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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 is a fighter aircraft originating in Soviet Union. It was built by Mikoyan-Gurevich.
Technical data
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 10.102 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Fighter aircraft
Soviet Union
Mikoyan-Gurevich
In limited service with the Korean People's Army Air Force
Soviet Air Forces (historical) People's Liberation Army Air Force (historical) Korean People's Army Air Force
13,130 in the USSR + at least 4,180 under license
1949
30 December 1947
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
1
10.102 m (33 ft 2 in)
10.085 m (33 ft 1 in)
3.7 m (12 ft 2 in)
20.6 m 2 (222 sq ft)
3,681 kg (8,115 lb)
5,044 kg (11,120 lb)
6,106 kg (13,461 lb) with 2x600 L (160 US gal; 130 imp gal) drop-tanks
1,420 L (380 US gal; 310 imp gal) internal
1 × Klimov VK-1 centrifugal-flow turbojet , 26.5 kN (5,950 lbf) thrust
1,076 km/h (669 mph, 581 kn) at sea level
850 km/h (530 mph, 460 kn) Mach 0.69
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
15,500 m (50,900 ft)
51.2 m/s (10,080 ft/min)
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)
2 , with provisions to carry combinations of: Bombs: 100 kg (220 lb) bombs Other: drop tanks, or unguided rockets
root: TsAGI S-10; tip: TsAGI SR-3
296.4 kg/m 2 (60.7 lb/sq ft)
0.54
100 kg (220 lb) bombs
drop tanks, or unguided rockets
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
North KoreaReported count for MiG-15 · UTI / Shenyang FT-2. Service scope: Korean People's Army Air Force; does not replace a national total. 2 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 4 / in service: 30. Origin: Soviet Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. 2025 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Soviet Air Forces (historical) People's Liberation Army Air Force (historical) Korean People's Army Air Force
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