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.
The no.01 in its configuration after May 1940 with grey finish, a red
lightning and the canopy, that was openable from outside only.
A detail of the nose. 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 in August 1940..
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The aircraft differs from early type MiG-3 for:
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the length was still 8,15 m;
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the canopy conformation was different; an one-piece windshield, a rightward
opening shield, a short clear rear part;
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bulges and intakes over the nose were absent; only the lower bulge under
the nose, containing the cooler and lubrification pumps, was present;
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there was a predisposition for guns installations with recessed outlets
(instead than partially protruding as on MiG-1 and 3);
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the small inlets for ignitors and the one on the low-left part of the nose
were absent, as the cooling slots in front of the windshield; the central
one under the nose was particularly small; the small intake in right-low
position was present;
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there are some minor differences in panels division, particularly the exhaust
shields and the panels with 6 slots;
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the tail wheel door had not any bulge nor window;
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the underwing removable panels for guns pods ammo were absent;
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the supercharger intakes at the wingroots were different than those of
MiG-3, particularly for having a shorter upper lip;
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the water radiator fairing was different to those of MiG-3, and apparently
smaller than those of no.02 and 03;
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the main landing gear were different from MiG-3; they had smaller wheels,
different doors shape, and foldable wheel flaps as on I-16, instead of
the wheel doors as on MiG-3;
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the oil cooler was installed only on the left side of nose, and the shutter
is on his air inlet rather than on the outlet; it was the only I-200 with
this configuration;
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the aircraft was painted silver, and it had a red lightning painted on
both his sides (not for his whole life, in fact it doesn't appear on one
photo);
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the prop blades were unpainted alumimium.
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