Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 (Fargo)

Single-Seat Jet-Powered Fighter

Soviet Union | 1946

"Despite its impressive appearance - no doubt made possible by captured German research following World War 2 - the MiG-9 was a heavy aircraft prone to accidents."

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The MiG-9 (NATO codename of "Fargo") was only the second attempt by the Soviet Union at designing and producing a viable jet-powered fighter platform. Design was undertaken by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Bureau and - though hardly a successful design - the MiG-9 formed the basis and forerunner to the excellent MiG-15 "Fagot" aircraft popularized by its use in the Korean War (1950-1953). With German turbojet design readily apparent in this Soviet addition, the MiG-9 was nevertheless produced in nearly 600 examples and in several variants.

There is little doubt that the MiG-9's appearance influenced the upcoming 1947 design of the MiG-15 - and future Mikoyan-Gurevich creations throughout the Cold War - as all were seen with the highly identifiable nose-mounted split-type intake (feeding the twin turbojets running about halfway into the fuselage) and high vertical tail surface. The cockpit of the MiG-9 was fielded forward as was the case with the MiG-15 and beyond. In an interesting note, the armament of the MiG-9 was equally indicative of its influence over the MiG-15 in that both sported a single 37mm cannon and twin 23mm cannons all in the nose. Whereas the MiG-9 Fargo was designed with straight wings, all later Mikoyan jets were fitted with swept-back wing designs. Power was derived from a pair of German-based BMW 003A turbojets masked as Soviet RD-20's.

Though development of the MiG-9 began in 1935, the prototype I-300 series was not to fly until 1946 with deliveries beginning in the last month of that year. By 1947, the aircraft was refitted with a more powerful RD-21 type engine in the MiG-9F though overall the series till proved to be a heavy aircraft to fly convincingly in combat when compared to the initial Soviet jet fighter attempt in the Yak-15. With turbojet design mechanics and tactics still in its relative infancy, the MiG-9 was also a design that was inherently prone to engine and airframe failures.

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Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 (Fargo) Single-Seat Jet-Powered Fighter.

2 x RD-20 (BMW 003A) turbojet engines developing 1,746 lb of thrust each.
Propulsion

566 mph
911 kph | 492 kts
Max Speed

44,291 ft
13,500 m | 8 miles
Service Ceiling

900 miles
1,448 km | 782 nm
Operational Range

Structure
The nose-to-tail, wingtip-to-wingtip physical qualities of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 (Fargo) Single-Seat Jet-Powered Fighter.

1
(MANNED)
Crew

32.0 ft
9.75 m
O/A Length

32.8 ft
(10.00 m)
O/A Width

13.0 ft
(3.96 m)
O/A Height

7,540 lb
(3,420 kg)
Empty Weight

11,177 lb
(5,070 kg)
MTOW

Armament
Available supported armament and special-mission equipment featured in the design of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 (Fargo) Single-Seat Jet-Powered Fighter .

STANDARD:
1 x 37mm cannon extending from nose intake divider.
2 x 23mm cannon extending from under sides of nose intake.

Variants
Notable series variants as part of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 (Fargo) family line.

I-300 - Prototype Model Designation; fitted with German-type 2 x BMW 300A turbojets; first flight on April 24 of 1946.

MiG-9 - Base Production Model Series Designation; limited production.

MiG-9F - Fitted with uprated RD-21 turbojet engines.

MiG-9FP - Prototype Model; revised weapons layout.

MiG-9FL - Developmental Model fitted with Lyulka TR-1A engines.

MiG-9FF - Prototypr Model; fitted with RD-20F OR RD-21 type engines with afterburning.

MiG-9FR - Pressurization of cockpit; final production models.

MiG-9UTI - Two-Seat Trainer Model

MiG-9L - Prototype Testbed Aircraft

Operators
Global customers who have evaluated and/or operated the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 (Fargo). Nations are displayed by flag, each linked to their respective national aircraft listing.

Total Production: 598 Units
Contractor(s): Mikoyan-Gurevich - Soviet Union

[ China; Soviet Union ]

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