Name: Mikoyan I-3U(I-420) Soviet interceptor 1/72 ModelSvit 72010
Brand: Modelsvit
SKU: MSVIT72010
Price: 34.99 USD
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Mikoyan I-3U(I-420) Soviet interceptor 1/72 ModelSvit 72010

Mikoyan I-3U(I-420) Soviet interceptor
1/72 fighter aircraft
ModelSvit 72010

Manufacturer: ModelSvit (Ukraine)
Scale: 1/72
Material: Plastic
Paint: Unpainted, Unassembled, Kit do not contain paints and glue.
Condition: New in Box

The Mikoyan-Gurevich I-3 was the first of three closely related fighter prototype programs developed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau in the Soviet Union in the mid/late 1950s - starting with the I-3, continuing with the I-7 and finally evolving into the I-75. On several occasions airframes were re-built and/or re-used both within a program or in a succeeding program. All the aircraft in the I-3 program were affected by delays in the development of the Klimov VK-3 turbojet engine, its cancellation and replacement by the Lyulka AL-7F turbojet engine.

The I-3U was modified from the unfinished I-3; the fuselage was stretched 93 cm (from 12.27 m to 13.20 m), the nose redesigned to accommodate the Uragan-1 fire control system (hence the U in the designation) above the inlet and an Almaz search radar with a search/track range of 17 km was fitted in the cone centered in the inlet. Armament consisted of two 30 mm Nudelman-Richter NR-30 cannons with symmetrical auto ranging connected to the radar.^[1] In addition to the fire control system Mikoyan-Gurevich also used, for the first time, titanium alloys in the rear fuselage where high temperatures were expected. The conversion from I-3 to I-3U was completed in 1956.

Flight testing took place on an irregular basis in 1956-1958 due to engine flaws and frequent modifications. A total of 34 test flights were carried out, with design bureau test pilotGeorgiy Mossolov reaching a speed of 1960 km/h at attitude on one flight. The program was cancelled on June 17, 1958.

General characteristics

Length: 15.78 m (51 ft 9 in)
Wingspan: 8.98 m (29 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 30 m² (320 sq ft)
Empty weight: 6,447 kg (14,213 lb)
Gross weight: 8,600 kg (18,960 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 10,028 kg (22,108 lb)
Powerplant: 1 Ã— Klimov VK-3 turbojet, 82.37586 kN (18,518.83 lbf) thrust

Performance

Maximum speed: 1,960 km/h (1,218 mph; 1,058 kn)
Range: 1,290 km (802 mi; 697 nmi)
Service ceiling: 18,800 m (61,680 ft)

Armament

Guns: 2x 30 mm Nudelman-Richter NR-30

General Product Info
Material	NOT SET
Scale	1/72
Type	Fighter / Interceptor

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