Our Aircraft
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 ‘996’ (NX996)
Built by the Soviet Air Force but transferred to the People's Liberation Army Navy (better known as the Chinese Navy!) in 1950 and given the serial 2071. This MiG15 was one of the first 50 delivered to the Chinese served with the Chinese throughout the Korean War. Imported to the US in the mid-1990s, it’s currently operated by the Marine Aviation Museum and kept on display at Vietnam War Flight Museum.
Technical Specifications
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Wingspan: 10.085 m (33 ft 1 in)
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Height: 3.7 m (12 ft 2 in)
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Wing area: 20.6 m2 (222 sq ft)
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Airfoil: root: TsAGI S-10; tip: TsAGI SR-3[136]
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Empty weight: 3,681 kg (8,115 lb)
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Gross weight: 5,044 kg (11,120 lb)
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Max takeoff weight: 6,106 kg (13,461 lb) with 2x600 L (160 US gal; 130 imp gal) drop-tanks
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Fuel capacity: 1,420 L (380 US gal; 310 imp gal) internal
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Powerplant: 1 × Klimov VK-1 centrifugal-flow turbojet, 26.5 kN (5,950 lbf) thrust
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Performance
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Maximum speed: 1,076 km/h (669 mph, 581 kn) at sea level
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1,107 km/h (688 mph; 598 kn) / M0.9 at 3,000 m (9,843 ft)
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Maximum speed: Mach 0.87 at sea level
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Cruise speed: 850 km/h (530 mph, 460 kn) Mach 0.69
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Ferry range: 2,520 km (1,570 mi, 1,360 nmi) at 12,000 m (39,370 ft) with 2x600 L (160 US gal; 130 imp gal) drop-tanks
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Service ceiling: 15,500 m (50,900 ft)
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Rate of climb: 51.2 m/s (10,080 ft/min)
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Wing loading: 296.4 kg/m2 (60.7 lb/sq ft)
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Thrust/weight: 0.54
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Armament
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Guns:
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2 × 23 mm Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 autocannon in the lower left fuselage (80 rounds per gun, 160 rounds total)
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1 × 37 mm Nudelman N-37 autocannon in the lower right fuselage (40 rounds total)
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Hardpoints: 2, with provisions to carry combinations of:
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Bombs: 100 kg (220 lb) bombs
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Other: drop tanks, or unguided rockets
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