Mikoyan Gurevich |
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MiG-15
Fagot |
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Photo: Robert Deering 10/23/2006
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Dulles International Airport (IAD)
Chantilly, Virginia |
Photo: Robert Deering 9/3/2011
Museum of Flight King County
International Airport (BFI)
Seattle, Washington |
Photo:
Robert Deering 10/18/2012
National Museum of
the USAF Wright-Patterson AFB (FFO)
Dayton, Ohio |
Photo: Robert Deering
4/18/2015 National Museum of
Naval Aviation NAS Pensacola
(NPA) Pensacola, Florida |
Photo: Robert Deering
4/9/2019 Technik Museum
Speyer, Germany |
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The
Soviet Union developed the MiG-15 following World War II
and the fighter entered service in 1949. By 1952 the
Soviets provided the MiG-15 (NATO code name "Fagot") to
a number of communist satellite nations, including North
Korea. In 1950 the Soviets began production of a more
capable version, the MiG-15bis. The MiG-15bis used a
more powerful engine and hydraulically boosted ailerons.
During the Korean War, both versions of the MiG-15
operated extensively against United Nations forces.
A
defecting North Korean pilot flew the airplane on
display (USAF Museum) to Kimpo Air Base in South Korea on Sept. 21,
1953. The airplane provided important intelligence data,
especially since it was the advanced version of the
MiG-15. After considerable flight-testing, the U.S.
offered to return the airplane to its "rightful owners."
The offer was ignored, and in November 1957 it was
transferred to the museum for public exhibition.
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SPECIFICATIONS: |
PERFORMANCE:
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Span:
33 ft. 1 1/2 in.
Length:
33 ft. 3 5/8 in.
Height:
11 ft. 2
in.
Empty Weight:
Gross Weight:
11,270 lbs. maximum
Crew:
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Maximum
speed:
670 mph
Cruising
speed:
Range:
500 miles
Service
ceiling:
51,000 ft.
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Engines:
Klimov VK-1 of 6,000 lbs.
thrust (developed from the British Rolls-Royce "Nene"
engine)
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Armament:
Two 23mm cannons and one 37mm
cannon plus rockets or 2,000 lbs. of bombs
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SOURCE: National Museum of the United States Air Force |
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1959 DOD Aircraft
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