MiG-3 fighter aircraft
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The MiG-3 fighter aircraft was a high-altitude Soviet World War II interceptor known for its speed and service in the early years of the Eastern Front.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MiG-3 | 1 |
| MiG-3 fighter aircraft canonical | 1 |
| MiG-3 fighter design | 1 |
| Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fighter aircraft
ⓘ
interceptor aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | single-seat fighter ⓘ |
| aircraftGeneration | World War II era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airForceDesignation | MiG-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armament |
cannon (on some variants)
ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ small bombs (on some aircraft) ⓘ underwing rockets (on some aircraft) ⓘ |
| combatTheater | Soviet-German front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| configuration | single-engine ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designedFor | high-altitude performance ⓘ |
| designer |
Artem Mikoyan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mikhail Gurevich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineModel | Mikulin AM-35A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | piston engine ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | Soviet Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1940 ⓘ |
| fuselageMaterial | mixed construction with metal and wood ⓘ |
| hasPropulsion | propeller ⓘ |
| introduced | 1941 ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ |
| laterRole | air defense interceptor ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Mikoyan-Gurevich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
about 398 mph at altitude
ⓘ
about 640 km/h at altitude ⓘ |
| nationality | Soviet ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high speed at high altitude
ⓘ
relatively poor low-altitude handling ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 1 ⓘ |
| operator | Soviet Air Defence Forces (PVO) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplantLayout | liquid-cooled inline engine ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Soviet Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | early 1940s ⓘ |
| role |
fighter
ⓘ
high-altitude interceptor ⓘ |
| serviceEntryContext | early years of the German-Soviet War ⓘ |
| successor | later MiG fighter designs ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail ⓘ |
| usedAs | frontline fighter in 1941 ⓘ |
| usedDuring | initial phase of Operation Barbarossa ⓘ |
| usedIn | Eastern Front of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
MiG-3
subject surface form:
Polikarpov I-16
this entity surface form:
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3
this entity surface form:
MiG-3 fighter design