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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-V ‘Frog’

4,667 AngularMomentum  3.7 years ago
Auto Credit Based on Astro12's Unusual design plane challenge [Closed]

In the 1960s, Mikoyan Gurevich put forward a design for a revolutionary fighter plane.
Similar to the Salmon and Pogo types designed in the US, the MiG-V did away with the need for runways by taking off vertically. Plans were for aircraft on trailers stationed around East Germany, which could be launched to intercept a nuclear attack, and moved around with ease.

-Weird because there have been very few planes like this, design choices in the description
-AG-1 for the Gyroscope, recommended for landing.

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Unusual design plane challenge [Closed]
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 34.0ft (10.4m)
  • Length 12.1ft (3.7m)
  • Height 24.4ft (7.5m)
  • Empty Weight 3,122lbs (1,416kg)
  • Loaded Weight 4,479lbs (2,031kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.333
  • Wing Loading 17.6lbs/ft2 (85.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 254.8ft2 (23.7m2)
  • Drag Points 6800

Parts

  • Number of Parts 48
  • Control Surfaces 4
  • Performance Cost 190