The Mikoyan-Gurevich DIS (Дальний истребитель сопровождения - "long-range escort fighter") was a prototype Soviet fighter aircraft of World War II. It was also intended to develop reconnaissance and bomber versions, but these plans never materialised. It was a sleek, twin-engined, twin-tailed machine of mixed construction. Only two examples were built.

The first, developed under the bureau designation T, was powered by Mikulin AM-37 engines. It first flew in late 1941 and performed well in flight tests. The second machine, (the IT) had Shvetsov M-82 F engines and was completed in October the following year but did not complete flight testing before the project was cancelled. Despite the promise shown by the type, the NKAP felt that the aircraft's capabities and performance were too similar to the Petlyakov Pe-2 already in production.

The service designation MiG-5 had been reserved for this aircraft but, in the end, was never used. The same designation is sometimes erroneously applied to the Mikoyan-Gurevich I-211 , a completely unrelated aircraft.

Specifications (IT)

General Characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 11.85 m (38 ft 10 in)
• Wingspan: 15.10 m (49 ft 6 in)
• Height: 3.40 m (11 ft 2 in)
• Wing area: 38.9 m² (419 ft²)
• Empty: 7,605 kg (16,731 lb)
• Loaded: 8,000 kg (17,600 lb)
• Maximum takeoff: kg ( lb)
• Powerplant: 2x Shavrov M-82 F, 1,268 kW (1,700 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 640 km/h (400 mph)
• Range: 2,500 km (1,560 miles)
• Service ceiling: 9,800 m (32,144 ft)
• Rate of climb: 794 m/min (2,604 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 206 kg/m² (42 lb/ft²)
• Power/Mass: 0.32 kW/kg (0.19 hp/lb)

Armament

• 1x 23 mm VYa cannon
• 2x 12.7 mm BS machine guns
• 4x 7.62 mm ShKAS machine guns

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Designation sequence: MiG-1 - MiG-3 - MiG-5 - MiG-7 - MiG-8 - MiG-9 /MiG-9