Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-1
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG -1 (Russian Микоян - Гуревич МиГ -1) was a Soviet fighter aircraft of World War II.
Development
The Artyom Ivanovich Mikoyan aircraft designers and Mikhail Gurevich Iosifovich founded the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau, which consisted of about 40 percent of former Polikarpov employees in December 1939. The first of two almost simultaneously developed projects of new construction office was 65 and was designed as an attack aircraft, which was abandoned in favor of the Ilyushin Il -2.
The second, which began in October 1939 at the modernization program for the Soviet Air Force and as an I -61 (I stands for Istrebitel, Fighter ) designated project had a Mikulin -AM -35A engine and found with a contract for three experimental hunters who later were designated as I -200 approval. These took Mikoyan Gurevich and the pre-made Polikarpov design of K. A parallel development in this direction was the I- 63 with AM -37 engine.
The first prototype flew on April 5, 1940, A. N. Jekatow as a pilot. In August 1940 the flight tests have been completed and the aircraft was demonstrated on 18 August for the first time on the air parade in Tushino the public. Under the designation MiG -1 was then the approval for series production, which started in January 1941, granted.
The series hunters reached in 7,000 meters at a top speed of 628 km / h what the propaganda transposed as " fastest fighter in the world ".
The MiG -1 had a number of weaknesses, so that only 100 copies in the factory ( Zavod ) No. 1 was built in Chodinka. The low stability, the short range and the sensitivity to battle damage particularly fell into the weight. Contrary to expectations, the dogfights were not even in high altitudes instead of the expected German Height bomber sorties was not performed since the German Luftwaffe never had this. In middle or lower heights but could the Mig -1 its speed advantage is not achieved and was inferior to the German use patterns. The Mig -1 was generally more difficult to fly and required skilled pilots, of which the Soviet Air Force had hardly more after Stalin's " purges " but. The aircraft was as a result, but not to its fullest potential also because of its small number of pieces and the overwhelming German superiority.
An improvement by appropriate modifications presented represents the MiG -3
Military user
- Soviet Union 1923 Soviet Union
Specifications
Comparable types
- Soviet Union Soviet Union: Yakovlev Yak -1
- United States United States: Curtiss P-40
- United Kingdom United Kingdom: Hawker Hurricane
- Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia: Avia B.135
- Deutsches Reich Nazi German Reich: Messerschmitt Bf 109, Focke -Wulf Fw 190
- Italy Italy: Reggiane Re.2001