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MIG-15bis Chinese People's Volunteer Air Force, North Korea 1953 "Wang Hai"
General Background
The MiG-15 (NATO name Fagot) was designed from information and technology gathered from captured WWII Germans. The main features of the Mig-15 were its simplicity and swept wings. The MiG-15bis was an improved single-seat fighter with better cannon, fuel capacity, avionics and a Klimov turbojet engine developed using an unlicensed Rolls-Royce Nene engine. All this was put in a strengthened airframe. The Allies were completely surprised when the Mig-15 arrived in Korea and quickly brought about the development of the F-86 Sabre.
The Aircraft
The Mig-15 entered the Korean War in November 1950 first flown by Soviet pilots and eventually by North Korean and Chinese pilots.
The Mig-15 came as a complete shock to the UN Forces so they hurried the F-86 into production to counter the MiG. There were several Aces on each side with Chinese pilot Wang Hai accumulating 9 victories during the war. Wang Hai went on to become the first PLAAF (People’s Liberation Army Air Force) Commander in July 1985 and held the post until November 1992.
The Mig-15 came as a complete shock to the UN Forces so they hurried the F-86 into production to counter the MiG. There were several Aces on each side with Chinese pilot Wang Hai accumulating 9 victories during the war. Wang Hai went on to become the first PLAAF (People’s Liberation Army Air Force) Commander in July 1985 and held the post until November 1992.
Specifications :
| Country of origin: | Russia |
| Manufacturer: | Mikoyan-Gurevich |
| Role: | fighter/interceptor |
| Crew: | 1 X pilot |
| Performance | |
| Engine: | 1 X 5,952 pound thrust Klimov VK-1 turbojet |
| Maximum Speed at Sea Level: | 668mph (1,075km/hr) |
| Ceiling: | 50,855ft. |
| Range: | 1,156miles (1860km) |
| Weight | |
| Emptyt: | 8,115lbs. (3,681kg) |
| Max Takeoff: | 13,327lbs. (6,045kg) |
| Dimensions | |
| Wing Span: | 33ft. 0.75in. (10,08m) |
| Length: | 35ft. 7.5in. (10,86m) |
| Height: | 12ft. 1.75in. (3,70m) |
| Armament: | 1 X 37-mm N-37 cannon |
| 2 X 23-mm NS-23 or NR-23 cannon | |
| Up to 1,100 pounds of mixed stores on under-wing hard-points |