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researcher42 [2018-10-30 04:49:33 +0000 UTC]

Actually the MIG-15 was not as fast as the F-86 Sabre Jet..

I saw a documentary on TV about these 2 planes..

Some USAF & RAF during the war claim they saw the MIG-15 go supersonic.

The Sabre jet could go supersonic, but to do that the F-86 would have to as
high as it was able to do and go into a power dive and it could break
the sound barrier.

In 1953 a North Korean pilot defected in a MIG-15 to South Korea
and landed on a US military base.
The USA military had their hands on a working Russian jet fighter and
a pilot that could tell them things how the plane worked and training
he had to fly it.

The MIG-15 was taken back to the United States for study, evaluate and testing.

Since, there were some reports the plane could go supersonic, they
tested it.
The plane's instrument panel said there was no indication as that high speed.

The USAF military pilots tested to see if this was the case.
They flew the MIG-15 as high as it could and put it into a power dive
and as soon as it got close to Mach 1 the plane became hard to control
and nearly went out of control...
They did this a few more times and same results, never broke sound barrier
and saw why the MIG-15 could not fly at Mach 1 as some pilots reported.

The horizontal stabilizer in rear was located on the top of the
rear rudder of the MIG-15. It created drag and the more speed 
you put into the plane it created MORE drag and caused it to 
nearly go out of control.
After, reviewing the data the USAF pilots (one being Chuck Yeager)
concluded this about the MIG-15.

Advantages:
[1]
It could fly higher, because jet engine was a copy of a
British jet engine Russia got years ago.
[2]
It was more heavily armor.
[3]
It had larger ammo than the F-86 plane.

Disadvantages:
[1]
Hard to steer plane because the control system was still
using wires and pulleys.
[2]
Slow rate of fire with the MIG-15 guns.
[3]
Has less ammo that that of a F-86
[4] 
Heavier plane with heavy protected armor made it use more fuel
and because of it's weight it limited the plane distance.
[5]
Rear stabilizer location in rear greatly affected how fast it could fly.

The USAF evaluation team conclusion :

"The MIG-15 was good at shooting at ground targets and
slow moving planes. As an interceptor it had a lot
to be desire."






 

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Midway2009 [2018-10-29 19:23:18 +0000 UTC]

The F-86s certainly dominated the skies over Korea.

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