Light tactical fighter

LTF 4.12

Easy front-line fighter to replace the MiG-29 was in parallel with the development of IFI projects.The plane was supposed to have a high degree of commonality with 1.42.

... In this regard, it was stated that technical and technological achievements embodied in the IFIs, may find use in a lightweight tactical fighter PRL , developed by ANPK MiG. Previously it was thought that this machine is not for OKB priority because not fully realize the potential of the MiG-29, also belonging to the class of lightweight fighters. Speaking of PRL Mikhail Korzhuyevsaid that the aircraft will be able to perform the functions and fighter and attack aircraft.

Preliminary design promising fighter was carried out by specialists OKB. Mikoyan in 1985, the peculiarity of it is that he carried out in two parts - on multipurpose tactical fighter and fighter air defenses, has received the name of the IFIs, and the easy front-line fighter - PRL . At the same time implies a high degree of commonality between the two planes. At the preliminary design stage, taking into account the blowdown wind tunnel at TsAGI, preliminary data on the characteristics of the engine, equipment and research to reduce radar visibility, identified the rational dimension of the IFIs and the PRL , selected aerodynamic configuration, adopted the basic design-layout decisions, such as linking fuselage, shape and placement of air intakes, tail scheme, as well as the parameters of the basic systems of fighters. In 1987 (86), the MMP them.Mikoyan, along with other works successfully defended a preliminary design for the aircraft to the IFIs and the PRL , winning the contest at EDO im.Suhogo. In the same year came a joint party-government decree, whereby MMP them. Mikoyan was entrusted to the development of MFIs in the weight category of "Su-27.
In the future due to lack of finance work on the program PRL intended to replace the MiG-29, were frozen and all efforts were concentrated on the EDO heavyweight fighter.

takeoff weight of 20 - 22500 kg

Maximum speed 2100 km / h (2.0 M)

cruising speed 1400 km / h (1.3 M)

range without drop tanks 4000 km

length of 17.9 m

scope 8.1/11.9 m

height of 4.7 m

Engine: AL-41F (izd.20)

Thrust afterburning 20000 kgf

Maximum Thrust 19,000 kgs (?)

Thrust 15,000 kgs Working