"MiG-23" - USSR fighter and "AIR-1" - USSR trainer - sport plane

MiG-23 - Soviet multipurpose fighter with variable wing geometry. Experimental aircraft with variable wing geometry 23-11 took to the air for the first time in 1967 on June 10, the plane was piloted by the pilot - tester A. V. Fedotov. The history of the development of the MiG-23 aircraft dates back to the first half of the 1960s, when A. I. Mikoyan's design bureau (OKB-155) began to develop a fighter to replace the MiG-21. In order to improve the take-off and landing characteristics of the fighter, it was decided to install a variable geometry wing in the new fighter (consoles change the angle within 16-72 degrees). MiG-23-type aircraft could be used both for combating air targets and for bombing ground targets, but for this they had to be re-prepared by the engineering and technical staff, and for this it was necessary to change the pylons of the external suspension (the internal cargo compartment was not provided for in the plane). The maximum weight of the seized weapons was two tons. The main weapons against air targets were guided missiles R-24 and R-60 (4 missiles in total).

AIR-1 - a two-seater biplane of wooden construction with wire spacers and a biplane of one pair of interwing kicks. Cabins are open. The front cabin was for the passenger. The engine is an in-line 4-cylinder "Cirrus" M-1 with a power of 60 h. p. The design of the aircraft began in 1926 at the end. The first flight was made in 1927 May 12 (pilot - Julian Ivanovich Piontkovski). In 1927 July 19 he made a record non-stop flight from Sevastopol to Moscow (1420 km in 15 hours 30 minutes, pilot: J.I. Piontkovskis). In the autumn of 1927 the aircraft was used in the maneuvers of the Red Army, flawlessly performing the tasks of the headquarters to maintain contact with the forward units. After the maneuvers it was officially recognized as the best of the Soviet avionette. A. S. Yakovlev was included in the list of students of the N. E. Zhukovsky Academy for his good aircraft design. One exemplar was created. In 1977, according to the original drawings, a second airplane was built, which is exhibited in the museum of the Yakovlev Designers Office.

Simple, but fairly well designed and moderately detailed "hand" design models of the two planes. Models are intended for modelers of any experience, only less experienced ones are recommended to work under the supervision of a more experienced colleague. The graphic instruction is small and not very detailed, the textual one is excellent. "MIG-23" can be constructed with a wing of variable geometry - this is provided for in the publication. The AIR-1 has a perfectly restored engine and overall this model is much better designed, than the "MiG". Antiquarian publication.