twin engined jet fighter designed ussr experimental design bureau seat variant fighter designed response requirement long range fighter issued intended escort fighter designed use night fighter reconnaissance aircraft sources unclear prototype built known aircraft flew development working right hand man world war appointed chief designer directed develop jet fighters powerful engines captured german examples soviet built copies tasked design single seat jet fighter meet demanding specification maximum speed mph range drop tanks responded planned built variants development variant began twin engined metal seat jet fighter round streamlined fuselage reduce drag house considerable equipment fuel required mid mounted straight flow wings engine mounted middle wing wing continued rings engines tail unit swept save weight main load bearing structures airframe constructed aluminum high strength steel components aircraft main wheels fuselage air brakes fitted rear fuselage pilot gunner radio operator sat tandem single cockpit protected armour plates rear seated seats aircraft intended use engines derivative engine development substituted instead aircraft carried radar use gunner radio operator armament mounted nose remote controlled tail barbette variations cannon man cannon remote controlled barbette man cannon man cannon man nose aircraft single wing carry single bomb drop tank carrying fuel prototype reportedly began tests june evidence flew time unclear prototype actually built training version designated planned aircraft gone production variant versions forward swept wings proceed drawing board variants version built proposed version tail barbette replaced facing radar heavier forward facing armament project forward swept wings proposed training variant specifications engines data russian aircraft early soviet general characteristics crew length wingspan wing area gross weight max takeoff weight powerplant lbf thrust speed mph range nmi ferry range nmi service ceiling rate climb min armament guns man cannon rpg cannon remote controlled tail barbette man cannon man cannon cannon remote controlled tail barbette man cannon rpg man cannon rpg man cannon remote controlled barbette provisions carry combinations bombs bombs capacity drop tanks radar navigation aids radios
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