Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-105
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-105, part of the Spiral program, was a crewed test vehicle to explore low-speed handling and landing. It was a visible result of a Soviet project to create an orbital spaceplane. The MiG 105 was nicknamed "Lapot" (Russian: лапоть, or bast shoe; the word is also used as a slang for "shoe"), for the shape of its nose.
| MiG-105 | |
|---|---|
| MiG 105-11 test vehicle at the Central Air Force Museum. | |
| Role | Test vehicle |
| National origin | Soviet Union |
| Manufacturer | Mikoyan |
| First flight | 1976 |
| Status | Cancelled |
| Primary user | Soviet Air Forces |
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