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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis

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Auto Credit Based on BaconAircraft's CLOSED! Soviet Aircraft Challenge!

Approx. 1:1 scale.
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (NATO reporting name: "Fagot") was a jet fighter aircraft developed by Mikoyan-Gurevich OKB for the Soviet Union. The MiG-15 was one of the first successful jet fighters to incorporate swept wings to achieve high transonic speeds. In combat over Korea, it outclassed straight-winged jet day fighters which were largely relegated to ground attack roles, and was quickly countered by the similar American swept-wing F-86 Sabre. The MiG-15 is often mentioned, along with the North American F-86 Sabre, as the best fighter aircraft of the Korean War, and among the best fighter aircraft of all time. When refined into the more advanced MiG-17, the basic design would again surprise the West when it proved effective against supersonic fighters such as the F-105 Thunderchief and McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II in the Vietnam War of the 1960s. The MiG-15 is believed to have been one of the most widely produced jet aircraft ever made; in excess of 12,000 were manufactured. Licensed foreign production may have raised the production total to over 18,000. The MiG-15 remains in service with the North Korean Air Force as an advanced trainer.

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor CLOSED! Soviet Aircraft Challenge!
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 33.0ft (10.0m)
  • Length 33.0ft (10.1m)
  • Height 12.8ft (3.9m)
  • Empty Weight 8,240lbs (3,737kg)
  • Loaded Weight 12,665lbs (5,745kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 2.661
  • Wing Loading 44.6lbs/ft2 (217.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 283.9ft2 (26.4m2)
  • Drag Points 3097

Parts

  • Number of Parts 97
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 414
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    @LoadingCheese Too much detail puts on lots of drag and ruins the (kinda sorta) realistic performance. I can never get the energy retention right though. I do play War Thunder, but not a lot.

    8.7 years ago