Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15

by David A. York and Thoth Studios

This simulation and objects have been originally created for X-Plane 12, posted as freeware for the X-Plane community. Blender assets are distributed under MIT general licence for royalty free use via Superhive. The livery is that of selected historical users.

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The MiG-15 is a jet fighter aircraft built by Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau with variations like the Polish Lim-2 under license. It entered the Korean war early on and initially faced only the American propeller fighters and unswept wing jets until the Sabre jet could be rushed into action to match it's performance. The two similar designs battled for supremacy over the notorious MiG Alley along the Yalu River marking the DPRK and China border.

Custom Controls and Operations:

3D modeling of cockpit equipment is still in development though a 2d control panel and a 3D cockpit itself is available on request. The cockpit is still in development of the instrumentation and controls but was not included as I assumed it usually not of interest as a part of assets.

Of possible interest is copy of a Pilot Operation Manual which can be bought at (https://www.flight-manuals-online.com/) for $10.

Specifications (MiG-15bis)

MiG-15 drawing

Data from OKB Mikoyan,[211] MiG: Fifty Years of Secret Aircraft Design[212]

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 m2 (222 sq ft)

• Airfoil: root: TsAGI S-10; tip: TsAGI SR-3[213]

• 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/m2 (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

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-15