The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 is a Soviet single-engine wide-angle all-metal jet fighter, known by the NATO designation "Fagot" or "Midjet". The prototype flew in December 1947, and entered production in 1949. In total, more than 18,000 machines of all types and versions of the MiG-15 were built in the USSR and under license (including Poland, as the Lim-1 and Lim-2). Only after copying the British Rolls-Royce Nene Mk.I and using it in a new airframe did it become possible to fly the future MiG-15. The basic versions are the MiG-15P (all-weather fighter), the MiG-15UTI (two-seat trainer), the MiG-15SB (fighter-bomber) and the MiG-15bis (fighter with the new WK-1 engine). The MiG-15 became a legendary aircraft during the Korean War (1950-1953), where it outperformed Western fighters until the appearance of the F-86 Sabre. The MiG-15 also participated, at least, in the Middle East conflicts (1966-1967) or the Suez Crisis (1956). Technical data (MIG-15bis version): length: 10.1 m, wingspan: 10.1 m, height: 3.7 m, maximum speed: 1075 km/h, rate of climb: 50 m/s, maximum range: 1310 km, maximum ceiling 15500 m. Armament: stationary - 2 23 mm HP-23 cannons and 1 37 mm Nudelman H-37 cannon, suspended - 200 kg of cargo.
