Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
fighter aircraft family by Mikoyan-Gurevich
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Summary
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 is an aircraft family[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of aircraft family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,469 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Soviet Union[3]
- Operator: Albania[4], Albanian Air Force[5], Algerian Air Force[6], Soviet Air Forces[7], People's Liberation Army Air Force[8]
- Manufacturer: Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG[9], Progress State Research and Production Rocket Space Center[10], Samara[11], Sokol[12], Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant[13], Ulan-Ude[14], Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Production Association[15], Komsomolsk-on-Amur[16], Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association[17], Novosibirsk[18], Saratov Aviation Plant[19], Moscow[20], Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing[21], Tbilisi[22]
- Developer: Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG[23]
- Subclass of: first-generation jet fighter[24], land-based fighter monoplane[25], single-seat fighter[26]
- Commons category: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15[27]
- Country of origin: Soviet Union[28]
- Powered by: RD-45[29], WP-5[30]
- NATO reporting name: Fagot[31]
- First flight: December 30, 1947[32]
- Service entry: 1949[33]
- Service retirement: 2006[34]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15[35]
- Commons gallery: Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15[36]
- Total produced: 15,560[37]
- Length: 10.08 m[38]
- Height: 3.60 m[39]
- Wingspan: 10.08 m[40]
- Wing area: 20.6 m²[41]
- Cruise speed: 840 kilometre per hour[42]
Why It Matters
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 90 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]