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[Simple] MiG-15UTI Mod. North Korea

22.3k plane634  3 months ago

"I don't feel like continuing the Il-62 right now, let's just create something simple till I have the motivation to continue it"
9 days later with 6 of those days spent on making an overly complicated guided bomb that didn't end up being used anyway :


Description

The MiG-15UTI is a two-seat dual-control trainer aircraft of the MiG-15, entering service in 1950 with the Soviet Air Force. It is powered by a single Klimov RD-45F non-afterburning turbojet capable of accelerating the jet to 1,015km/h at 3km altitude (630mph at 9,900ft), it can be armed optionally with a single 12.7mm machine gun or a single 23mm autocannon. Alongside the Soviet Union, it saw service in many countries in Europe, Africa, and Asia, including North Korea.

North Korea still operates the venerable MiG-15 to this day, with 34 airframes in operation according to WorldAirForces, all listed as trainer aircraft. In addition of serving the role of trainers, some aircraft can be used in ground attack missions as additional hardpoints have been fitted under the main fuselage capable of carrying 100kg bombs or rocket pods, not only that, extra fuel tanks have been installed to the top rear of the aircraft, giving it a 'spine' akin to late MiG-21 models. With extensive modernization very unlikely for the Hermit Kingdom, these old MiG-15UTIs and Shenyang FT-2s will continue to serve as the country's premier fighter trainer for the foreseeable future.

In this SimplePlanes version, I must admit this is a semi-fictional variant of the UTI, irl only the extra fuel tanks are installed on NK's UTI, the extra hardpoints are only fitted to the single-seat MiG-15s, also, I'm pretty sure it can't (and won't) carry guided bombs nor have countermeasure dispensers on the fuel tanks, but for giggles I decided to add them anyway. Other than that, this is a fairly simple MiG-15UTI with some details and relatively realistic performance, I didn't build a cockpit to save time but the foundation is there, so there may build a cockpited version in the future, you can also build your own cockpit if you want to.

[Loadout]

• 2x KN-SDB glide bomb (fictional name)
• 2x FAB-100 general purpose bomb
• 1x 12.7mm A-12.7 machine gun with 150 rounds
• 64x chaff and flares on the fuel tanks (32x flares 32x chaff)


Controls

VTOL : Flaps
Trim : Trim
AG3 : Jettison weapons
AG4 : Drop countermeasure-fuel tank combo
AG6 : Landing lights
AG7 : Light


Gallery


(Left to right) NK's new glide bomb, NK's MiG-15UTI with spine fuel tanks,
NK's modified MiG-15, notice the protruding hardpoints under the main fuselage


UTI flying with Il-62 (I'll finish the 62 I PROMISE)


Glide bomb launch


Notes

The label roundel may cause lag and bugs.
Non-political, it just looks cool.

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 33.4ft (10.2m)
  • Length 33.8ft (10.3m)
  • Height 13.0ft (4.0m)
  • Empty Weight 7,705lbs (3,495kg)
  • Loaded Weight 11,008lbs (4,993kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.837
  • Wing Loading 40.1lbs/ft2 (195.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 274.5ft2 (25.5m2)
  • Drag Points 4420

Parts

  • Number of Parts 108
  • Control Surfaces 10
  • Performance Cost 662