The true production
model was the MiG-23M, substantially redesigned and powered by an R-29
engine, later replaced by the R-35. The MiG-23 was a capable fighter but
lacked a look-down, shoot-down capability. Over 5800 were built. This includes
the MiG-23BN ground attack version. A more specialized ground attack version
was the MiG-27.
Type: MiG-23S
Function: fighter
Year: 1969 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 10000kg Khachaturov R-27M-300
Wing Span: 13.96m / 7.78m Length: 16.70m Height:
Wing Area: 32.10m2 / 29.89m2
Empty Weight: Max.Weight:
Speed: 1280km/h Ceiling: Range: 1800km
Armament:
Type: MiG-23MF 'Flogger-B'
Function: fighter
Year: 1974 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 12500kg Tumanski R-29B
Wing Span: 14.25m/8.17m Length: 16.80m Height: 4.35m Wing Area: 28m2
Empty Weight: Max.Weight: 20100kg
Speed: 2445km/h Ceiling: 18600m Range: 1300km
Armament: 1*g23mm |
| MiG-23PD, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
The MiG-23PD was developed in parallel with the MiG-23S. The MiG-23PD
used a tailed delta configuration with lift engines in the forward fuselage,
the MiG-23S had variable geometry wings. The MiG-23S was preferred, and
only one MiG-23PD was built.
Type: MiG-23PD
Function: fighter
Year: 1967 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 7800kg Khachaturov R-27-300
2 * 2350kg Koliesov RD-36-35
Wing Span: 7.72m Length: 16.80m Height: 5.15m Wing Area: 40.00m2
Empty Weight: Max.Weight: 18500kg
Speed: Ceiling: Range:
Armament: 1*g23mm |
MiG-25, Mikoyan-Gurevich 'Foxbat'
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This was the USSR's answer to the design in the US of fast, high- flying
aircraft as the B-70, F-108 and SR-71. The MiG-25 lacked technological
refinement, but its performance caused much concern in the west. It was
also used as a reconaissance aircraft, which in the Middle-East proved
invulnerable to the Israeli F-4 Phantom IIs. Over 1200 have been built,
of which about 75% were interceptors.
Type: MiG-25
Function: fighter
Year: 1978 Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * 12250kg Tumansky R-31
Wing Span: 13.95m Length: 23.82m Height: 6.10m Wing Area: 56.83m2
Empty Weight: 20000kg Max.Weight: 36200kg
Speed: 3000km/h Ceiling: 24400m Range: 1730km
Armament: |
MiG-27, Mikoyan-Gurevich 'Flogger'
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This is a version of the MiG-23 optimized for the ground attack role,
with a new nose, simpler engine intakes and nozzle, and other changes.
These limit supersonic performance, but reduce cost, weight and fuel consumption.
Type: MiG-27M 'Flogger-J'
Function: attack
Year: 1973 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 11500kg Tumanski R-29-300
Wing Span: 14.25m/8.17m Length: 16.00m Height: 4.50m Wing Area: 27.25m2
Empty Weight: 10790kg Max.Weight: 20100kg
Speed: 1700km/h Ceiling: 17000m Range:
Armament: 1*g23mm or 1*g30mm
GSh-30-6 (9-A-621) 4000kg |
MiG-29, Mikoyan-Gurevich 'Fulcrum'
Family of MiG-29 aircraft
MiG-29, base tactical fighter
MiG-29K, multi-role navy fighter
MiG-29KVP, exp-navy fighter
MiG-29M, advanced tactical fighter
MiG-29S, modernized tactical fighter
MiG-29UB, fighter-trainer
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A medium-sized air superiority fighter. 'Fulcrum' is an impressive
aircraft, with good performance, armament and maneuvrability, and the ability
to use rough airfields. Range is weak point, and later versions were modified
to carry more fuel. A navalized version has also been flown. The Russian
air force prefers the larger Su-27 and its derivatives, but the development
of the advanced MiG-29M version has been funded recently. Over 2000 have
been built.
Type: MiG-29 'Fulcrum-A'
Function: fighter
Year: 1985 Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * 81.4kN Klimov (Isotov) RD-33
Wing Span: 11.36m Length: 17.32m Height: 4.73m Wing Area:
Empty Weight: 11000kg Max.Weight: 18500kg
Speed: Mach 2.3 Ceiling: 18000m Range: 2100km
Armament: 1*g30mm |
MiG-31, Mikoyan 'Foxhound'
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The MiG-31 long-range interceptor was developed from the MiG-25. The
two-seat MiG-31 fighter has more capable equipment, including the powerful
'Zaslon' phased array radar with a range of 200km. It is claimed that an
unit of MiG-31 can link their radars together, to establish a search pattern
-- covering a width of 800-900km with four aircraft, spaced at 200km.
Type: MiG-31
Function: fighter -interceptor
Year: 1983 Crew: 2 Engines: 2 * 15500kg Perm D-30F6
Wing Span: 13.40m Length: 22.6m Height: 6.1m Wing Area: 61.6m2
Empty Weight: 21825kg Max.Weight: 46200kg
Speed: 3000km/h Ceiling: 20600m Range: 3000km
Armament: 1*g30mm |
| MiG-33, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Reported designation for a MiG-29 development now under test, with
canard foreplanes and some degree of trust-vectoring. |
| MiG-AT, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
New basic jet trainer, selected to replace the L-29 and L-39. The MiG-AT
is more conventional than the Yak-130. It has a low-set, straight wing,
with theengines installed over the wing roots, and a T-tail. Two prototypes
are being built, and orders are hoped to exceed 1200. The MiG-AT has French
engines, and is also being developed in cooperation with the South-Korean
Daewoo.
Type: MiG-AT
Function: trainer
Year: 1996 Crew: 2 Engines: 1 * GRTS Larzac 04-R20
Wing Span: 10.6m Length: 11.15m Height: 4.27m Wing Area: 21.0m2
Empty Weight: Max.Weight: 6800kg
Speed: 850km/h Ceiling: Range: 1200km |
| 23-01, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
See Ye-23DPD. |
| 23-I1, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
See Ye-23IG. |
| A-144, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
This was a MiG-21 fitted with the wing of the Tu-144 supersonic airliner.
Also known as MiG-21I. |
| DIS, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
The DIS was a sleek twin-engined long-range escort fighter. It had
a typical long-chord wing with sweptback leading edge, and an abbreviated
nose. It was ordered in production as the MiG-5, but shortly thereafter
it was decided that the USSR could not afford such aircraft. Two were built,
one with Mikulan-AM37 and one with Shvetsov M-82 engines.
Type: DIS
Function: fighter
Year: 1942 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1700hp Shvetsov M-82F
Speed: 604km/h Ceiling: 9800m Range: 2500km
Armament: 2*g23mm 4*mg7.62mm |
| E-33, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Version of the MiG-21 used to set some records. |
| E-66, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Version of the MiG-21 used to set some records, with an additional
3000kg GRDU2 rocket engine. |
| E-76, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Record-setting version of the MiG-21. |
| E-166, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Cover designation applied to the Ye-152M for a record attempt, with
a speed of Mach 2.51. |
| E-266, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
See Ye-266. |
| I-1, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
The I-1, officially called I-370, was an experimental 'frontal' fighter,
using the same technology and wing as the parallel MiG-19 series, but powered
by a single, powerful engine. Performance was disappointing, and the type
given an uprated engine a different wing, then being called the I-2. Performance
was still below specifications, and the design was again modified to become
the I-3, which was never flown. Two built.
Type: I-1
Function: fighter
Year: 1956 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 8400kg Klimov VK-3
Wing Span: 9.00m Length: 12.70m Height: Wing Area: 25.00m2
Empty Weight: 5086kg Max.Weight:
Speed: 1960km/h Ceiling: 17000m Range: 2500km
Armament: 2*g30mm |
| I-2, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Modification of the I-1 with greater wing sweep, and a more powerful
version of the Klimov VK-7 engine. Performance was still disappointing.
1955. |
| I-3, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Frontal fighter, developed in parallel with the I-1. It resembled a
scaled up Ye-2: tubular fuselage, swept wings. It did not fly because the
engine was not ready. A development, the I-3U was also known as the U-5.
It too was never flown.
Type: I-3U
Function: fighter
Year: 1956 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 8400kg Klimov VK-3
Speed: 1960km/h Ceiling: 18000m Range: 1800km
Armament: 2*g30mm |
| I-5, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
See I-3. |
| I-7, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
The I-7 interceptor was developed from the never flown I-3 and I-5.
It was reengined, and wing sweepback was slightly reduced. Only one was
built.
Type: I-7U
Function: fighter
Year: 1957 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * Lyulka AL-7F
Wing Span: 9.98m Length: 16.92m Height: Wing Area: 31.90m2
Empty Weight: 7952kg Max.Weight: 11540kg
Speed: 1660km/h Ceiling: Range: 1505km
Armament: 2*g30mm |
| I-20, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
See MiG-1. |
| I-42, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
See 1-42. |
| I-63, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
See MiG-3. |
| I-75, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
This was a rebuild of the I-7U with a new engine and forward fuselage,
having a circular intake with a three-shock nose cone containing radar.
The competing Su-9 was selected to fill the interceptor requirement. One
built.
Type: I-75
Function: fighter
Year: 1958 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 9215kg Lyulka AL-7F-1
Wing Span: 9.98m Length: 18.27m Height: Wing Area: 31.90m2
Empty Weight: 8274kg Max.Weight:
Speed: M2.25 Ceiling: Range:
Armament: |
| I-200, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
See MiG-1. |
| I-210, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
This was an adaptation of the MiG-3 to use the M-82 radial engine instead
of the discontinued Mikulan AM-35. The I-210 had aerodynamic problems,
which resulted in excessive drag, vibration and handling problems. After
TsAGI testing, redesign was applied and the aircraft became the I-211.
Five built.
Type: I-210
Function: fighter
Year: 1941 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1700hp Shvetsov M-82A
Wing Span: 10.20m Length: 8.08m Height: Wing Area: 17.44m2
Empty Weight: 2720kg Max.Weight:
Speed: 565km Ceiling: Range: 1070km
Armament: 3*mg12.7mm |
| I-211, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
The I-211 was a development of the I-210, itself an attempt to revive
the MiG-3 by substituting the M-82 radial for the abandoned AM-35A engine.
The I-211 embodied the modifications recommended by the TsAGI, and proved
excellent. It came too late, the La-5 was already in production and the
MiG-3 had been phased out.
Type: I-211(Ye)
Function: fighter
Year: 1942 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1850hp Shvetsov M-82FN
Wing Span: 10.20m Length: 7.95m Height: 3.63m Wing Area: 17.44m2
Empty Weight: 2528kg Max.Weight: 3100kg
Speed: 670km/h Ceiling: 11300m Range: 1140km
Armament: 2*g20mm |
| I-220, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
First prototype of the I-220 series. See I-225. |
| I-221, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Second prototype of the I-220 series. See I-225. |
| I-222, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Third prototype of the I-220 series. A production version, the MiG-7,
was cancelled. See I-225. |
| I-224, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Fourth prototype of the I-220 series. See I-225. |
| I-225, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Fifth prototype of the I-220 (-221, -222, -224, -225) series. The I-220
was a specialized high-altitude interceptor of advanced design. It had
a pressure cabin, was well-armoured, carried heavy armament, and had a
turbo-supercharged engine. But the expected high-altitude threat did not
materialize, and the I-220 was not produced.
Type: I-225(A)
Function: fighter
Year: 1944 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 2200hp Mikulin AM-42FB
Wing Span: 11.00m Length: 9.60m Height: 3.70m Wing Area: 20.38m2
Empty Weight: 3010kg Max.Weight:
Speed: 726km/h Ceiling: Range:
Armament: |
| I-230, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
First prototype of the I-230 series. See I-231.
Type: I-230
Function: fighter
Year: 1942 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1350hp Mikulin AM-35A
Wing Span: 10.20m Length: 8.62m Height: Wing Area: 17.44m2
Empty Weight: 2612kg Max.Weight: 3285kg
Speed: 660km/h Ceiling: Range: 1350km
Armament: 2*g20mm |
| I-231, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Second prototype of the I-230 series. The I-230 was a less advanced
backup programme for the I-220 high-altitude fighter, without turbochargers
or pressure cabin. The I-230 was based on the MiG-3, but longer and mostly
of wooden construction. It retained the AM-35 engine, which was no longer
available, and only 10 were built. The I-231 was powered by the AM-39,
but was lost in a crash, and development was halted.
Type: I-231
Function: fighter
Year: 1943 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1700hp Mikulin AM-39
Wing Span: 10.20m Length: 8.62m Height: Wing Area: 17.44m2
Empty Weight: 2583kg Max.Weight: 3287kg
Speed: 707km/h Ceiling: Range: 1350km
Armament: 2*g20mm |
| I-250(N), Mikoyan-Gurevich |
This was a small mixed-power fighter, with a piston engine in the nose
and a VRDK 'booster' in the tail, basically a primitive jet engine with
a compressor driven by the Klimov engine. Less than 20 were built for the
US Navy, and were in service until 1950 as the MiG-13.
Type: I-250(N)
Function: fighter
Year: 1945 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1650hp Klimov VK-107R
Wing Span: 11.05m Length: 8.75m Height: Wing Area: 15m2
Empty Weight: 3028kg Max.Weight: 3930kg
Speed: 825km/h Ceiling: 11900m Range: 1820km
Armament: 1*g23mm 2*mg12.7mm |
| I-270(ZH), Mikoyan-Gurevich |
The I-270(ZH) was a rocket-powered target defence fighter, with straight
wings and a T-tail. Both prototypes destroyed, and the programme cancelled.
Type: I-270(ZH)
Function: fighter
Year: 1947 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1450kg RD-2M-3V
Wing Span: 7.75m Length: 8.91m Height: 3.08m Wing Area: 12.00m2
Empty Weight: 1546kg Max.Weight: 4120kg
Speed: 1000km/h Ceiling: 18000m Range: 9 minutes, 3 seconds power.
Armament: 2*g23mm |
| I-300, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
See MiG-9. |
| I-301, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
The I-301T was a two-seat trainer development of the MiG-9. Two built. |
| I-305, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Version of the MiG-9 with two Lyulka TR-1 engines. One built. |
| I-307, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
The MiG-9F, a development with RD-21 engines. |
| I-308, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
The MiG-9FR. |
| I-310, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
See MiG-15. |
| I-320, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Twin-engined all-wheater fighter. The engines were fitted in tandem,
one exhausting just after the wing, the other under the tail. A circular
nose intake was used with a radar cone on the upper lip, and side-by-side
seating for the crew members. The Yak-25, designed to a more advanced requirement,
was preferred. Three built.
Type: I-320(R)
Function: fighter
Year: 1950 Crew: 2 Engines: 2 * 2270kg Klimov RD-45F
Wing Span: 14.20m Length: 15.77m Height: Wing Area: 41.20m2
Empty Weight: Max.Weight: 12095kg
Speed: 1090km/h Ceiling: 15100m Range: 1205km
Armament: 3*g37mm |
| I-330, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
See MiG-17. |
| I-340, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
The I-340 was a development of the MiG-17 with two 2200kg Mikulin AM-5
engines. This was the engine installation of the I-360 or MiG-19. 1952. |
| I-350, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
This was a single-seat fighter with a Lyulka TR-3 engine, similar in
general outline to the MiG-17, but with a highly swept wing. It was designed
for sustained supersonic flight. The TR-3 was unreliable, and the I-350
was rebuilt with paired Mikulin AM-5 engines.
Type: I-350
Function: fighter
Year: 1953 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 4600kg Lyulka TR-3
Wing Span: 9.73m Length: 16.65m Height: Wing Area: 36.00m2
Empty Weight: 6125kg Max.Weight: 8710kg
Speed: 1240km/h Ceiling: Range: 1120km
Armament: 1*g37mm 2*g23mm |
| I-360, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
The I-360 was a derivative of the I-350, designed from the outset for
two Mikulin AM-5 engines. It became the prototype of the MiG-19.
Type: I-360
Function: fighter
Year: 1952 Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * 2700kg Mikulin AM-5F
Wing Span: 9.04m Length: 13.90m Height: 3.95m Wing Area:
Empty Weight: Max.Weight:
Speed: Ceiling: Range:
Armament: |
| I-370, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
See I-1. |
| I-380, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
See I-3. |
| I-410, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
See I-3. |
| SD, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
The MiG-15bis. |
| SF, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Prototype of the MiG-17F. |
| SI, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
See I-330. |
| SI-16, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
See MiG-17. |
| SM-1, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
See I-340. |
| SM-2, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
See I-360. |
| SM-7, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Prototype of the MiG-19. |
| SM-9, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Prototype of the MiG-19. |
| SM-10, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Experimental MiG-19 version with flight refuelling probe. |
| SM-12, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
The SM-12 was a development of the MiG-19, intended
as a back-up for the MiG-21 program. The original
intake was replaced by a sharp-edged circular one with a radar nose cone,
the guns were deleted and missile armament installed. Later it also adopted
a different engine, and the final modification included a ventral rocket
engine pack. Three were built.
Type: SM-12PM
Function: fighter
Year: 1957 Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * 3600kg Sorokin R3-26
Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area:
Empty Weight: Max.Weight:
Speed: 1720km/h Ceiling: 17400m Range: 1700km
Armament: |
| SM-30, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Experimental ramp-launched MiG-19 version, with a PRD-22 rocket booster. |
| SM-50, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Experimental version of the MiG-19 with a 3200kg U-19 rocket engine
added. |
| SM-51, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Development of the SM-50. |
| SM-52, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Development of the SM-50. |
| SN, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Experimental attack aircraft, a version of the MiG-17 with lateral
intakes. This made room in the nose for three 23mm cannon, two to starboard
and one to port, one a variable elevation mounting in the nose. It was
abandoned because of developments in missiles. One built.
Type: SN
Function: fighter
Year: 1953 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 2900kg VK-1A
Wing Span: 9.63m Length: 12.33m Height: 3.80m Wing Area: 22.60m2
Empty Weight: 4152kg Max.Weight: 5620kg
Speed: 1058km/h Ceiling: 14500kg Range:
Armament: |
| SP-1, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
All-wheater version of the MiG-15. |
| SP-2, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Experimental all-wheater version of the MiG-17. |
| SR-2, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Experimental version of the MiG-17 with a 3100kg Klimov VK-5F engine.
Intended as tactial reconaissance aircraft. |
| SU, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Ground-attack derivative of the MiG-15, armed with paired 23mm cannon
in articulated mountings. Abandoned. 1951. |
| Ye-?, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
A 1956 Tushino photograph shows a twin-engined tailed-delta aircraft
with an oval nose intake, probably a MiG design. |
| Ye-1, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Single-seat jet fighter design. When the more powerful AM-9 engine
replaced the AM-5 in the design stage, the type was renamed Ye-2. |
| Ye-2, Mikoyan-Gurevich
'Faceplate' |
Single-seat jet fighter. The fuselage was very similar to that of the
early MiG-21, but the Ye-2 had a swept wing instead of a delta. NATO thought
that this aircraft was in service as the MiG-21 and assigned the codename
'Faceplate'. Actually it was the delta-winged Ye-5 that entered production
as the MiG-21. Two built, the second one with the 5100kgp Tumansky AM-11
engine.
Type: Ye-2
Function: fighter
Year: 1955 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 3250kg AM-9B
Wing Span: 8.11m Length: 13.23m Height: Wing Area: 21.00m2
Empty Weight: 4340kg Max.Weight: 6250kg
Speed: 1900km/h Ceiling: 18000m Range: 2000km
Armament: 2*g30mm |
| Ye-4, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Tailed-delta fighter prototype. Performance was about equal to the
Ye-2 which was very similar but had a plain swept wing. Another prototype
was ordered, the Ye-5, from which the production MiG-21 was derived. The
Ye-4 was powered by an AM-9 engine. 1955. |
| Ye-5, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Development of the Ye-4 with the more powerful AM-11 engine, built
in parallel with the second (and similarly powered) Ye-2. 1956. Development
continued as the Ye-6. |
| Ye-6, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Pre-series version of the early MiG-21, development of the Ye-5. Some
were fited, in the same way as some Ye-152s, with small canard foreplanes. |
| Ye-7, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Prototype of the MiG-21PF series. |
| Ye-8, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Experimental fighter. The Ye-8 was a single-seat, single-engined aircraft
with a delta wing and tail surfaces similar to that of the MiG-21, but
also with canard foreplanes. The fuselage was similar to that of the X-31
or Eurofighter 2000, with a rectangular variable geometry intake under
the front fuselage, ahead of the wing roots. Two built.
Type: Ye-8
Function: fighter
Year: 1962 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 15900lb Metskhvarisvili R-21
Wing Span: 7.15m Length: 14.90m Height: Wing Area: 23.13m2
Empty Weight: Max.Weight: 8200kg
Speed: 2230km/h Ceiling: 20000m Range:
Armament: |
| Ye-9, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Prototype of the MiG-21PFMA. |
| Ye-23DPD, Mikoyan-Gurevich
'Faithless' |
STOL fighter of tailed delta configuration, fitted with two lift engines
in the forward fuselage. The variable geometry concept of the Ye-23IG was
preferred.
Type: Ye-23DPD
Function: fighter
Year: 1966 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 10000kg Lyulka AL-7F
Speed: Ceiling: Range:
Armament: |
| Ye-23IG, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Prototype of the MiG-23. |
| Ye-26, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Prototype of the MiG-25. |
| Ye-50, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
The Ye-50 was a version of the Ye-2 'Faceplate' fitted with a small
jet engine and a rocket engine at the base of the tailfin. It was intended
as a point defence interceptor. Top speed was Mach 2.3, and the Ye-50 may
have been considered as a possible Lockheed U-2 interceptor. After three
prototypes, a production batch of 50 was ordered, but these were not built
because the rocket engines were unavailable.
Type: Ye-50/1
Function: fighter
Year: 1956 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 3800kg Tumansky AM-9Ye
1 * 1300kg Dushkin S-155
Wing Span: 8.11m Length: 13.62m Height: Wing Area: 21.00m2
Empty Weight: Max.Weight:
Speed: 2460km/h Ceiling: 23000m Range: 450km
Armament: |
| Ye-150, Mikoyan-Gurevich
'Flipper' |
Technology demonstrator for an all-weather interceptor. The Ye-150
was a tailed delta, optimized for the short-range interceptor role, possibly
as an U-2 interceptor. One built. The operational version would have been
the Ye-152. The Ye-150 was also intended to test the Tumansky R-15 engine.
Type: Ye-150
Function: fighter
Year: 1958 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 10150kg Tumansky R-15-300
Speed: 2816km/h Ceiling: Range: 1500km
Armament: |
| Ye-152, Mikoyan-Gurevich
'Flipper' |
The Ye-152 was an operational interceptor development of the Ye-150.
The first Ye-152A had two R-11 engines because the large R-15 was still
in development, and in consequence it flew before the Ye-150 it was derived
from. The Ye-152/1 and Ye-152/2, which were powered by a single R-13, flew
later. The Ye-152 was seen in Tushino in 1961, hence the assignment of
a NATO code name, but it never entered service. Mikoyan chose to concentrate
on the
development of the Ye-155 (MiG-25).
Type: Ye-152A
Function: fighter
Year: 1959 Crew: 1 Engines: 2 * 5740kg Tumansky R-11F-300
Wing Span: 8.49m Length: 19.00m Height: Wing Area: 34.02m2
Empty Weight: Max.Weight: 13960kg
Speed: 2500km/h Ceiling: 19800m Range: 2300km
Armament:
Type: Ye-152/2
Function: fighter
Year: 1961 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 10210kg R-15-300
Wing Span: 8.79m Length: 19.66m Height: Wing Area: 42.02m
Empty Weight: 10900kg Max.Weight: 14350kg
Speed: 2510km/h Ceiling: 22670m Range: 1470km
Armament: |
| Ye-155, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Prototype of the MiG-25. |
| Ye-166, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
See E-166. |
| Ye-266, Mikoyan-Gurevich |
See Ye-155. |
| 1-42, Mikoyan |
Stealth fighter under development in Russia. If built, it could enter
service around 2000. Provisional drawings show a twin- engined aircraft
with a cranked delta wing, canards, twin tail fins, jet intakes under the
nose, and vectoring nozzles. The engine would be the Lyulka AL-41. |
| 1-44, Mikoyan |
Designation applied to the two prototypes of the 1-42. |
