{
  "id": "mig-15bis",
  "name": "MiG-15bis (Fagot)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "air",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "Fighter aircraft",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1951,
  "operators": [
    "RUS",
    "GNB",
    "PRK"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 2,
  "summary": "MiG-15bis This was the basic production version. Some were modified for ground attack and reconnaissance missions.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Mikoyan-Gurevich",
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-15bis"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 1,
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-15bis"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Hardpoints",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "2",
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-15bis"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 10.1,
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-15bis"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 3.7,
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-15bis"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 10.09,
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-15bis"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Wingspan"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Wing area",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "20.6 m2",
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-15bis"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "mass_kg",
      "v": 3681,
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-15bis"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Empty weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "1 x Klimov VK-1",
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-15bis"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Thrust / power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "26.5 kN thrust",
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-15bis"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Cruise speed",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "850 km/h",
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-15bis"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Ferry range",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "2,520 km",
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-15bis"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "ceiling_m",
      "v": 15500,
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-15bis"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Rate of climb",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "51.2 m/s",
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-15bis"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Bomb Rocket Weapon Systems",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "100 kg (220 lb) bombs, drop tanks, or unguided rockets on 2 underwing hardpoints",
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-15bis"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "v": "Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23; Nudelman N-37; FT-2",
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-15bis"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23",
      "role": "Autocannon",
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-15bis"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Autocannon",
        "Caliber": "23mm",
        "Rate of fire": "800–850 rpm"
      },
      "qty": "2 x Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 23mm Autocannons"
    },
    {
      "name": "Nudelman N-37",
      "role": "Autocannon",
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-15bis"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Autocannon",
        "Caliber": "37mm",
        "Rate of fire": "400 rounds per minute"
      },
      "qty": "1 x Nudelman N-37"
    },
    {
      "name": "FT-2",
      "role": "Satellite Guided 500 kg Bomb",
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-15bis"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Satellite Guided 500 kg Bomb",
        "Warhead": "various gravity bombs",
        "Length": "depends on the gravity bomb used"
      },
      "range_km": [
        15,
        90
      ]
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "MiG-15",
      "text": "This was a developmental/early production model with the RD-45 engine providing 4,850 lb (2,200 kg) of static thrust.",
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-15bis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "MiG-15bis",
      "text": "This was the basic production version. Some were modified for ground attack and reconnaissance missions. Attack models could carry up to 2,200 lb (1,000 kg) of ordnance on wing pylons.",
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-15bis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "MiG-15UTI Midget",
      "text": "This was a two-seat trainer version. Most had their guns removed. It was also built in Poland as the Lim-3; in the former Czechoslovakia as the CS-2; and in China as JJ-2 (domestic) and T-2 (export).",
      "src": [
        "weg-mig-15bis"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "fighter",
  "image": {
    "file": "mig-15bis.jpg",
    "thumb": "mig-15bis-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Martin Salajka",
    "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Letadlo_MiG-15bis_SB_(3255).jpg",
    "title": "File:Letadlo MiG-15bis SB (3255).jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY-SA 4.0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/mig-15bis.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-mig-15bis": {
      "title": "MiG-15bis (Fagot) Russian Fighter Aircraft",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/MiG-15bis_Fagot_Russian_Fighter_Aircraft",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}