Designed as a single seat long range fighter, the MiG-5 was proposed in competition with the Grushin Gr-1, the Polikarpov TIS and the Tairov Ta-3, with development beginning in 1940. Originally designed for Charomskii M-30 or M-40 engines, the first prototype was fitted with a pair of AM-37s. Ground tests began on 15th May 1941, with the first flight taking place before the end of the month. Armed with a pair of 12.7 mm BS and four 7.62 mm ShKAS machine guns, supplemented by a ventral pod containing either a 23 mm VYa cannon, a 2,205 lb (1,000 kg) bomb or a torpedo, the first prototype was followed by a second aircraft flown in January 1942. This had Shvetsov M-82F radials, and armament of two 12.7 mm BS, four 7.62 mm ShKAS machine guns and two 23 mm VYa cannon. Development was discontinue
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| - Designed as a single seat long range fighter, the MiG-5 was proposed in competition with the Grushin Gr-1, the Polikarpov TIS and the Tairov Ta-3, with development beginning in 1940. Originally designed for Charomskii M-30 or M-40 engines, the first prototype was fitted with a pair of AM-37s. Ground tests began on 15th May 1941, with the first flight taking place before the end of the month. Armed with a pair of 12.7 mm BS and four 7.62 mm ShKAS machine guns, supplemented by a ventral pod containing either a 23 mm VYa cannon, a 2,205 lb (1,000 kg) bomb or a torpedo, the first prototype was followed by a second aircraft flown in January 1942. This had Shvetsov M-82F radials, and armament of two 12.7 mm BS, four 7.62 mm ShKAS machine guns and two 23 mm VYa cannon. Development was discontinue
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| - Designed as a single seat long range fighter, the MiG-5 was proposed in competition with the Grushin Gr-1, the Polikarpov TIS and the Tairov Ta-3, with development beginning in 1940. Originally designed for Charomskii M-30 or M-40 engines, the first prototype was fitted with a pair of AM-37s. Ground tests began on 15th May 1941, with the first flight taking place before the end of the month. Armed with a pair of 12.7 mm BS and four 7.62 mm ShKAS machine guns, supplemented by a ventral pod containing either a 23 mm VYa cannon, a 2,205 lb (1,000 kg) bomb or a torpedo, the first prototype was followed by a second aircraft flown in January 1942. This had Shvetsov M-82F radials, and armament of two 12.7 mm BS, four 7.62 mm ShKAS machine guns and two 23 mm VYa cannon. Development was discontinued due to a change in the primary requirement of the VVS, with a priority need for short range tactical aircraft.
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