left side fuselage details

MiG-3 restoration by Rusavia at MAKS 2005

Updated on September 10, 2005 file name: right-side.htm

Photos copyright by Yuri Pasholok

The left side of the fuselage of this plane reproduces very well the original one, except for the lack of a small ventilation hole behind the canopy.

	This is the bolts cover on the left side of the fuselage.
	The panel under the canopy is visible on the left, while the wooden rear fuselage is on the right.
	An enlarged detail of the image above. Dzud locks are clearly visible. Some rivets are vaguely visible, and they join the aluminium alloy sheet to some internal nervures. The exagonal cap is for compressed air refuelling
	This image of the left side shows a footstep and an hand grip (in front of the windshield). Those details are on left side only.
	The footstep was closed on the inner side by a sort of bag to prevent mud by entering the cockpit.
	The hand grip in front of the windshield. The panel of the windshield was locked by screws instead that Dzud locks, because it hadn't to be removed very often. The image was shot with a rotated camera.
	The water cooler was covered by this long fairing, that included a ventral fuel tank too. We see that it's closed by fast locks for quicker access. The trapezoidal recess is a waste shells expulsion slot, on the left side only.
	Some hatches under tha tail horizontal stabilizator should give access to the tail wheel retraction mechanism. These hatches are on the left side only. Below: details of the hatches.