Jet age

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15UTI

One of the first successful swept-wing jet fighters

Two-seat trainer version of the MiG-15, the Soviet swept-wing jet fighter.

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First flight1947

CountrySoviet Union

ManufacturerMikoyan-Gurevich

StatusRetired

History

Two-seat trainer version of the MiG-15, the Soviet swept-wing jet fighter.

Specifications

Role: Jet fighter / two-seat trainer

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 10.102 m (33 ft 2 in)
Wingspan: 10.085 m (33 ft 1 in)
Height: 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in)
Wing area: 20.6 m (222 sq ft)
Airfoil: root: TsAGI S-10; tip: TsAGI SR-3
Empty weight: 3,681 kg (8,115 lb)
Gross weight: 5,044 kg (11,120 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 6,106 kg (13,461 lb) with 2x600 L (160 US gal; 130 imp gal) drop-tanks
Fuel capacity: 1,420 L (380 US gal; 310 imp gal) internal
Powerplant: 1 × Klimov VK-1 centrifugal-flow turbojet, 26.5 kN (5,950 lbf) thrust

Performance

Maximum speed: 1,076 km/h (669 mph, 581 kn) at sea level
Maximum speed: Mach 0.87 at sea level
Cruise speed: 850 km/h (530 mph, 460 kn) Mach 0.69
Ferry range: 2,520 km (1,570 mi, 1,360 nmi) at 12,000 m (39,000 ft) with 2x600 L (160 US gal; 130 imp gal) drop-tanks
Service ceiling: 15,500 m (50,900 ft)
Rate of climb: 51.2 m/s (10,080 ft/min)
Wing loading: 296.4 kg/m (60.7 lb/sq ft)
Thrust/weight: 0.54

Armament

Guns: 2 × 23 mm Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 autocannon in the lower left fuselage (80 rounds per gun, 160 rounds total); 1 × 37 mm Nudelman N-37 autocannon in the lower right fuselage (40 rounds total)
Hardpoints: 2 , with provisions to carry combinations of: — Bombs: 100 kg (220 lb) bombs; Other: drop tanks, or unguided rockets

Source: Wikipedia — Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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