What is the Future Russian MIG Fighter other than Pak Fa T 50 and Mig 1.42. What is the Future Mig Fighter Jet

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What is the Future Russian MIG Fighter other than Pak Fa T 50 and Mig 1.42. What is the Future Mig Fighter Jet

Answer 1

Future of Russian MIG Fighter

Basic specs on the MiG-3 were: Maximum speed of 314 mph at sea level, 398 mph at 35, 590 feet. Its rate of climb was 10 mins to 26,000 feet and the service ceiling was 39,370 ft. It had a range of 512 miles at 342 mph, a maximum range of 743 miles. Empty weight of 5950 lbs and a take-off weight of 7739 with under-wing guns and a full fuel load. Its length was 27 ft, wingspan 33 feet, with a height of only 8 feet.

On paper the MiG-3 and the Messerschmitt Bf 109F were closely comparable fighters. In fact however, the 109 had the advantage of a better initial climb rate and better maneuverability at low to medium speeds and at low to medium altitudes, where most of the dogfighting took place on the Eastern front. The MiG-3 had the advantage in level speed and in range, many times the 109s had to break off because their fuel was running dangerously low. The MiG-3 also had the advantage of much better performance over 30,000 feet but the Bf 109's seldom flew that high.

The MiG-3 never got a chance to play the role it had been designed for: to combat high altitude bombers. The Luftwaffe did not build the four-engine bomber that was meant for use over the Soviet industrial areas. The Russians moved their factories east far enough that they were out of range of the twin engine bombers, so the MiG-3 was forced to fight in a low altitude arena for which it was not designed.

The Germans had one other crucial advantage, their fighters were equipped with the modern reflector gunsights. Most Soviet aircraft had simple gunsights, sometimes a circle drawn on the windshield. It was not until delivery of the P-39 and P-40 fighters that they were finally able to install modern gunsights on their fighters.

In spite of such drawbacks, some Russian pilots were able to achieve some awesome kill figures. Alexander Pokryskin scored 59 official victories, about forty in a MiG-3, the remainder in the P-39. He also destroyed an additional 13 German planes over enemy occupied territory , but these were not officially counted as they were not shot down over Soviet controlled territory. According to Pravda, Pokryshkin flew 650 missions, was involved in 156 air-to-air battles and never lost a wingman. He eventually became a Marshall of the Air Force during the Cold War.

In the last years of the war, the Yak-9 became the dominant fighter for the Soviets and probably contributed more than any other Russian fighter plane to the final defeat of the Luftwaffe. But the first bright, shining star of the Soviet fighter elements was the MiG-3.

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Answer 2

The MIG 1.42 has a development MIG 1.44,first flown in 1999 as a demonstrator.Otherwise the Sukhoi S-37 Berkut is the most advanced future project.