I-21 | |
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Role | Jet fighter |
National origin | Soviet Union |
Manufacturer | Alekseyev OKB-21 |
Designer | Semyon Alekseyev |
First flight | Late 1947 |
Retired | 1947 after test flight. |
Status | Prototype |
Number built | 3 |
Variants | Alekseyev I-212 |
The Alekseyev I-21 was a Soviet twin-engined jet fighter, built in the late 1940s. Two prototypes were constructed with the designation of I-211, of which one was converted into the I-215 with more powerful engines. A third aircraft was built to evaluate the bicycle landing gear arrangement for use in other aircraft. The fighter was not accepted for production as it was inferior to the swept-wing fighters like the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15.