The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 'Fagot'
The Soviet Union's Fighter During the Korean War
MiG-15 'Fagot' From The USAF Museum
The MiG-15 'Fagot' was the Soviet Union's premier figher during the Korean War. During the Korean War the MiG's were piloted by Chinese and North Koreans. When the Korean War started the MiG-15 caused a sensation in the western world. Western intelligence sources did not believe that Soviet jet engine devolpment had reached this stage. When it appeared its rival the F-86 Sabre was not quite ready to enter the war. The MiG-15 was deadly against older American figter like the F-82, F-80 and the F-84. When the F-86 entered the war, the MiG and the Sabre were almost equal. The F-86 was faster but the MiG-15 had a higher service ceiling. The F-86 was more stable but the MiG-15 was more manoverable. The F-86 had six .50 Caliber MG's while the MiG has Two 23mm and one 37mm cannons. The MG's were easier to aim but more bullets were required to knock a MiG out of the sky, the MiG's cannons were hard to aim but only one 37mm shell was required to knock a sabre out of the Sky. Even so, the MiG were maimed badly because the american piolts were trained extensivly, while the North Korean and Chinese Piolts were very pourly trained.
| Origin: | Mikoyan Design Bureau | ||
| Type: | Light Weight Air Superiority Fighter | ||
| Crew: | Pilot | ||
| First Flight: | 30th December, 1947 | ||
| Engine(s): | 1x RD-45 Turbojet | ||
| Thrust: | 2 270 kg (5 005 lbs) | ||
| Max. Speed: | 1 050 kph(652 mph) | ||
| Cruising Speed: | 380 kph(236 mph) | ||
| Range: | 1420 km (882 miles) | ||
| Ceilling: | 15 456.92 m (50 235 ft) | ||
| Rate of Climb: | 2 544 m/min (8 268 ft/min) | ||
| Height: | 3.41 m(11.1 ft) | ||
| Length: | 10 m (32.5 ft) | ||
| Width: | 10 m (32.5 ft) | ||
| Weight(loaded): | 3260 kg (10 595 lbs) | ||
| Cannon: | 1x 37mm Nudelman N-37 2x 23mm NS-23KM Cannons | ||
| Air-Air: | None | ||
| Air-Surface: | Unguided Bombs, Rockets | ||
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