Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-6
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The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-6 was a Soviet
ground-attack aircraft design of World War II.
When founding the OKB MiG, Mikoyan-Gurevich used two basic designs from their former employer Polikarpov
. One finally developed to the MiG-1
. The other was the project 65. They worked on this project to get a so-called TSch (Tjaschely Schturmowik) as a competitor model to the Ilyushin Il-2
. Only the paperwork was done. A parallel development was done by Sukhoi, leading to the Sukhoi Su-6.
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ground-attack aircraft design of World War II.
When founding the OKB MiG, Mikoyan-Gurevich used two basic designs from their former employer Polikarpov
Polikarpov
Polikarpov Design Bureau was a Soviet OKB for aircraft, led by Nikolai Nikolaevich Polikarpov. After his death on 30 July 1944 at the age of 52, his OKB was absorbed into Lavochkin, but with some of its engineers going to Mikoyan-Gurevich and its production facilities going to Sukhoi...
. One finally developed to the MiG-1
Mig-1
Mig-1 may refer to:* Middle Investment Grade 1, A credit rating for municipal bonds issued by Moody's or Standard and Poor's bond rating agencies* Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-1 airplane, a fighter aircraft manufactured by Russia...
. The other was the project 65. They worked on this project to get a so-called TSch (Tjaschely Schturmowik) as a competitor model to the Ilyushin Il-2
Ilyushin Il-2
The Ilyushin Il-2 was a ground-attack aircraft in the Second World War, produced by the Soviet Union in very large numbers...
. Only the paperwork was done. A parallel development was done by Sukhoi, leading to the Sukhoi Su-6.
Sources
- German Book: Karl-Heinz Eyermann MiG-Flugzeuge
- German article in FliegerRevue: Memoires of Gurevich
- Vaclav Nemecek: Soviet Planes; German translation(ca.1999) Luftfahrtverlag Walter Ziehrl