The document summarizes the Mikoyan Project 1.44, also known as the MiG MFI, which was a Soviet fifth-generation fighter aircraft developed in the late 20th century as a technology demonstrator. Key aspects of the design included stealth, supermaneuverability, and supercruise capabilities. The aircraft first flew in February 2000 after many delays due to lack of funding. It demonstrated speeds up to 600 km/h and a maximum height of 1,000 m during its short test program, which was later cancelled with the aircraft's status becoming unknown.

1. MIG – 41 (PROJECT 1.44) – World’s Fastest
Fighter

2. INTRODUCTION
• The Mikoyan Project 1.44/1.42 was a technology demonstrator
developed by the Mikoyan design bureau.
• It was the Soviet Union's answer to the U.S.'s Advanced Tactical Fighter
(ATF), incorporating many fifth-generation fighter aspects such as
advanced avionics, stealth, supermaneuverability, and supercruise.
• The design’s development was a protracted one, characterized by
repeated and lengthy postponements due to a chronic lack of funds;
the MiG 1.44 made its maiden flight in February 2000, nine years
behind schedule.
• The current status of the 1.44 is unknown.

4. DESIGN
• The MiG MFI was a delta wing, twin-tailed, fifth-generation air superiority/strike
fighter design that incorporated advanced technology to theoretically give the aircraft
excellent stealth and fighting attributes.
• It has a tricycle landing gear system, with a single, dual-wheel landing gear in the
front, and two single-wheels in the rear.
• Mikoyan made use of weight-saving materials in the construction of the aircraft, with
aluminum-lithium alloys making up 35% of the empty weight, steel and titanium
alloys (30%), composites (30%) and others (5%).
• The MiG MFI was unconventional in its layout, in an effort to improve in-flight
efficiency and stealth characteristics. Efforts were made to minimize surface-area,
possibly to reduce drag.
• The wings are of delta platform, with leading-edge sweep at 52°.
• At the tips are dielectric fairings which house electronic countermeasures/electronic
support measures. The wings have full-span leading edge.
• The canards, meanwhile, have a leading-edge sweep of 58°, and have prominent
dogtooth which improve airflow over the wings at high alpha (angles of attack).

7. TESTING & CANCELLATION
• During 1999, final preparations were made for first flight.
• The aircraft was finally completed after missing components were purchased. It
underwent ground tests, including high-speed taxis during which the aircraft
was rotated.
• On 29 February 2000, the aircraft performed its first flight at the hands of
Vladimir Gorboonov.
• During the 18-minute flight, 1.44 reached a maximum height of 1,000 m
(3,300 ft) and reached speeds of 600 km/h (370 mph).
• The aircraft touched down at 11:43 am Moscow Time, amid tight security.
Gorboonov later described the aircraft as docile.
• After the 22-minute second flight on 27 April, engineers probably uncovered
some problems, since there were no reported flights thereafter.
• The programme had since apparently been cancelled, with the aircraft's status
unknown.

9. VARIANTS
•MiG 1.42/42 Primary version which may go onto
production; the functions are better than that of the
1.44. NATO named it "Foxglove".
•MiG 1.44 Demonstrator prototype with failed
upgrades; will remain a demonstrator. 2 have been
built. NATO named it "Flatpack".

11. SPECIFICATIONS
Crew: 1
Length: 19 m
Wingspan: 15 m
Height: 4.50 m
Weight: 28,000 kg
Max. takeoff weight: 35,000 kg
Powerplant: 2 × Lyulka AL-41F afterburning turbofans, 176 kN
Maximum speed: Mach 2.6 (2,760 km/h, 1,725 mph)
Range: 4,000 km
Service ceiling: 21,555 m

12. REFERENCES
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan_Project_1.44
• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Mig-
144.png
• http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Mig_1
-44-2.png

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