Single-seat fighter constructed in Soviet Union. Aircraft on display - number 3305 (s/n 613305) - was made under licence in Czechoslovakia. Production lasts from 1954 to 1960.
MiG-15bis was improved version of MiG-15. Engine Klimov RD-45F was replaced by Klimov VK-1 engine. Apart from engine was strengthened wing construction, apply servo-drive flaps, increased elevator balance, reconstructed break shields and modified leading edge of tail fin.
Armament was one 30 mm cannon N-37D (40 rounds, 400 s/min), two 23 mm cannons NR-23KM (80 rounds, 800-900 s/m). Aircraft can carry two 50 kg or 100 kg bombs and two external fuel tanks for 250 litres.
Specifications of MiG-15bis: |
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| wing span: | 10,8 m |
| length: | 10,86 m |
| height: | 3,70 m |
| wing area: | 20,60 m2 |
| weight: | |
| - empty aircraft | 3681 kg |
| - normal take-off | 5044 kg |
| - maximal take-off | 5380 kg |
| engine: | Klimov VK-1A |
| maximal thrust: | 26,47 kN |
| maximal speed: | |
| - at ground level | 1076 km/h |
| - in altitude 3000 m | 1107 km/h |
| range: | 1330 km |
| service ceiling: | 15500 m |
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