Russian Aircraft Corporation Mikoyan MiG-1.44
NATO name: Flatpack
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Mikoyan Project 1.44/1.42 reporting name: Flatpack
The Mikoyan Project 1.44/1.42 NATO reporting name: Flatpack) is a multirole fighter technology demonstrator developed by the Mikoyan design bureau. It was designed for the Soviet Union's MFI (Mnogofunksionalni Frontovoy Istrebitel, "Multifunctional Frontline Fighter") project for the I-90 ("1990s fighter") program, the answer to the U.S.'s Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF). The MFI was to incorporate many fifth-generation jet fighter features such as supermaneuverability, supercruise, and advanced avionics, as well as some degree of radar signature reduction.
The design's development was a protracted one, characterised by repeated and lengthy postponements due to a chronic lack of funds after the collapse of the Soviet Union; the MiG 1.44 made its maiden flight in February 2000, nine years behind schedule, and was cancelled later that year.
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The design's development was a protracted one, characterised by repeated and lengthy postponements due to a chronic lack of funds after the collapse of the Soviet Union; the MiG 1.44 made its maiden flight in February 2000, nine years behind schedule, and was cancelled later that year. The MFI project was replaced by the more modern and affordable PAK FA program, which resulted in the Sukhoi Su-57.
Variants
- MiG 1.42: Primary version for production; performance was to be better than that of the 1.44. NATO assigned it the code name "Foxglove".
- MiG 1.44: Demonstrator prototype with failed upgrades; 1 was built. NATO assigned it the code name "Flatpack".
- MiG 1.42R: Proposed reconnaissance variant with reconnaissance equipment in the weapons bay.
- MiG 1.42K: Proposed naval variant with folding wings, arrestor hook, strengthened landing gear and enhanced corrosion protection.
- MiG 1.42 trainer: Proposed two-seat trainer variant.
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Mikoyan Project 1.44/1.42 reporting name: Flatpack
Russian Aircraft Corporation "Mig"
Mikoyan Project 1.44/1.42 reporting name: Flatpack
General Info
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- Crew: 1
- Length: 21.7 m (71 ft 2 in)
- Wingspan: 17 m (55 ft 9 in)
- Height: 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
- Empty weight: 18,000 kg
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- Gross weight: 28,600 kg
- Max takeoff weight: 37,000 kg
- Fuel capacity: 13,000 kg
- Powerplant: 2 × Lyulka AL-41F afterburning turbofan engines, 177 kN (40,000 lbf) with afterburner
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- Maximum speed: 2,480 km/h
- Maximum speed: Mach 2.35
- Supercruise: Mach 1.5 (1,580 km/h, 990 mph) supercruise at altitude
- Range: 4,000 km (2,500 mi,
- Service ceiling: 17,000 m (56,000 ft)
Armament
- Guns: 1 × 30 mm Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30-1 autocannon with 250 rounds
- Missiles:
- R-77 air-to-air missiles
- R-73 AAMs
- R-37 AAMs
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The MiG MFI was a delta wing, twin-tailed, fifth-generation air superiority/strike fighter design that incorporated advanced technology to theoretically give the aircraft excellent stealth and fighting attributes. It featured a close-coupled canard layout which, when working with the thrust vectoring engine nozzles, gave the aircraft remarkable maneuverability. The aircraft had a tricycle landing gear system, with a single, dual-wheel landing gear in the front, and two single wheels in the rear. The MFI had relaxed stability and was controlled by a fly-by-wire flight control system.[24] Mikoyan made use of weight-saving materials in the construction of the aircraft, with aluminum-lithium alloys making up 35% of the empty weight, steel and titanium alloys (30%), composites (30%) and others (5%).
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MiG-1.44 Flatpack
The cancellation of the MiG 1.42 program was seen by a number of analysts as a turning point in Russian military aviation history.
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Some Russian military analysts believe that the Chinese fifth generation Chengdu J-20 drew heavy inspiration from or was fundamentally based on the MiG 1.44.
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