Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15

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The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (Russian: ?????? ? ??????? ???-15; NATO reporting
name: "Fagot") was a jet fighter aircraft developed by Mikoyan-Gurevich OKB for
the Soviet Union. The MiG-15 was one of the first successful jet fighters to
incorporate swept wings to achieve high transonic speeds. In combat over Korea,
it outclassed straight-winged jet day fighters which were largely relegated to
ground attack roles, and was quickly countered by the similar American
swept-wing F-86 Sabre. The MiG-15 is often mentioned, along with the North
American F-86 Sabre, as the best fighter aircraft of the Korean War, and among
the best fighter aircraft of all time.

When refined into the more advanced MiG-17, the basic design would again
surprise the West when it proved effective against supersonic fighters such as
the F-105 Thunderchief and McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II in the Vietnam War
of the 1960s.

The MiG-15 is believed to have been one of the most widely produced jet aircraft
ever made; in excess of 12,000 were manufactured. Licensed foreign production
may have raised the production total to over 18,000.[2] The MiG-15 remains in
service with the North Korean Air Force as an advanced trainer.


Role
Fighter

Manufacturer
Mikoyan-Gurevich

First flight
30 December 1947

Introduction
1949

Status
Trainers in service

Primary users
Soviet Air Force
PLA Air Force
Korean People's Air Force
41 others

Number built
~12,000 + ~6,000 under licence

Developed into
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17


The MiG-15 was widely exported, with the People's Republic of China receiving
MiG-15bis models in 1950. Chinese MiG-15s took part in the first jet-versus-jet
dogfights during the Korean War. The swept-wing MiG-15 quickly proved superior
to the first-generation, straight-wing jets of western air forces such as the
F-80 and British Gloster Meteor, as well as piston-engined P-51 Mustangs and
Vought F4U Corsairs with the MiG-15 of First Lieutenant Semyon Fyodorovich
Khominich scoring the first jet-vs-jet victory in history when he bagged the
F-80C of Frank Van Sickle, who died in the encounter (the USAF credits the loss
to North Korean flak).[13][unreliable source?] Only the F-86 Sabre was a match
for the MiG.

Specifications (MiG-15bis)

General characteristics
Crew: 1 or 2
Length: 10.08 m (33 ft 1 in)
Wingspan: 10.08 m (33 ft 1 in)
Height: 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in)
Wing area: 20.6 m2 (222 sq ft)
Airfoil: TsAGI S-10 / TsAGI SR-3
Empty weight: 3,630 kg (8,003 lb)
Gross weight: 5,000 kg (11,023 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 6,105 kg (13,459 lb)
Fuel capacity: 1,420 l (312.4 imp gal; 375.1 US gal)
Powerplant: 1 × Klimov VK-1 centrifugal flow turbojet, 26.5 kN (6,000 lbf)
thrust

Performance
Maximum speed: 1,059 km/h (658 mph; 572 kn) at sea level
1,033 km/h (558 kn; 642 mph) at 5,000 m (16,000 ft)992 km/h (536 kn; 616 mph) at
10,000 m (33,000 ft)Cruising speed: 850 km/h (528 mph; 459 kn)
Range: 1,240 km (771 mi; 670 nmi)
Service ceiling: 15,500 m (50,853 ft)
Rate of climb: 51.2 m/s (10,080 ft/min) at sea level

36.2 m/s (7,130 ft/min) at 5,000 m (16,000 ft)21 m/s (4,100 ft/min) at 10,000 m
(33,000 ft)Time to altitude: 5,000 m (16,000 ft) in 2 minutes

10,000 m (33,000 ft) in 5.2 minutesWing loading: 240.8 kg/m2 (49.3 lb/sq ft)
Thrust/weight: 0.54 (0.544 lbf/lb)

Armament

2x NR-23 23 mm (0.906 in) cannon in the lower left fuselage (80 rounds per gun,
160 rounds total)
1x Nudelman N-37 37 mm (1.457 in) cannon in the lower right fuselage (40 rounds
total)
2x 100 kg (220 lb) bombs, drop tanks, or unguided rockets on 2 underwing
hardpoints.



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