| Assigned the Izdeliye (Product) designation T, the
design of a DIS {Dalniy istrebitel soprovozhdenya), or
long-range escort fighter, began in 1940, competing
proposals being the Grushin Gr-1, Polikarpov TIS and
Tairov Ta-3. The MiG DIS-200 was designed initially for
Charomskii M-30 or M-40 engines, but the non-availability
of these led to installation of two 1400hp Mikulin
AM-37 12-cylinder Vee-type engines in the first prototype,
which had an armament of two 12.7mm BS and
four 7.62mm ShKAS machine guns, plus one 23mm
VYa cannon in a detachable ventral pod which could be
replaced by a single 1000kg bomb or a torpedo.
Ground tests began on 15 May 1941, and the first
flight took place before the end of the month. Series production
of the DIS (as the MiG-5) was ordered, but cancelled
shortly afterwards owing to lack of manufacturing
capacity. Nonetheless, a second prototype, also
referred to as the DIS-200, but assigned the Izdeliye designation
IT, was flown in January 1942 with 1700hp
Shvetsov M-82F 14-cylinder radials. This had an armament
of four 7.62mm ShKAS and two 12.7mm BS
machine guns and two 23mm VYa cannon, a maximum speed of 604km/h at 5000m,
attaining that altitude within 6.3 min and having a
range of 2500km. The primary VVS requirement
at this stage of the conflict was short-range
tactical aircraft, and further DIS development was discontinued.
MODEL | DIS (first prototype) |
WEIGHTS |
Take-off weight | 8060 kg | 17769 lb |
Empty weight | 6140 kg | 13536 lb |
DIMENSIONS |
Wingspan | 15.10 m | 50 ft 6 in |
Length | 10.87 m | 36 ft 8 in |
Height | 3.40 m | 11 ft 2 in |
Wing area | 38.90 m2 | 418.72 sq ft |
PERFORMANCE |
Max. speed | 610 km/h | 379 mph |
Range | 2280 km | 1417 miles |
 | A three-view drawing (1673 x 1160) |
NHschreiner, e-mail, 24.10.2016 02:43 Anybody have balsa model plans for this plane reply |
Dalhats Laudzafata Avicena, e-mail, 06.04.2014 18:26 Good aircraft, but saddly, they discontinued this project. reply | Thalb, e-mail, 30.11.2011 23:35 With the originally planned engines, this might have become the only fighter aircraft with Diesel engines ever! Nevertheless an interesting aircraft, and as a long-range fighter-bomber it would have been very useful - especially for the USSR with its vast territory. reply |
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