MiG-1 fighter aircraft

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The MiG-1 fighter aircraft was an early Soviet World War II high-altitude interceptor and the first fighter developed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau, serving as the predecessor to the more famous MiG-3.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet aircraft ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ
aircraftCategory single-seat fighter ⓘ
aircraftType frontline fighter ⓘ
airForceDesignation I-200 ⓘ
airIntakeLocation under-nose radiator intake ⓘ
armament cannon ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ
cockpitType enclosed cockpit ⓘ
configuration single-engine ⓘ
single-seat ⓘ
construction all-metal airframe ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union ⓘ
designBureau Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau ⓘ
designer Artem Mikoyan ⓘ
Mikhail Gurevich ⓘ
developedFrom I-200 prototype ⓘ
developmentGoal intercept high-altitude bombers ⓘ
engineModel Mikulin AM-35A ⓘ
engineType liquid-cooled V-12 piston engine ⓘ
era early World War II ⓘ
firstFlight 1940 ⓘ
historicalSignificance first fighter developed by Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau ⓘ
introduced 1940 ⓘ
landingGear retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer Mikoyan-Gurevich ⓘ
nationality Soviet ⓘ
notableFeature designed for high-altitude performance ⓘ
notableIssue stability problems at low altitude ⓘ
numberBuilt about 100 ⓘ
operator Soviet Air Forces ⓘ
predecessorOf MiG-3 ⓘ
primaryUser Soviet Air Forces ⓘ
propulsion propeller-driven ⓘ
reasonForReplacement improved handling and performance of MiG-3 ⓘ
role high-altitude interceptor ⓘ
serviceBranch Soviet VVS ⓘ
linked to: Soviet Air Forces
serviceEntryContext entered service shortly before Operation Barbarossa ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
successor MiG-3 ⓘ
successorRole basis for the more numerous MiG-3 ⓘ
tailConfiguration conventional tail unit ⓘ
timeInService early 1940s ⓘ
timePeriod 1940–1941 ⓘ
usedInConflict World War II ⓘ
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane ⓘ

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Artem Mikoyan → designed → MiG-1 fighter aircraft ⓘ
Mikhail Gurevich → notableWork → MiG-1 fighter design ⓘ
linked to: MiG-1 fighter aircraft
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 → developedFrom → Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-1 ⓘ
subject linked to: MiG-3 fighter aircraft
linked to: MiG-1 fighter aircraft