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MIG-21 I (analog)

60.2k GrizzlitnCFSP  8.6 years ago

hello my friends.
I prod to you present my new plane. I spent a lot of time to make it flying correctly.
this is some information about this plane.

MiG-21I (21-11; A-144) Β«AnalogΒ»Flying test-bed?????? Flying test-bed for research and development of Tu-144 passenger airplane wing. Two prototypes were built. First was used to develop elevon control system for tailless aircraft. All four elevon sections were based all over wingspan. The second was tested at the Gromov Flight Research Institute. The wing leading edge was testing with sweepback of 78. In the grotto behind the cockpit and on the top of the fin special cameras were set up. In the nose and tail part of the aircraft a 290 kg remote mass balance weight was used to change the centre-of-gravity. On 18 April 1968 the maiden flight was performed by test pilot O.V.Gudkov. Till the end of 1969 140 flights were performed, the altitude of 19000 m and speed of 212 km/h to 2,06M were reached. After completion of main test program during performing of aerobatic flying on the first prototype FRI test pilot V.Konstantinov crashed, the second prototype was handed over to Monino Air Force Museum after carrying out of tests and training of Tu-144 pilots.

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 3 airplane(s) +28 bonus
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 32.8ft (10.0m)
  • Length 46.8ft (14.3m)
  • Height 16.4ft (5.0m)
  • Empty Weight 8,983lbs (4,074kg)
  • Loaded Weight 30,026lbs (13,619kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.496
  • Wing Loading 71.1lbs/ft2 (347.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 422.5ft2 (39.3m2)
  • Drag Points 5260

Parts

  • Number of Parts 110
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 432