Mikoyan-Gurevich I-350

Mikoyan-Gurevich · Soviet Union · first flew 1951 · fighter

The Mikoyan-Gurevich I-350 was a Soviet transonic fighter prototype of 1951, a direct predecessor of the MiG-19 that explored the performance boundaries of single-engine swept-wing design.

Recognition (WEFT)

W — Wings	Mid-mounted, swept
E — Engines	1 × turbojet, fuselage-mounted
F — Fuselage	16.65 m fuselage
T — Tail	Conventional

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Single-engine transonic prototype with nose intake and swept wings
Large oval nose intake similar to early MiG-19 lineage
Swept tail surfaces with all-flying horizontal stabiliser

A long, slender fuselage with a prominent round nose intake, short-span swept wings, and a conventional swept tail — closely resembling the production MiG-19 but with a simpler single-engine arrangement.

Specifications

The Mikoyan-Gurevich I-350 has a length of 16.65 m (55 ft).
It has a wingspan of 9.73 m (32 ft).
Its maximum speed is 1260 km/h (783 mph).
Typical crew: 1.

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History

Developed under the designation I-350, the aircraft used a single Mikulin AM-5 turbojet fed through a nose intake, achieving transonic performance. Its development data fed directly into the MiG-19 programme, which became the Soviet Union's first supersonic production fighter.

Variants

A single prototype was completed; the related I-360 followed as further development.

Where you'll see it

Never entered service; it was a pure research prototype whose lessons were absorbed into the MiG-19.

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