Operator’s Handbook MiG-15
1930S TECHNOLOGY
The MiG-15’s gunsight was a copy of the RAF’s Mk. 2D (.303) gyroscopic gunsight, copied from Hawker Hurricanes given to Russia in 1941.
BOMBS OR FUEL
The MiG-15 could be fitted with drop tanks for extended range (jettisoned in combat), two 100kg bombs, or unguided rockets.
REDIRECTING AIRFLOW
The chords stopped air being pushed away from the aircraft, helping generate lift.
HIGH AND BACK
The tail plane was based on German designs, intending to increase both lift and the turn rate
