Mikoyan Ye-8

you can see some good photos here:
http://prototypes.free.fr/ye8/ye8-10.htm

description:
http://www.armscontrol.ru/atmtc/Arms_systems/Avia/Russia/MiG_Aircraft.htm#Ye-?

Ye-8, Mikoyan-Gurevich
Experimental fighter. The Ye-8 was a single-seat, single-engined aircraft with a delta wing and tail surfaces similar to that of the MiG-21, but also with canard foreplanes. The fuselage was similar to that of the X-31 or Eurofighter 2000, with a rectangular variable geometry intake under the front fuselage, ahead of the wing roots. Two built.
Type: Ye-8
Function: fighter
Year: 1962 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 15900lb Metskhvarisvili R-21
Wing Span: 7.15m Length: 14.90m Height: Wing Area: 23.13m2
Empty Weight: Max.Weight: 8200kg
Speed: 2230km/h Ceiling: 20000m Range:
Armament:

you gotta hand it to Mikoyan, playing around with a J-10/EF ancestor in 1962!

so did the J-10 seek “inspiration” and “guidance” from Mikoyan as well other than the Lavi ? 😀