Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9

MiG-9
Red 01 at the Central Air Force Museum, Monino, Russia
General information
Type	Fighter aircraft
National origin	Soviet Union
Manufacturer	Mikoyan-Gurevich
Status	Retired
Primary users	Soviet Air Forces People's Liberation Army Air Force
Number built	610
History
Manufactured	1946–1948
First flight	24 April 1946

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-9, USAF/DoD designation: Type 1, NATO reporting name: Fargo^[1]) was the first turbojet fighter developed by Mikoyan-Gurevich in the years immediately after World War II. It used reverse-engineered German BMW 003 engines. Categorized as a first-generation jet fighter, it suffered from persistent problems with engine flameouts when firing its guns at high altitudes due to gun gas ingestion. Multiple different armament configurations were tested, but none solved the problem. Several different engines were evaluated, but none were flown, as the prototype of the MiG-15 promised superior performance.

In total, 610 aircraft were built, including prototypes, and they entered service in 1948 with the Soviet Air Forces. At least 372 were transferred to the People's Liberation Army Air Force in 1950 to defend Chinese cities against air raids by the Nationalist Chinese and train the Chinese pilots in jet operations. The MiG-9 was quickly replaced by the MiG-15. Three are known to survive.