Tamiya 61043 - 1/48 MiG-15 bis [61043]

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61043

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Towards MiG 15 bis
In November 1950, usa fighter pilots encountered a Soviet built MiG-15 swept wing fighter the first time. Straight away the title MiG became infamous under western tradition given that america F-86 Sabrejet and MiG-15's (NATO code called Faggot) fought inside skies over Korea.
After WWII, Soviet Aviation desired to match Western produced aircraft, consequently m any captured German, Italian and Japanese designs have already been quickly tested and evaluated. The German Focke Wulf TA-183 swept wing fighter design by Kurt Tank, although never ever flown, had tremendous vow. Which includes 35 level swept wing, high T end, a design price of Mach 0.9, and a site roof over 10,000 meters, it is a formidable fighter. The Soviets made some design modifications and designated it the S-01 (S for swept wing). It absolutely was built by the MiG design bureau and extremely very first flown in December 1947, utilizing a conventional Uk Nene Mark 1 turbojet motor. The design went into manufacturing whilst the MiG-15 in belated 1948. The MiG-15 bis are an improved variation utilizing the better 5,950lb fixed thrust VK-1 motor, for greater range and a better roof.
It went into mass production in 1950 armed with two NR-23 23mm cannons and something N37 37mm cannon, attached to an inside platform lowered yourself crank for servicing and rearming. Numerous MiG-15 bis fighters stay traveling today and will also be viewed doing at environment programs global.

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