Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3

what is it?

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-3) is a Soviet interceptor used during World War II. It was a development of the MiG-1 by the OKO (opytno-konstruktorskij otdel—Experimental Design Department) of Zavod (Factory) No. 1 in Moscow to remedy problems found during the MiG-1's development and operations. It replaced the MiG-1 on the production line at Factory No.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · low wing · 10.2 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 505 km/htop speed
• range 820 kmwithout refuelling
• size 3,355 kgmax take-off weight
• built 3,172made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 86 years ago, in 1940.
• 🏎️Top speed is 3.9× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 10.2 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🏔️Can fly 1.4× higher than Mount Everest (8,849 m).

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1940

introduced

1940

retired

1943

status

retired

number built

3,172

role

fighter/interceptor

origin

🇷🇺 Soviet Union

makers

Progress State Research and Production Rocket Space Center, Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG

engines

1× Mikulin AM-35A / ASh-82

crew

1

length

8.3 m

wingspan

10.2 m

height

3.3 m

max take-off weight

3,355 kg

top speed

505 km/h

range

820 km

ceiling

12,000 m

wings

low wing

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.