MiG-3 CUTAWAY
by Massimo Tessitori

Updated on 17 February 2022

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  Legenda:
1. AV-5L-123 propeller hub
2. propeller shaft
3. reduction gear of Mikulin AM-35A engine
4. venturi
5. engine support structure
6. oil cooler (both sides)
7. dynamo GS-350
8. oil and coolant pump
9. supercharger
10. ShKAS waste links bag (one on left side for both ShKAS; drawn as stransparent)
11. supercharger inlet from wingroot intakes
12. cooling circuit (green)
13. battery (right side only)
14. actuating shafts for oil cooler outlet shutters
15. fuel circuit (yellow)
16. UBS waste shells duct (to a slot on the left of the glycol cooler)
17. air intake deflector of glycol cooler (2 vertical + 2 horizontal blades)
18. glycol cooler
19. cooler outlet flap with actuation mechanism
20. fuel tank emptying out cap
21. back fuel tank
22. seat support structure
23. oxygen bottle (right side)
24. oxygen bottle refuelling hatch (right side)
25. socket for battery recharging on the ground (right side)
26. compressed air bottle (left side; drawn as transparent)
27. tail wheel bi-stable retraction mechanism, actioned by wires
28. shock adsorber
29. retractable tail wheel
30. tail wheel door
31. rudder actuating mechanism
32. rudder hinge
33. tail position light (white)
34. trim fence
35. rudder metallic structure
36. elevators shaft moved by a lever
37. elevator actuating rods
38. side hole for wire aerial
39. ventilation hole
40. rear guide for sliding hood
41. RUN-30A dynamotor for RSI-3  (on left side)
42. RSI-3 radio transmitter (rarely installed); it hides the RU-11A dynamotor (on right side) for RSI-4 radio receiver (installed on the floor)
43. tools pack
44. connection bolt between mid fuselage tubes frame and rear wooden fuselage
45. seat armoured backrest
46. sliding hood
47. side guides for sliding hood
48. radio station control panel
49. sliding hood locking mechanism
50. three-pieces windshield and joint line between its trasparent panels (no frame)
51. PBP-1A gunsight
52. arming handles for UBS (centre) and ShKASs (both sides)
53. instrument panel
54. upper (curved) and lower (angulated) firewalls
55. priming fuel tank for cold starting
56. front fuel tank
57. mast of radio aerial
58. UBS waste links duct and bag (drawn as transparent)
59. UBS ammo box (360 rounds) and rail
60. UBS 12,7 mm gun (centre) and ShKAS 7,62 mm gun (right ShKAS on the background; left one is omitted)
61. ShKAS ammo boxes (2x350 rounds) and rails
62. thermal sleeves for guns barrels
63. glycol (coolant) tank and pipes (green)
64. oil tank and pipes (brown)