Mikoyan and Guerevich I-270

Mikoyan and Guerevich I-270

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02/28/2007. Remarks by Bernhard Klein: "The I-270 rocketplane began as a post-war copy of the German Ju 248 (Me 263) design. It had a more refined aerodynamic form than the Me 263 and lower gross weight. The I-270 was abandoned in favor of the turbojet-powered MiG-15 in 1947, which had much greater range. The first of two constructed flew as a glider, towed by a Tu-2, early December 1946. First flight under own power was made by second aircraft in March 1947. The loss of the two I-270 prototypes in test flights ultimately scuttled this research program."


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02/28/2007. Remarks by Bernhard Klein: "The I-270 rocketplane began as a post-war copy of the German Ju 248 (Me 263) design. It had a more refined aerodynamic form than the Me 263 and lower gross weight. The I-270 was abandoned in favor of the turbojet-powered MiG-15 in 1947, which had much greater range. The first of two constructed flew as a glider, towed by a Tu-2, early December 1946. First flight under own power was made by second aircraft in March 1947. The loss of the two I-270 prototypes in test flights ultimately scuttled this research program."