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I'm curious to know what a MiG-3 with a Klimov M-105 engine would have been like...?
The question arises given the vast difference in size and weight. The Mikulin AM-35 measured 2,402 meters in length and 0.866 meters in width, weighing 830 kg. The Klimov P-105 was 2,027 meters long, 0.777 meters wide, and weighed 575 kg. The question is valid because the MiG-3's airframe would have been substantially lightened, with a slight loss of power compared to both Mikulin aircraft, with their 993 kW (1,350 hp) at 2,050 rpm versus the P-105PF's 1,260 horsepower (940 kW). There were also Klimov engines with the same power, in this case the VK-105PF2 version with 1,350 hp.
A quick modification would look something like this to recreate the "What if?"
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