Mikoyan Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9
Military
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Flying in 1946, the MiG-9 was the Soviet Union's first fighter jet experiment, powered by two engines. Reaching 864 km/h across 800 kilometers, it taught engineers lessons that refined future MiG designs.
Specifications
- Role
- Fighter aircraft
- Origin
- Soviet Union
- Crew
- 1
- Engines
- 2
- First flight
- 1946
- Length
- 9.8 m
- Wingspan
- 10 m
- Max speed
- 864 km/h
- Range
- 800 km