Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15bis
Serial Number: 4115
Registration:
Markings: North Korean Air Force
Museum Condition: Restoration in Progress (Spring 2008)
Single-seat, restoration project currently under way (Spring 2008)
Our MIG is a Mikoyan-Gurevich MIG-15bis. Built in Late 1950/early 1951 in Moscow. It is a rare one that actually has a data plate. (MIGs built in the soviet satellite counties did not have data plates, they had the nose numbers painted on at the factory and this served as the identifiers) It was sent to China where it served in the Chinese Air Force until the 1980’s. It was then sold and shipped to America where it was purchased and then donated to the AZ Wing of the CAF.
The history is largely unknown at this time. During restoration the armor for the head rest & back of the seat was found to have stopped large caliber bullets. After further examination, patches were found on the skin of the airplane suggesting from the trajectory the damage could have been received in aerial combat.
North Korean Air Force paint scheme for restored single-seat version
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15UTI "Midget" Trainer Version (Two-seater)
Serial Number: 012
Registration:
Markings:
Museum Condition: Static Display Only
Restored trainer version of the MiG15UTI Trainer on loan to the AZ CAF Museum
| Type |
Fighter |
| Manufacturer |
Mikoyan & Gurevich Design Bureau |
| Maiden Flight |
30 December 1947 |
| Introduced |
1949 |
| Theatre of War |
Korean War through the Cold War |
| Number Produced |
18,000+ |
| Status |
Trainers still in service |
| Crew |
MiG-15bis - 1
MiG-15UTI - 2 |
| Wingspan |
33 ft 1 in |
| Length |
33 ft 2 in |
| Height |
12 ft 2 in |
| Empty Weight |
7,900 lbs |
| Max Takeoff Weight |
13,460 lbs |
| Power Plant |
(1) Klimov RD-45 turbojet |
| Thrust |
5,000 lb |
| Maximum Speed |
580 knots (668 mph) |
| Service Ceiling |
50,850 ft |
| Rate of Climb |
9,840 ft/min |
| Range |
647 nm/1,065 nm with external tanks(745 mi/1225 mi) |
| Guns/Cannons |
(2) 23mm Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23KM cannons (80 rounds per gun, 160 rounds total)
(1) 37mm NL-37D cannon (40 rounds) |
| Payload/Rockets/External Fuel |
(2) 100 kb (220 lb) bombs, drop tanks, or unguided rockets on underwing hard points |
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