I-211 | |
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General information | |
Type | Fighter aircraft |
National origin | Soviet Union |
Manufacturer | Mikoyan-Gurevich |
Status | Prototype |
Primary user | Soviet Air Forces |
Number built | 1 |
History | |
First flight | 12 February 1943 |
Developed from | Mikoyan-Gurevich I-210 |
The Mikoyan-Gurevich I-211 was a prototype high-altitude Soviet fighter aircraft built during World War II. It was a version of the Mikoyan-Gurevich I-210, itself a variant of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3, fitted with a Shvetsov ASh-82F radial engine. Its development was quite prolonged, although successful, but by the time it finished its manufacturer's trials in early 1944 there was no need for a high-altitude fighter and it was not worth reducing the production of existing fighters to convert a factory over to the I-211.