New warbirds flying in Russia

shepsair · **Posted:** Sat Dec 19, 2009 6:38 pm

http://www.1tv.ru/news/social/157824

Its winter and its cold - over the last couple of weeks.

Looks good though. - beautiful lines.

Sure you can work out what it is.

regards

Mark

K5DH · **Posted:** Sat Dec 19, 2009 6:59 pm

Neato. . . it's a MiG-3! Anyone know what engine they used? It sounded like a Merlin in the video.

shepsair · **Posted:** Sat Dec 19, 2009 7:09 pm

Allison.

Klimov's are like hens teeth and also problems with reduction gear (even rarer) and also paperwork. Allison fits in snugly with no external changes.

regards

Mark

Michel Lemieux · **Posted:** Sat Dec 19, 2009 7:14 pm

Could be the one that was restored at the same time as Mr Yagen one ?

If so it's running an original Klimov

RMAllnutt · **Posted:** Sat Dec 19, 2009 7:24 pm

Here's a very.... very rough translation of the text that went with the video. I loved the bit about the wartime pilots putting goose fat on their exposed face to prevent frost bite.

Looks like this is indeed a second flying example of the MiG-3. Cooll! Thanks for posting the link!

Cheers,
Richard

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In Novosibirsk, rose into the air fighter of World War II

In order to fly the legendary MiG-3, Siberian engineers did a tremendous job.

At the controls exactly the same fighter winter of 1941, Lieutenant Pashkov knocked fascist bombers on the approaches to Moscow. Then the four thousand Henkel flew to the city a little more than a hundred. In response, German fighters began to hunt for MiGami. In one of these battles Ivan Pashkova plane was shot down, and the pilot barely had time to jump with a parachute from a burning car.

Airplane Pashkova exploded in the air. But the wreckage of this moment more than half a century had lain in a swamp near Tver. They found the search engines. The plane crashed after the pilot Yuri Alekseev led to a fire two Messerschmitt and rescued the detachment commander. Survivor fuselage fighter was taken to Novosibirsk. Here the car was collected literally a cog, restored the drawings, studied pictures of military chronicles and old photographs.

Engineers actually repeated the way the designers of the first high-altitude interceptor, the Mikoyan and Gurevich. Collected aircraft decided to put on the wing.

Recycled months experienced fighter on the ground. Checked every detail, tested the operation of all systems. And now the legendary MiG-3 is ready to rise again in the sky.

Even in 20-degree cold cockpit open. It flew during the war. Cover glass bell prevented follow the enemy, it often gets jammed and the pilot was unable to leave the falling plane. To avoid frost-bitten face, experienced pilots were treated his goose fat.

During these tests the pilot repeat the stunt, which at the same plane carried the famous ACC Alexander Pokryshkin. Then no one can call it a fighter only a museum piece.

Boris Ossetia, the president of the Federation aviarestavratorov Russia: "This is the restored history, this link between generations. Remember the song" Moment between past and future? "And just this machine combines the moment between past and future - MiG third.

Restoration of the legendary MiG - only the beginning of a great work of engineers. Enthusiasts have already restored the I-16 fighters, ground attack on the stocks IL-2. They dream of a national collection of flying aircraft and see how these war machines will open the Victory Parade in the sky over Red Square.

Paul Afonasev

DaveM2 · **Posted:** Sat Dec 19, 2009 7:27 pm

Michel Lemieux wrote:

Could be the one that was restored at the same time as Mr Yagen one ?

If so it's running an original Klimov

It is the last of three examples rebuilt by AviaRestoration and runs an Allison

Dave

Second Air Force · **Posted:** Sat Dec 19, 2009 8:03 pm

A beautiful machine, and it's nice to see them exercising it this time of year. I'll never, ever complain about the VFM hangar in Fort Worth being "cold" again..........

Scott

JDK · **Posted:** Sat Dec 19, 2009 9:06 pm

Thanks for that, Mark, and thanks for the translation, Richard.

So, in the B&W period clip at about 40 secs, we have a Yak 3 or 9 taking off (maybe?) a P-39/63 pass, and a Hawker Hurricane getting shot down followed by a P-39/63 shot.

The aircraft under work in the hangar with the '7'; is that another example?

DaveM2 · **Posted:** Sat Dec 19, 2009 10:36 pm

James

This is earlier filming of Jerry Yagen's aircraft, without the rudder fitted - which would have a '1' on it (aircraft '17')

Dave

JDK · **Posted:** Sun Dec 20, 2009 1:08 am

Thanks Dave.

Firebird · **Posted:** Sun Dec 20, 2009 6:29 am

shepsair wrote:

Allison.

Klimov's are like hens teeth and also problems with reduction gear (even rarer) and also paperwork. Allison fits in snugly with no external changes.

And the Mig-3 originally used a Mikulin V12 rather than a Klimov anyway......

Michel Lemieux · **Posted:** Sun Dec 20, 2009 8:22 am

Tks for the correction Dave & Firebird...so what ever happenned to the first rebuilt one ?

airnutz · **Posted:** Sun Dec 20, 2009 3:31 pm

Firebird wrote:

shepsair wrote:

Allison.

Klimov's are like hens teeth and also problems with reduction gear (even rarer) and also paperwork. Allison fits in snugly with no external changes.

And the Mig-3 originally used a Mikulin V12 rather than a Klimov anyway......

Yep, a Mikulin. Early in the project there was a Mikulin that got as far as being run on
a test stand but something apparently didn't go according to plan. There were photos
and such on a website of the projects.

DaveM2 · **Posted:** Sun Dec 20, 2009 3:43 pm

Michel Lemieux wrote:

Tks for the correction Dave & Firebird...so what ever happenned to the first rebuilt one ?

The owner elected to complete the aircraft himself, but last I heard was having problems with the Mikulin AM-38 engine.

Dave

shepsair · **Posted:** Sun Dec 20, 2009 6:15 pm

Oops, yes Mikulin AM-35

Even rarer than Klimovs. No idea why I had Klimov on the brain. Probably to do with the Yakovlev Yak -1 1342 recovery/restoration I have been following for 18 years - one day she will be a beauty!!!

regards

Mark

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