MIG-17/PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 27, 2009
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: June 20, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT
MG-17/Tysical Characteristics
DATE DISTRIBUTED
20 June 1957
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THIS Is UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
A sketch of the 117 front side and to views) holing
owing points:
~i~ysical Characteristics
wings:
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Ln Pt #11: Wing. The wings are mid-mounted to the fuselage and are of all-
metal construction. Flush type riveting is used tbroughout'and
from wing tip to firing tip the spec is 10 meters Uc~. When
viewing the aircraft from the front, the wings appear to droop.
The wings are sharply swept on the leading and trailing edges
with tips tbxt are amend on the front side and straight at the
rear. 'fie wing is one meter vide and 15 16cm thick at the base,
next to this .fuselage, and about two feet vide at the tip.
Pt #12i Pitot Tube. A pitot tube is located in the leading edge of the
right wing halt~- between the flu a and the Vim tip. The
tube is about 7pcm ].cag. Or
Pt #13: Aileron Trim 'l'ab. Both the right and left ailerons have rtm
tabs vbieh are urge of metal and are 20 25am long and five to n
six an wide.
Pt #11: Ailerons. She ailerons are gin- 11 those of the JUG-1
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*chani.es moved the aircraft by pushing on the wing tips.
Pt #18: !laps. Flaps are the thin, plain type and are 1.80 meters two
meters 1=9 and 3O* vide.
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A. Fuselage:
Pt #11 may; is It, made of e I p lstia and is thick enough to be
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@3 'dim it back on tracks. '14:e entire cockpit area is pressurised by
the use of rubber sealing tubes mounted on the non-moveable canopy
section and the tracks of the rear canopy section. To pressurize, the
rear section Is closed and locked in position. Air is forced into the
rubber tubes by means of an air tekAnd motor-driven pump located in
the fuselage section, rich causes .tubes to eland, forming an
air tight seal.
Pt #7: Plastic Bum . It is located an the raw vaaerside
The bum is q0rra--WA ey six inchees in diameter.
it has some canner on
Unit sic .
Pt #17: Dive Flaps. The -17 has dive flaps located an both the right and
left rear aides of the fuselage. Tlie flaps are 80-90M long and 30-
5002 vide and can be extended by the use of a telescoping rod. The
flaps are wider where hinged and enabler at the rear.
Pt Imo: Fuselage' like a large tat cigar with
as overall length of approadmeetely 10 meters.] the cockpit is located
on the tap front portion just ahead of the loading edge of the wings.
The fuselage is all metal ctnattrUCtIW utilizing flush type riveting
and in general has a Clean smooth stye.
C. Empennage:
Pt #3:
Vertical Stabiliser. The vertical stabilizer is slightly higher than
the stabilizer of the M-15o it is sharply swept on the leading mad 25X1
trailing edges with the tip balm rounded at the front Side and straight
on the rear.
Pt #4: Rudder Trim 2sb. The rudder boo a trim tab that is 20-25cm long and
five to six an wide. 25X1
it is below the horital stabiliser.
Pt f54, Rudder. Rbe rudder is of all.ametal construction and is spproodaoately
70cm. long and 30-40cm, vide. The redder does not extend to the fuselage
line. Mechanics frequently push the aircraft from a point directly
above the exhaust cone.
Pt #15: Elevator Trim Tabs. The left and right elevators have trim tabs made
of metal and are 26-25m long and five to six am wide
Pt #16: Elevator. It is about the ammo as theX] -15 elevator.
Pt #20: Sorizontal Stabilizer. The stabilizer is sharply swept an the Beading
and trailing edges with a rounded tip an the front wring to the rear.
The leading edge is 10cm thick in the center and tapers aft to two an
thickness on the trailing edge. The stabtlser Is mounted about two-
thirds of the i up an the v-+ertical stabilizer and is of all metal
construction utilizing l2vah type riveting.
H. Landing Gear:
Pt #8: Nose Wheel Doors. The alrezvft has double nose v heel doors of unknown
size. T m doors are Operated by a mechanical. linkage to the nose strut
and when closed, form a tight fit at the center.
Pt #at Nadu Strut. the IV47 1*s two main -#mMiag gems that are hydraulically
operated and as rated vier each wing. The bending gear rote inboard
toward the fuselage, and to take up 'imagng shock, the oleo type strut is
paved top 20-30coa.
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Pt #23: Nose Tire.
black rubber, easing is 30an in dii eter and l,0-Ucm thick.
Pt J24: Nose Strut. 'i97e nose vW*l strut is of off-set construction and
retracts to the rear Into the nose section. When extended it has a
brace an the rear side that forms a scissor with on meter to
eliminate shlmay during take-off and landing,
Pt #25: ]rain Tire . The black rubber casing is 70-80cn in diemoeter and 12au
thick.
B. M*IW Installation: 25X1
The atrc *ft is started by the use of a mobile 24 volt battery 25X1
Pt f6: Est Cone. 2be M-17 aircrast has an afterburner unit and the
exhanat outlet is approximately 60-70e in disaster. Pilots are con-
tianally ea:utioned spinet using the af."te ner for extended periods
as it would burn out the tail pipe.
Pt J19: Air Intake. The sir intake for the 1032-17 is located beneath the
Loketar unit (sic '. The inside diameter of the air intake is approxi-
mate~ly two fee .
Pt #9: Gun Package. The XM-17 is equipped with a retractable gun package
similar to the XM-].5. The tray is lowered on four steel cables six
to eight n in diameter by mansof a hand crank. The 37hM cannon
is mounted on the right side and the two 23mm cannons are mounted
on the left side of the tray. The 37hM gun is called a Nuderman rapid
fire cannon and is csapabl~e of firing 1]A rounds per minute, but the
eamnunition cans are loaded with 40 romads for a mission. The two
23mm guns we oallad fuderman and Rikov rapid fire cannons and have a
firing rate of 870 rounds per minute. These cannons are loaded with
80 rounds each for a mission. The 37 n and the 23= cannons use three
different types of projectiles: tracer, inoende-ries, and detonators.
The detonators, he; a slow burning powder that explode the shell at
a given range. The neat cc*anon3y used linking of shells consisted 25X1
of one tracer, three detonators, and two incendaries.
gun stoppages, but when one occurs it is inpossible to recharge
the guns in flight. When mounted only the two 23omm cannons are adjus-
table for aligrmment to the gun sight. Upon return from a firing mission, 25X1
it takes five to 10 minutes to reload the gun tray. On the front left
side of the tray is a bumf, which is a housing for a reel to lower the
entire package.
Pt #10: Lobator.
it has acme ooonnaction to the gun sight
The outer cover is made of a compressed composition material light
brown in color.
Pt #W: Two 23mm cannon mounted in a retractable gun tray. Both cannons fire
straight ahead and are loaded with 80 rounds each.
Pt #27: the 37b common mounted on the right side of a retractable gun tray.
This weapon fires straight abeed and is ,asded with 40 rounds of
a mmition.
Pt #i 29: fain Sight.
to the one
guide.
shown in Pig #1,7,, Section rn, Teb-6 of t Air Intellii
it worked in relation with the Lokator unit.
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M? Coicaticon:
Pt #2: Tnife Antennas. M strcxtt bit MMI radio a a aaiMtio s described
as fiD abonei, arystat escotrc L1 ed dba e3. #t Is for standard use,
Clels #2 and 3 are wed at vagrious tine , OWL t'Mnnel A is used
by both Zun an and Borvl*t Air Ift-ces and is zwvw cbmWed. She
anl.y visible Ouft= - is a knife naOt aMmted an ibe right top side
of the fusel W and to the rem of the caatvpy. She knife is 74?
high, loner to five sm wide aad coonstro ted of a oc ressed material
with b slight tilt to the reirr.
H. Plying 8sfety: The -17 is eked with an a ion seat that is operated
by firim a propellent charge. I 25X1
A test ejection men the ae flew about 17 meters into
the air. 25X1
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