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The Mikoyan Project 1.44/1.42[1] (Russian: Микоян МиГ-1.44) is a technology demonstrator developed by the Mikoyan Design Bureau.
Apart from a number of names along the lines of "Object/Project 1.44/1.42", the aircraft is also known as the MiG-MFI.
This MiG is now using this designation for an advanced Mikoyan MiG-29.
The Russian government cancelled the initial program in 1997 because of the cost.
The 1.44 was Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau's entry to the Multifunctional Frontline Fighter (MFI) program, which originated in 1986.
Similar to the United States' Advanced Tactical Fighter. It was designed to compete with the American Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor.
Many of its design features are similar to those found on 4.5 generation Western fighters, including supercruise ability and modern avionics.
The 1.44 served mainly as a technological showcase and testbed for future aircraft designs, not as an actual air superiority fighter prototype.
The MiG 1.44 program has been shrouded in mystery throughout the course of its existence. The Russian government cancelled the MFI program in 1997 due to its high unit cost (US$70 million).
Development continued, with the first test flight taking place on February 29, 2000 as well as two confirmed test flights in 2001.
After the cancellation of the MFI program the the Prospective Air Complex for Tactical Air Forces (PAK FA) program was initiated in order to develop an advanced air superiority fighter to fill a role similar to that of the F-22, with a cost similar to that of the F-35 Lightning II.
In 2001, India agreed with Russia to make the PAK FA program a development/production joint-venture between the two nations. Both Mikoyan and Sukhoi submitted concepts to the Defense Ministry for the PAK FA program, with MiG starting an updated Project 1.44.
The Mikoyan Project 1.44/1.42[1] (Russian: Микоян МиГ-1.44) is a technology demonstrator developed by the Mikoyan Design Bureau.
Apart from a number of names along the lines of "Object/Project 1.44/1.42", the aircraft is also known as the MiG-MFI.
This MiG is now using this designation for an advanced Mikoyan MiG-29.
The Russian government cancelled the initial program in 1997 because of the cost.
An artist's conception of the MiG 1.44 technology demonstrator with delta wing design
The 1.44 was Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau's entry to the Multifunctional Frontline Fighter (MFI) program, which originated in 1986.
Similar to the United States' Advanced Tactical Fighter. It was designed to compete with the American Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor.
Many of its design features are similar to those found on 4.5 generation Western fighters, including supercruise ability and modern avionics.
The 1.44 served mainly as a technological showcase and testbed for future aircraft designs, not as an actual air superiority fighter prototype.
The MiG 1.44 program has been shrouded in mystery throughout the course of its existence. The Russian government cancelled the MFI program in 1997 due to its high unit cost (US$70 million).
Development continued, with the first test flight taking place on February 29, 2000 as well as two confirmed test flights in 2001.
After the cancellation of the MFI program the the Prospective Air Complex for Tactical Air Forces (PAK FA) program was initiated in order to develop an advanced air superiority fighter to fill a role similar to that of the F-22, with a cost similar to that of the F-35 Lightning II.
In 2001, India agreed with Russia to make the PAK FA program a development/production joint-venture between the two nations. Both Mikoyan and Sukhoi submitted concepts to the Defense Ministry for the PAK FA program, with MiG starting an updated Project 1.44.
The MiG 1.44 formerly served as a technology demonstrator for the PAK FA program. The in-development PAK FA aircraft will use the same in-development Lyulka AL-41F engine planned for the 1.44.
The 1.42/44 is a delta wing, twin-tailed single seat air superiority/strike fighter with an all-moving forward canard plane. It has a tricycle landing gear system, with a single, dual-wheel landing gear in the front, and two single-wheels in the rear.
It is powered by two Lyulka AL-41F afterburning, thrust vectored turbofan engines. Both engines are fed by two air intakes placed side by side under the fuselage. The intakes include serpentine ducts covered in radar adsorbent material.
It features an internal weapons bay between the engines. Weapons and fuel tanks can be carried under the wings as well.
The 35-ton aircraft has a maximum speed of over Mach 2 at altitude, and is capable of long-term supersonic flight.
The fighter is equipped with a glass cockpit and features a Pulse-Doppler radar with a passive electronically scanned array antenna.
The radar system is linked to a fire control system that allows the fighter to engage up to twenty separate targets at the same time.
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The 1.42/44 is a delta wing, twin-tailed single seat air superiority/strike fighter with an all-moving forward canard plane. It has a tricycle landing gear system, with a single, dual-wheel landing gear in the front, and two single-wheels in the rear.
It is powered by two Lyulka AL-41F afterburning, thrust vectored turbofan engines. Both engines are fed by two air intakes placed side by side under the fuselage. The intakes include serpentine ducts covered in radar adsorbent material.
It features an internal weapons bay between the engines. Weapons and fuel tanks can be carried under the wings as well.
The 35-ton aircraft has a maximum speed of over Mach 2 at altitude, and is capable of long-term supersonic flight.
The fighter is equipped with a glass cockpit and features a Pulse-Doppler radar with a passive electronically scanned array antenna.
The radar system is linked to a fire control system that allows the fighter to engage up to twenty separate targets at the same time.
Note: The 1.44 and 1.42 never went beyond pre-production, so most of the specifications are estimated.
General characteristics- Crew: 1
- Length: 19 m (63 ft)
- Wingspan: 15 m (50 ft)
- Height: 4.50 m (15 ft)
- Empty weight: 18,000 kg (40,000 lb)
- Loaded weight: 28,000 kg (62,000 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 35,000 kg (77,000 lb)
- Powerplant: 2× Lyulka AL-41F afterburning turbofans, 176 kN (39,680 lb) each
- Maximum speed: Mach 2.6 (2761 km/h, 1716 mph)
- Range: 4,000 km (2,500 mi)
- Service ceiling: 27,000 m (70,720 ft)
- Guns: 1× 30 mm Izhmash GSh-301 cannon, 250 rounds
- Missiles: R-77 (AA-12 Adder) medium-range radar-guided missiles and the R-73 (AA-11 Archer)
- K-37 long-range radar-guided missiles and K-74 short-range IR-guided missiles
- Payload: likely any AGM or small-diameter free fall bomb in the Russian inventory
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