Mikoyan-Gurevich МиГ-15 / MiG-15 Fagot/Midget
Technical Information

Background
Built by Mikoyan and Gurevich Design Bureau the МиГ-15 / MiG-15 was designed by Artem Mikoyan and Mikhail Gurevich. First flight December 30, 1947. This fighter had a K-1 ejection seat that used a 37mm shell beneath the seat to eject the pilot. The MiG-15 had a World War II era gunsight. The MiG-15bis model added air breaks. The MiG-15 served as the starting point for development of the MiG-17.

Korean War
One of the first successful swept-wing jet fighters, that achieved fame during the Korean War flying over North Korea.

On September 21, 1953 a North Korean Korean People's Air Force (KPAF) MiG-15bis 2015357 piloted by Lt. No Kum-sok (No Kum So) on an armed patrol and defected by crossing the 38th parallel DMZ and landed at Kimpo Air Base (K-14). Afterwards, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) flight tested the jet in Okinawa and later the United States. Technical performance revealed the plane was difficult to control in a high speed dive, and the top speed was lower than the F-86 but the rate of climb was faster and could operate at higher altitude.

Codename
The MiG-15 was codenamed "Fagot" by NATO and the U.S. Air Force (USAF).
The MiG-15UTI two seat trainer version was code named "Midget".

Production
The MiG-15 is believed to have been the most widely produced jet aircraft ever produced with over 12,000 built in the Soviet Union plus roughly 6,000 more licensed built foreign production.

Technical Details MiG-15bis
Crew  One (Pilot)
Engines  1 × Klimov VK-1 turbojet, 26.5 kN (5,950 lbs)
Span  10.1 m (33 ft 1 in)
Length  10.1 m (33 ft 2 in)
Height  3.7 m (12 ft 2 in)
Maximum Speed  668 mph
Range  815 miles or 1,230 miles with external drop tanks
Armament  2 x NR-23 23mm cannons in lower left fuselage (80 rounds per gun, 160 rounds total)
1 x Nudelman N-37 37 mm cannon in lower right fuselage (40 rounds total)
Wing Hardpoints  2 x 220 lb bombs, unguided rockets or drop tanks