Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9

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The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 was the Soviet Union’s first operational jet fighter, entering service shortly after World War II and marking the beginning of the MiG jet fighter lineage.

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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 canonical 4
MiG-9 1
MiG-9 jet fighter 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet aircraft
jet fighter aircraft
military aircraft
aircraftGeneration first-generation jet fighter
airForceDesignation Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 self-linksurface differs
surface form: MiG-9
airframeMaterial all-metal construction
airIntakeConfiguration nose intake
armament 23 mm Nudelman-Suranov NS-23 cannon
37 mm Nudelman N-37 cannon
category MiG fighter aircraft
surface form: Mikoyan-Gurevich aircraft

jet fighters of the Soviet Union
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
crew 1
designer Artem Mikoyan
Mikhail Gurevich
developedBy Mikoyan design bureau
surface form: Mikoyan-Gurevich
developmentContext post–World War II jet technology program
engineModel RD-20 turbojet
engineOrigin derived from German BMW 003
enteredService 1947
era early Cold War
firstFlight 1946-04-24
introduced 1947
landingGear retractable tricycle landing gear
manufacturer Mikoyan design bureau
surface form: Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau
maximumSpeed approximately 910 km/h
natoReportingName Fargo
notableAs first operational Soviet jet fighter
numberOfEngines 2
precededBy piston-engined Soviet fighters such as Yak-3
primaryUser Chinese Air Force
surface form: People's Liberation Army Air Force

Soviet Air Forces
productionPeriod late 1940s
productionStatus out of production
propulsionType twin turbojet
retired 1950s
role fighter
interceptor
serviceCeiling approximately 13000 m
status retired
succeededBy Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
tailConfiguration conventional tailplane
usedFor air defense
pilot conversion to jets
usedInConflict Third Chinese Civil War
surface form: Chinese Civil War (late phase)

Korean War (limited, training and air defense)
wingConfiguration straight wing

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Messerschmitt Me 262 inspiredDesignOf Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 predecessor Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 airForceDesignation Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: MiG-9
Artem Mikoyan designed Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9
this entity surface form: MiG-9 jet fighter
Fargo refersTo Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9
23 mm Nudelman-Suranov NS-23 cannon usedOn Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9