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File updated on May 29, 2023
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The I-200 prototype was completed on March 31, 1940.
Then it was critically examined by A.G.Brunov, senior test pilot of Zavod
1 and leading engineer for the tests, and by Colonel M.I. Martseliuk and Major
M.N. Yakushin of VVS.
Left: This was the first configuration of No.01 in March 1940. We see the silver overall finish. On the other side, the oil cooler was slightly smaller than the later configuration. The canopy was removed for easier bailing out.
Below: profile of I-200 No. 01 in March 1940. |
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After having been modified and repainted, the I-200 n.01 was first
flown on April 5th, 1940 by the test pilot A.N. Ekatov of Zavod 1. On
1st May 1940 he flew the I-200 n.01 over Moscow's Red Square. Left: two photos of I-200 No.01 as it appeared in May 1940. The silver overall livery has been replaced by a solid light color, usually drawn as grey but that could be anything, and a red (?) lightning on each side of the fuselage. The plane had a closed hood that was hinged on the right, but it was openable from outside only. This configuration of the oil cooler on the left side only has already been enlarged, but it was replaced by a cooler on each side, as on I-200 No.02, in August 1940. Note six slots on the panel on the side of the nose. The aircraft differs from early type MiG-3 for:
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