E8 is a modification of MiG-21PF aircraft for installation of R-21F-300 engine with thrust of 7, 200 kg. In 1960 during design phase the airplane had designation as MiG-23 since it was designed for S-23 armament complex.
E-8/1 aircraft was manufactured on January 1962 and on 13 June it performed the maiden flight controlled by test pilot G.K.Mosolov. 25 flights were carried out on the aircraft basically on the program of power plant development and provision of stable operation of R-21F-300 engine. On 11 September the E-8/1 aircraft was crashed and destroyed. The cause of accident was disk destruction of the sixth stage of engine compressor with subsequent destruction of both hydraulic systems and fuel tank resulted in control loss and aircraft fire. #81 #aircraft #airplane #E8 #experimental #fighter #MiG #MiG21 #MiG23 #MikoyanGurevich #prototype #test #thexhs #Ye8 #Е8 #истребитель #МиГ #МиГ21 #МиГ23 #Микоян_Гуревич #прототип #экспериментальный
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