The MiG 1.44 had its origins in the early 1980s, when the U.S. Air Force began developing a fighter under the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) project, which would result in the supermanueverable and stealthy, albeit costly, Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. Consequently, the Soviet government tasked its fighter design bureaux the job of developing a fighter with which to counter the American threat, and replace the Sukhoi Su-27. Mikoyan occupied itself with two concurrent projects, one of which focused on a heavy multi-role design designated MFI (Mnogofunksionalni Frontovoy Istrebitel, "Multifunctional Frontline Fighter"), the other a light tactical fighter named LFI (Lyogkiy Frontovoy Istrebitel, "Light Frontline Fighter"). To minimise costs, both designs were to share as many components as possible.

However, as the research and development phase for the two projects progressed, costs escalated due to the complexity normally associated with advanced aircraft projects. As a result, the Soviet government created the Combined Task Programme in 1983 with the aim of maximising efficiency and developing technologies to be used for all classes of aircraft. Mikoyan became the primary contractor for the programme, the importance of which was illustrated with its inclusion into the Soviet five-year economic plan. The design bureau soon formulated initial specifications for the new fighters.

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Control elements:

AG1 - On/Off thrust vectoring.
AG2 - On/Off Afterburner.
AG3 - Deploy short landing parachutes.
AG4 - On/Off night time lighting.
AG5 - On/Off gyroscopic stabilization.

Warning!

This aircraft is very unstable at low speed. Proceed to take off and landing with extreme caution!