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Mig-3 Soviet Fighter Balsa GP/EP 1570mm (ARF)
Wingspan:, Length:, Flying Weight:, 4+ Channel Transmitter and Receiver,
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 was a Soviet fighter aircraft used during World War II. MiG-3s entered service in the spring of 1941 proving to be a handful for pilots accustomed to the lower-performance Polikarpov I-152 biplane and the Polikarpov I-16 monoplane.
The MiG-3's top speed of 398 mph at 7,200 metres was faster than the German Messerschmitt Bf 109F-2 in service at the beginning of 1941. At lower altitudes the MiG's speed advantage disappeared as its maximum speed at sea level was only 314 mph while the Bf 109F-2 was slightly faster. Unfortunately for the MiG-3 and its pilots, aerial combat over the Eastern Front generally took place at low and medium altitudes where it had no speed advantage.
Our MiG-3 model comes almost ready to fly with just final assembly and equipment installation required. The all balsa airframe is strong enough to take a nitro engine, yet is light enough for electric conversion. The forward fuselage has a magnetically secured hatch in it just for accessing things like your batteries or fuel tank. Rugged fixed tail dragger landing gear is great for rougher grass fields, though is designed such that a set of retracts will drop right in. This model comes with a very complete hardware pack including pushrods, control horns, fuel tank, engine ...
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