MiG-15 'Fagot' Fighter

Designer:

MiG Design Bureau

Manufacturer:

State Industries

Role:

Fighter

Year Adopted:

1947 - First flight of I-310 prototype
1948 - Series production begins

Operational Status:

Soviet Union - No longer in service
(Over 8,000 made during production run)

Other Known Users - Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, China, Congo, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Egypt, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Hungary, Iraq, Mali, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, and Yugoslavia

Armament:

2 x 23mm NS-23 cannon with 80 rounds each
1 x 37mm N-37 cannon w/ 40 rounds

Up to 1,100 pounds (500kg) of bombs

Engine
     Basic Early Model:
 

     MiG-15bis:

 
1 x RD-45F turbojet engine producing 5,005 pounds of thrust

1 x VK-1 turbojet engine producing 5,952 pounds of thrust

Crew:

1 (Pilot)

Wingspan:

33 feet, 1 inch
(10.0 meters)

Length:

36 feet, 3 inches
(11.1 meters)

Height:

11 feet, 2 inches
(3.4 meters)

Maximum Speed:

664 miles per hour at 40,000 feet
(1,070 km per hour at 12,000 meters)

Take-Off Weight:

12,566 lbs (loaded)
5,700 kg (loaded)