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MiG-15 bis · Length
Single source10.102 m (33 ft 2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 | Shenyang J-16 |
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| Type | Fighter aircraft[source] | — |
| National origin | Soviet Union[source] | People's Republic of China[source] |
| Manufacturer | Mikoyan-Gurevich[source] | Shenyang Aircraft Corporation[source] |
| Status | In limited service with the Korean People's Army Air Force[source] | In service[source] |
21.9 m (71 ft 10 in)[source]
Empty; MiG-15 bis · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; MiG-15 bis · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; MiG-15 bis · with 2x600 L (160 US gal; 130 imp gal) drop-tanks
Single source3,681 kg (8,115 lb)[source]
5,044 kg (11,120 lb)[source]
6,106 kg (13,461 lb) with 2x600 L (160 US gal; 130 imp gal) drop-tanks[source]
Empty; Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Max takeoff weight
Single sourceFerry; MiG-15 bis · at 12,000 m (39,000 ft) with 2x600 L (160 US gal; 130 imp gal) drop-tanks
Single source2,520 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[source]
MiG-15 bis · 1 × Klimov VK-1 centrifugal-flow turbojet thrust
Single source1 × Klimov VK-1 centrifugal-flow turbojet , 26.5 kN (5,950 lbf) thrust[source]
2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans with afterburner
Single source2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans , 135 kN (30,000 lbf) with afterburner[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users | Soviet Air Forces (historical) People's Liberation Army Air Force (historical) Korean People's Army Air Force[source] | — |
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| Number built | 13,130 in the USSR + at least 4,180 under license[source] | ~ 470 - ~ 500 (As of 2026 )[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1949[source] | 2015–16[source] |
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| First flight | 30 December 1947[source] | — |
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| Developed into | Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,420 L (380 US gal; 310 imp gal) internal[source] | — |
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| 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)[source] | — |
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| Hardpoints | 2 , with provisions to carry combinations of: Bombs: 100 kg (220 lb) bombs Other: drop tanks, or unguided rockets[source] | Munitions on 12 external hardpoints, including:[source] |
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| Airfoil | root: TsAGI S-10; tip: TsAGI SR-3[source] | — |
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| Wing loading | 296.4 kg/m 2 (60.7 lb/sq ft)[source] | — |
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| Thrust/weight | 0.54[source] | — |
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| Bombs | 100 kg (220 lb) bombs[source] | — |
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| Other | drop tanks, or unguided rockets[source] | — |
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| Role | — | Multirole strike fighter[source] |
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| Primary user | — | People's Liberation Army Air Force[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 2017–present[source] |
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| Developed from | — | Shenyang J-11 Su-30MKK[source] |
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| g limits | — | +9[source] |
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