Mikojan-Guriewicz MIG-15 is a Soviet single-engine jet fighter with a large wing slant, all-metal structure, known under the NATO term Fagot or Midget.
The flight of the prototype took place in December 1947 and the entry into the line in 1949. In total, in the USSR and under license (including Poland, as Lim-1 and Lim-2), over 18,000 machines of all MIG varieties and versions were built. 15. The origins of this great fighter go back to the I-310 project, which struggled with the lack of a proper engine. Only after copying the British Rolls-Royce Nene Mk.I and using it in the new airframe, it was possible to fly the future MIG 15. The basic versions are MIG-15P (fighter for all weather conditions), MIG-15UTI ( training machine, two-seater), MIG-15SB (fighter-bomber plane) and MIG-15bis (fighter with the new WK-1 engine). The MIG-15 became a legendary aircraft during the Korean War (1950-1953), where it outclassed Western fighter machines until the arrival of the F-86 Saber. MIG-15 also took part in min. the Middle East conflicts (1966-1967) or the Suez crisis (1956).
Technical data (MIG-15bis version): length: 10.1 m, wingspan: 10.1 m, height: 3.7 m, maximum speed: 1075 km / h, climb speed: 50 m / s, maximum range: 1310 km, maximum ceiling 15500 m, armament: fixed - 2 NR-23 cannons, caliber 23 mm and 1 Nudelman N-37 cannon, caliber 37 mm, suspended - 200 kg of cargo.