MiG-8 Utka
A MiG-8 in flight
Role	Experimental/liaison aircraft
Manufacturer	Mikoyan-Gurevich
First flight	1945
Status	Retired
Number built	1

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-8 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-8 «Утка») was a Soviet experimental aircraft of 1945.

Contents 1 Design and development 2 Specifications 3 See also 4 References 5 Bibliography 6 External links

[edit] Design and development

Nicknamed Utka ("duck"), as the word canard (referring to its small forward wings) is French for "Duck", the MiG-8 was an experimental aircraft designed and funded exclusively by MiG OKB for testing a fixed-wing aircraft with a smaller forward surface and a main lifting surface aftwards on the fuselage. This design has benefits in a jet-powered aircraft as it leaves the rear of the fuselage clear of interference from the jet's exhausts. To test the concept the MiG-8 was powered by a Shvetsov M-11 five cylinder radial engine, with a pusher propeller.

The aircraft was used as a testbed in developing the swept wing of the MiG-15, and afterwards continued to fly as communications/utility aircraft for the OKB.

Being made of wood and fabric, it was very light and reportedly a favorite among MiG OKB test pilots for its docile, slow-speed handling characteristics.

[edit] Specifications

Data from Gunston, The Osprey Encyclopaedia of Russian Aircraft 1875–1995

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Capacity: 2
• Length: 6.995 m (22 ft 11.4 in)
• Wingspan: 9.5 m (31 ft 2 in)
• Wing area: 15 m² (160 sq ft)
• Airfoil: Clark YH
• Empty weight: 642 kg (1,415 lb)
• Gross weight: 1,150 kg (2,535 lb)
• Fuel capacity: 195 litres (43 imp gal; 52 US gal)
• Powerplant: 1 × de-rated Shvetsov M-11FM five cylinder air-cooled radial engine, 82 kW (110 hp)
• Propellers: 2-bladed, 2.36 m (7 ft 9 in) diameter

Performance

• Maximum speed: 205 km/h (127 mph; 111 kn)
• Range: 500 km (311 mi; 270 nmi)

[edit] See also

Related lists

• List of military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS
• List of experimental aircraft
  

[edit] References

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] External links

• MiG-8 from avia.russian.ee
• MiG-8 from aviation.ru
• MiG-8 from armscontrol.ru
• MiG-8 on Virtual Aircraft Museum

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