Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9
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The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-9) was a first-generation Soviet turbojet fighter and attack aircraft developed in the years immediately after World War II.
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[edit] Development
The MiG-9 was developed from the I-300 prototype which first flew on April 24 1946. Its powerplant comprised two RD-20 turbojets, which were derived from the war-time German BMW 003, these being mounted side-by-side to the rear of the cockpit. Initial armament consisted of a 37 mm Nudelmann NL-37 cannon. The production versions of the MiG-9 were commonly armed with a single 37 mm cannon and two NS-23 23 mm cannon.
The I-300 reached a speed of 565 mph (910 km/h) during initial tests, and after further refinement, it entered service with the VVS as the MiG-9 during the winter of 1946-47. The jet had many performance- and steering-related problems, however it was put into service mainly because of political considerations.
The MiG-9 was deployed largely in the ground-attack role and 550 aircraft were built in different versions by the time production ended in 1948.
The MiG-9 was allocated the NATO reporting name of "Fargo" and the Soviet designation I-301. An earlier MiG fighter, a development of the MiG-3 was also called "MiG-9", but did not enter production.
[edit] Versions
- I-300 : Prototype.
- MiG-9 (F) : "aircraft F" - the only serial variant, RD-20 engines
- MiG-9 (FP) : "aircraft FP", I-302 - prototype with modified weapons layout
- MiG-9 (FL) : "aircraft FL", I-305 - variant with Lyulka TR-1A engines, not completed
- MiG-9 (FF) : "aircraft FF", I-307 - prototypes with afterburned RD-20F or RD-21 engines
- MiG-9M (FR) : "aircraft FR", I-308 - modified prototypes with RD-21 engines
- MIG-9UTI : Two-seat training aircraft.
[edit] Operators
[edit] Specifications (MiG-9)
Data from The Great Book of Fighters[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: One
- Length: 9.83 m (32 ft 3 in)
- Wingspan: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
- Height: 3.22 m (10 ft 7 in)
- Wing area: 18.20 m² (195.9 ft²)
- Empty weight: 3,420 kg (7,540 lb)
- Loaded weight: 4,965 kg (10,945 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 5,500 kg (12,125 lb)
- Powerplant: 2× Kolesov RD-20 afterburning turbojets [2], 7.8 kN (lbf)[3] each
Performance
- Maximum speed: Mach 0.8, 910 km/h (565 mph) at 4,500 m (14,765 ft)
- Range: 800 km (495 mi)
- Service ceiling: 13,000 m (42,650 ft)
- Rate of climb: 19.4 m/s (3,815 ft/min)
- Thrust/weight: 0.40
Armament
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Green, W, Swanborough, G (2001). The great book of fighters. MBI Publishing. ISBN 0-7603-1194-3.
- ^ After Russian Ugolok Neba site
- ^ After Ugolok Neba site, originally measured as 800 kgf
[edit] Related content
Designation sequence
MiG-3 - MiG-8 - MiG-9 (I-210)/MiG-9 (I-301) - MiG-13 (I-250) - MiG-15 - MiG-17
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List of military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS - List of fighter aircraft
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