MIKOYAN GUREVICH MIG 15 FIGHTER QUALITY DESKTOP AIRPLANE MODEL GIFT DISPLAY ITEM

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AFFORDABLE COLLECTIBLE, NOW AVAILABLE! Mikoyan Gurevich MIG 15 Fighter Aircraft Wood Model Plane Soviet Air Force "IN STOCK AND READY TO SHIP FROM OUR CALIFORNIA WAREHOUSE" We bring you a HIGHLY DETAILED model airplane in a more COMPACT SIZE and mounted on an elegant wooden base , this is a RARE model that SHOULD be in YOUR collection! This MIG 15 display model airplane is every bit as powerful as the real thing! It is masterfully sculpted from mahogany wood and meticulously hand-painted by highly-experienced Master artists committed to faithfully capturing the glory of greatest fighter planes of its era. Here’s a FULLY DETAILED MODEL that’s truly an AFFORDABLE TREASURE! With Limited Stocks available, you can’t just let this pass! BUY IT NOW! Width: 9.25 ” Approx. Model Length: 9.25” Approx. CODE: NC09090 New Collectors series Mig 15 model airplane FEATURES: Excellent, hand-carved and hand-detailed model 3-dimensional work of art by dedicated Master artist-craftsmen Painted panel lines and control surfaces in precise layout Comes with an elegant, hand-carved finish wood base Comprehensive history plate THE LOWEST PRICE BECAUSE YOU GET IT DIRECT FROM US! IN STOCK AND READY TO SHIP DIRECT FROM OUR CALIFORNIA WAREHOUSE Perfect as personal office decor or home display, or as a special gift! Only available from this store! From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 was a jet fighter developed for the USSR by Artem Mikoyan and Mikhail Gurevich . 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 daylight. The MiG-15 also served as the starting point for development of the more advanced MiG-17 which was still an effective threat to supersonic American fighters over North Vietnam in the 1960s. The MiG-15 is believed to have been one of the most numerous jet aircraft ever made, with over 12,000 built. Licensed foreign production perhaps raised the total to over 18,000. [1 ] The Mig-15 is often mentioned along with the F-86 Sabre in lists of the best fighter aircraft of the Korean War and in comparison with fighters of other eras. Most early jets were designed like piston-engined fighters with straight wings, limiting their high speed performance. German research during World War II had shown swept wings would perform better at transonic speeds, and Soviet aircraft designers were quick to take advantage of this information. Claims of Artem Mikoyan and Mikhail Gurevich (lead designers of the "MiG" bureau) being heavily influenced by the Focke-Wulf Ta 183 , however, have been discredited. Although the abortive late-war German jet had swept wings and bore a superficial resemblance to the later MiG-15, the two aircraft are very different in structure and general design. The Soviets did seize plans and prototypes for the Ta-183, but the majority of Focke-Wulf engineers were captured by Western armies; therefore, it could be argued that the MiG-15 design team drew some limited inspiration from the Ta-183, but there is insufficient evidence to suggest it was heavily influenced by the Ta-183. Currently, most sources acknowledge that the MiG-15 is an original design benefiting from German research, but conceived, designed, engineered, and produced by the Soviets. [6 ] The unusual MiG-8 Utka experimental canard aircraft, built right at the conclusion of World War II by the MiG design bureau, is said to have also been a major influence in the use of swept wings on later Mikoyan designs. By 1946, Soviet designers were finding it impossible to perfect the German-designed HeS-011 axial-flow jet engine, and new airframe designs from Mikoyan were threatening to outstrip development of the engines to power them. Soviet aviation minister Mikhail Khrunichev and aircraft designer A. S. Yakovlev suggested to Premier Joseph Stalin the USSR buy advanced jet engines... read more

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