Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15

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The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 is a pioneering Soviet jet fighter of the early Cold War era, renowned for its swept-wing design and major role in the Korean War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Soviet aircraft
jet fighter aircraft
military aircraft
armament 1 × 37 mm cannon
2 × 23 mm cannon
configuration mid-wing monoplane
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
crew 1
designedBy Artem Mikoyan
Mikhail Gurevich
engineType turbojet
enteredService 1949
era early Cold War
firstFlightDate 1947-12-30
height 3.7 m
historicalSignificance key Soviet fighter in the Korean War
one of the first successful swept-wing jet fighters
introduced 1949
landingGear tricycle landing gear
length 10.1 m
licenseBuiltIn Czechoslovakia
Poland
manufacturer Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau
maximumSpeed about 1,075 km/h
maximumTakeoffWeight approximately 5,000 kg
NATOReportingName Fagot
notableOpponent North American F-86 Sabre
notableVariant MiG-15UTI
MiG-15bis
numberBuilt over 13,000
numberOfEngines 1
powerplant Klimov VK-1 turbojet
linked to: Klimov VK-1
predecessor Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9
primaryUsers People's Liberation Army Air Force
linked to: Chinese Air Force

Polish Air Force
Soviet Air Forces
productionEnd 1950s
productionStart 1949
range about 1,200 km
role fighter
interceptor
serviceCeiling about 15,500 m
successor Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
tailConfiguration swept tailplane
trainerVariantNATOReportingName Midget
usedInConflict Korean War
wingConfiguration swept wing
wingspan 10.08 m

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Soviet Air Forces notableAircraft Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
Soviet Air Defense Forces operatedAircraft MiG-15
linked to: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
North American F-86 Sabre notableOpponent Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 developedFrom Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 licenseBuiltVariant Shenyang J-5
linked to: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
VVS operatedAircraftModel MiG-15
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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 notableVariant MiG-15bis
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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 notableVariant MiG-15UTI
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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 succeededBy Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
Rolls-Royce Nene usedIn early Soviet MiG-15 (via Klimov VK-1 derivative)
subject linked to: Rolls-Royce Nene engine
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Mikoyan design bureau product MiG-15 fighter aircraft
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Mikoyan design bureau aircraftFamily MiG-15 family
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East German Air Force usedAircraft MiG-15
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MiG fighter aircraft notableModel MiG-15
linked to: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
Artem Mikoyan designed MiG-15 jet fighter
linked to: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
Cuban Air Force usedAircraft MiG-15
linked to: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 developedFrom Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
subject linked to: Fresco
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 firstIntroducedAsImprovedVersionOf MiG-15
subject linked to: Fresco
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Klimov VK-1 usedInAircraft Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
Klimov VK-1 usedInAircraft Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis
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Air Forces/Air Defense of the NVA usedAircraft MiG-15
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Mikhail Gurevich notableWork MiG-15 jet fighter design
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Fagot refersTo Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
Fagot appliesTo MiG-15 fighter aircraft
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37 mm Nudelman N-37 cannon usedOnAircraft Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
37 mm Nudelman N-37 cannon usedOnAircraft Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis
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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-9 successor Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
subject linked to: Fargo
23 mm Nudelman-Suranov NS-23 cannon usedOn Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (early variants)
linked to: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
Luftstreitkräfte/Luftverteidigung usedAircraft MiG-15
linked to: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15