7360 x 4907 px | 62,3 x 41,5 cm | 24,5 x 16,4 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
6. Juni 2013
Ort:
Mesa, AZ
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Stepping outside the hanger into the hot noontime Arizona sun, we encounter a Mikoyan–Gurevich MiG-15bis. It was built in late 1950/early 1951 then sent to China. The markings are of the North Korean Air Force. According to Wikipedia, "The MiG-15 was one of the first successful swept-wing jet fighters, and it achieved fame in the skies over Korea, where early in the war, it outclassed all straight-winged enemy fighters in most applications. The MiG-15 also served as the starting point for development of the more advanced MiG-17. The MiG-15 is believed to have been the most widely produced jet aircraft ever made, with over 12, 000 built. Licensed foreign production perhaps raised the total to over 18, 000. The MiG-15 is often mentioned along with the North American F-86 Sabre as among the best fighter aircraft of the Korean War and in comparisons with fighters of other eras." The MiG-15 incorporated 2 23mm Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23KM cannons (80 rounds per gun, 160 rounds total) plus 1 37mm NL-37D cannon (40 rounds). Externally, it carried 2 100 kg (220 lb) bombs, drop tanks, or unguided rockets on under-wing hard points. The drop tanks are pictured here.
