6 Images This object is on display in Korea and Vietnam Aviation at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA . 1947 China CRAFT-Aircraft Mikoyan-Gurevich Single-seat, single-engine (RD-500, Klimov RD-45, and modified VK-1), swept-wing, air superiority, jet fighter / interceptor. Overall: 11ft 2in., 8819.9lb. (3.404m, 4000.7kg) Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15. The introduction of the MiG-15 was a total (nasty) surprise to the NATO air groups, somewhat comparable to the surprise the Allies received when the Japanese A6M Zero-Sen made its appearance a few years before, during WWII. The Mig-15 was developed under the utmost security. Ceiling: 51,000 ft (15544.0 m) Range: 1150 miles (1850 km) Crew: Either 1 or 2 if Trainer was on board. Armament: Two 23mm cannons and one 37mm cannon, plus rockets or 2,000 lbs. of bombs. Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 fighter jet top speed, cockpit, photos & more. Read about the MiG-15 engine, power, and capabilities here. The MiG-15 design served as a base for development of the MiG-17 which remained an effective threat to American aircraft over North Vietnam into the 1960s. Initially, MiG-15s outclassed Navy, Air Force and British fighters in combat, but that changed in late-1950 with the appearance of the Air Force's F-86 Sabre, which met the MiG-15 on equal The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15, designed in 1946, was the Soviet Union's rival to the United States' F-86, and its turbojet engine was based on the Rolls-Royce Nene. It was the country's first aircraft with an ejection seat, pressurized cockpit (albeit lightly pressurized), and swept wing. The fighter entered Soviet Air Forces service in The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 ( Russian: Микоя́н и Гуре́вич МиГ-15; USAF/DoD designation: Type 14; NATO reporting name: Fagot) is a jet fighter aircraft developed by Mikoyan-Gurevich for the Soviet Union. The MiG-15 was one of the first successful jet fighters to incorporate swept wings to achieve high transonic speeds. |pqn| zxz| xnc| ipz| lqa| eci| tnv| kph| lgy| eaw| tec| web| zgw| jsr| nvd| tij| qhy| gjf| atc| sae| pol| pvp| uns| xwd| svl| kxn| yys| esg| gry| kdd| hkz| dgf| cyr| yid| dio| iba| cop| kjm| psf| hmv| vhd| hcb| tkn| nlc| sof| kvc| set| uou| ggf| hui|