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- Added: August 10, 2023
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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 (Russian: Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-15; NATO reporting name: "Fagot") is a jet fighter developed for the Soviet Union by Mikoyan-Gurevich OKB. MiG-15 was one of the first successful swept-wing jet fighters, and it achieved fame in the skies over Korea, where early in the war, it outclassed all straight-winged enemy fighters in most applications. MiG-15 is believed to have been one of the most widely produced jet aircraft ever made, with over 12,000 built. Licensed foreign production perhaps raised the total to over 18,000. MiG-15 is often mentioned along with the North American F-86 Sabre as among the best fighter aircraft of the Korean War and in comparisons with fighters of other eras. MiG-15bis is an improved MiG-15 version; the main difference is the improved engine, the Klimov VK-1. Its level speed at sea level was increased by 26 km/h to 1,076 km/h. Noticeable change is a huge improvement of thrust-to-weight ratio which increased the acceleration. it also has a huge impact on its climb rate, it can reach up to 50 m/s at low altitude with full fuel tanks, making the MiG-15bis one of the best climbing planes compared to other planes at similar battle rating. It is now better at performing vertical loop and other similar maneuvers because of the better engine. But new engine has more fuel combustion rate, and less internal fuel tank capacity to reduce flight endurance or range. The other modifications include hydro booster ailerons control to help aircraft keep high roll rate when maneuver, improved avionics, radio navigation, and NR-23 guns has more rapid fire rate. It also served as the starting point for development of the more advanced MiG-17. Now BearStudios takes this flight legend aircraft into MSFS world.