Every Mikoyan Fighter Aircraft Ever Built
Video from the channel Battlefield Scope USA🇺🇸 about Mikoyan, linked on its Above Ten Thousand entry. Duration: 8:19. Language: English. Video type: Documentary.
What it's about
A quick run-through of Mikoyan's aircraft, from World War II piston fighters to the most recent projects. It includes cancelled prototypes, the MiG-105 Spiral spaceplane and variants such as the MiG-15UTI trainer or the carrier-based MiG-29K.
Historical context
The series begins in 1940 with the MiG-1, a high-altitude interceptor powered by a Mikulin AM-35A engine. It was followed by the MiG-3, of which more than 3,000 were built. The MiG-9 flew in April 1946, the same day as the Yak-15. The MiG-15 faced the F-86 Sabre over Korea, the MiG-17 fought in Vietnam, and the MiG-19 was built in China as the Shenyang J-6. Then came the MiG-21, the variable-geometry MiG-23, the MiG-25 Foxbat, the ground-attack MiG-27, the MiG-29 Fulcrum, conceived to counter the F-16 and the F-18, and the MiG-31 Foxhound interceptor.
Key facts
The MiG-AT trainer carried two French Larzac engines and lost out to the Yak-130 in Russian service. The MiG-35, presented as the latest evolution of the Fulcrum, has seen limited production compared with the Su-35. The MiG 1.44 (MFI) was abandoned in favour of the Su-57. The MiG-105 Spiral was designed as a military spaceplane and carried out several test flights before being cancelled. The MiG-29K operates from Indian aircraft carriers and from the Russian Admiral Kuznetsov.