Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-8
| MiG-8 Utka | |
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| A MiG-8 in flight | |
| Role | Experimental/liaison aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Mikoyan-Gurevich |
| First flight | 13 August 1945 |
| Status | Prototype |
| Number built | 1 |
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-8 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-8 «Утка») was a Soviet experimental aircraft. Built of wood, the aircraft was designed and built in 1945 to test the novel canard configuration. It also used a tricycle undercarriage, the first used by the design bureau (OKB). It was modified to test a variety of configurations and later used as a liaison aircraft for many years by the design bureau.
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[edit] Design and development
Nicknamed Utka ("duck"), as the word canard (referring to its small forward wings) is French for "duck", the MiG-8 was an experimental aircraft designed and built by the OKB to evaluate the stability and handling of the canard configuration in conjunction with swept wings. This design has benefits in a jet-powered aircraft as it leaves the rear of the fuselage clear of interference from the jet's exhausts. To test the concept the MiG-8 was powered by a Shvetsov M-11 five-cylinder radial engine, with a pusher propeller.
The aircraft was used as a testbed in developing the swept wing of the MiG-15, and afterwards continued to fly as communications/utility aircraft for the OKB.
Being made of wood and fabric, it was very light and reportedly a favorite among MiG OKB test pilots for its docile, slow-speed handling characteristics.
[edit] Specifications
Data from Gunston, The Osprey Encyclopaedia of Russian Aircraft 1875–1995, p. 184
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 2
- Length: 6.995 m (22 ft 11.4 in)
- Wingspan: 9.5 m (31 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 15 m2 (160 sq ft)
- Airfoil: Clark YH
- Empty weight: 642 kg (1,415 lb)
- Gross weight: 1,150 kg (2,535 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 195 litres (43 imp gal; 52 US gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × de-rated Shvetsov M-11FM five cylinder air-cooled radial engine, 82 kW (110 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed, 2.36 m (7 ft 9 in) diameter
Performance
- Maximum speed: 205 km/h (127 mph; 111 kn)
- Range: 500 km (311 mi; 270 nmi)
[edit] See also
- Related lists
[edit] References
- Bibliography
- Gordon, Yefim and Komissarov, Dmitry. OKB Mikoyan: A History of the Design Bureau and its Aircraft. Hinckley, England: Midland Publishing, 2009 ISBN 1-85780-307-5
- Gunston, Bill. The Osprey Encyclopaedia of Russian Aircraft 1875–1995. London, Osprey, 1995 ISBN 1-85532-405-9
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