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Soviet MIG -15 (NATO reporting name "Fagot") fighter with Fuselage No. 70209 on display at the Military Museum of Chinese People's Revolution. The visible difference between MiG - 15 and its improved version (usually called MiG-15bis) is a headlight in the air intake separator.

 

This fighter is an improved version of MiG -15 and it entered production in 1950. It had good performance at transonic speed. When compared with propeller-driven fighters and early jet fighters, this fighter was more capable as it had a higher speed and a higher operational ceiling. This figher was one of the main jet fighters of the early 1950s.

 

Length: 10.10 metres

Wingspan: 10.08 metres

Height: 3.7 metres

Maximum Speed: 1,070 kph.

Weight: 3,636 kg.

Operational Ceiling: 15,500 metres

Armament: One 37mm air cannon

Two 23mm air cannons

 

For more information about this type of aircraft, please see:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiG_15

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