Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | - |
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| Type | Fighter and
interceptor aircraft |
Crew | 1 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Mikoyan-Gurevich |
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| Production | 3422
(December 1940 - December 1941 ) |
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| First Flight | 29 October 1940 |
Introduction | 1941 |
| Variants | |||
| I-61 | Prototype with a Mikulin AM-35 V-12 (1200 hp) engine | ||
| I-211 | Prototype with a M-82 engines on a revised MiG-3. Was successful but the La-5 required the engines and got the priority. | ||
| I-231 | Prototype with the AM-39 engine on a revised MiG-3. | ||
| MiG-3 | Entered service in April 1941. | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Empty Weight | 2699 kg |
Loaded Weight | 3355 kg |
| Max takeoff weight | ? kg |
Length | 8.25 m |
| Wingspan | 10.20 m |
Wing area | 17.44 m² |
| Height | 3.30 m |
Wing Loading | 155-192 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Main Guns | 1 x 12.7 mm Berezin UBS MG (*) |
Ammunition Carried | 300 |
| Secondary Guns | 2 × 7.62 mm ShKAS MG (**) |
Ammunition Carried | 2 x 375 |
| Other Armament | 2 ×
100 kg bombs, 6 × 82 mm RS-82 rockets |
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(*, **) mounted over engine/ (later models would feature additional 2 x 12.7 mm UBK machine guns underwing, one per wing)
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 1 ×
Mikulin AM-35A |
Type & Displacement | liquid-cooled V12, 46.66 L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 1350
hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | 402 hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity | 2 x 110 liter
tanks
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(*) with loaded weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 640 km/h
at 7800 m |
Cruise Speed | ? km/h |
| Stall Speed * | ? km/h |
Service Ceiling | 12000 m |
| Rate of Climb | 20 m/s |
Range | 820 km, 1250 km maximum |
(*) vitesse de décrochage
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