VERSIONS – I-310, MiG-15, Lim-1, S-102
Details as MiG-15 (early) unless otherwise indicated
Reduced pressure nose gear oleo
Low pressure tyres
Lim-1: some airframes modified
as target tugs by deleting
inboard NR-23 cannon and
replaced by a lock for towing
sleeve-type targets
S-102: licensed version for Czechoslovak Air
Force initially by Rudý Letov plant, Letňany,
Czechoslovakia, later Aero-Vodochody,
Vodochody, Czechoslovakia, engine license
produced by Závody Jana Švermy (Motorlet),
Prague-Jinonice, Czechoslovakia and
redesignated as M-05
Lim-1: licensed version for Polish
Air Force by WSK PZL, Mielec,
Poland, engine licence produced
by WSK PZL Rzeszów and
redesignated as LiS-1
ASP-3N automatic gunsight,
additional PBP-1P sight on
Czech MiG-15SB
Provision for new pylon
mounted 400 lt (88 Imp gal,
106 US gal) fuel tanks with
sway braces replacing
slipper tanks on Czech
MiG-15SB
Brake chute added
to Czech MiG-15SB
Avionics as MiG-15 (early)
S-102: majority of systems were Czechoslovak produced
Lim-1: R-800 radio, RPKO-10M DF,
with the radio altimeter and IFF
transponder deleted
2 x D3-40 pylons fitted each side
of existing drop tank attachment
under each wing by Prague-
Kbely aircraft repair plant for
Czechoslovak Air Force and
redesignated as MiG-15SB strike
aircraft
Revised aileron actuators
New DC battery, revised fuel
system with new PNV-2 pump
Provision for SRP-1 JATO (Jet
Assited Take-Off) boosters on
Czech MiG-15SB
Some battle damaged MiG-15s refurbished by Shenyang
Aircraft Corporation, Liaoning,
China during the Korean War
and incorporating equipment
from MiG-17s
MiG-15 (Fagot-A) revised, Lim-1, S-102
Details as I-310 (S-1) prototype
unless otherwise indicated
Minor revisions to fin
1 x Klimov RD-45F (Rolls-Royce Nene II)
centrifugal turbojet
Wings moved 80 mm
(3.15 in) further aft
Avionics: RSI-6 HF radio, DGMK-3
gyromagnetic compass, RPKO-10 radiocompass, OSP-48 ILS,
ARK-5 Amur ADF, RV-2 Kristall radio
altimeter, MRP-48 Dyatel marker
beacon receiver, IFF transponder
Central frame to canopy
Revised canopy, slim bow deleted
RPKO-10 radiocompass antenna
Powered ailerons with
increased area
Additional radar altimeter antenna
S-13 gun camera/fairing
Provision for under wing
250 lt (55 Imp gal, 66 US gal)
slipper tanks and bombs
Main gear oleo incline increased lengthening wheelbase
Revised main gear retraction system
ASP-1N automatic gunsight
Air brakes added
to rear fuselage
(from S-3 prototype
onwards)
Wing anhedral
increased to 2º
Internal fuel capacity
increased by 120 lt
(26 Imp gal, 32 US gal)
Fire suppression system
in engine bay
Revised weapons bay with
flash suppressor added to
N-37 cannon (redesignated
N-37D), Nudel'man-Rikhter
NR-23 cannons replacing
NS-23KM
Strengthened airframe
New cannons moved
closer to centreline with
enlarged gun blast plate
Revised cockpit
panels/controls
Revised navigation lights
MiG-15 (Fagot-A)(early)
S-1: 1 x Rolls-Royce Nene I centrifugal turbojet
S-2/S-3: 1 x Rolls-Royce Nene II centrifugal turbojet
Swept tailplanes with 40º leading
edge sweep incorporating full-span
elevators with mass balances at tips
(added on S-3 prototype)
Pitot
Large tail fin with 56º
leading edge sweep
Cruciform tail unit
Radio antenna
Large nose subsonic intake with central
splitter plate and intake ducts passing
either side of forward avionics bay/
cockpit/main fuel tank
Radio antenna offest to starboard
Fences on upper wing surfaces
1 x 37 mm (1.45 in) Nudel'man N-37D cannon with
40 rounds (starboard under nose) and 2 x 23 mm
(.90 in) Nudel'man/Sooranov NS-23KM cannons
with 80 rounds per gun (port under nose)
Landing
light
Cannons/magazines
set on removable
under fuselage tray
Avionics: RSI-6 HF radio, PDK-45
compass, OSP-48 ILS, ARK-5 Amur
ADF, RV-2 Kristall radio altimeter,
MRP-48 Dyatel marker beacon receiver
Mikoyan cartridge-
fired ejector seat
Bulletproof windscreen
Aft sliding bubble canopy with slim bow
Fuselage break line
Removable tail section for engine access
One-piece, under wing
half span flaps
Bendable trailing
edge trim tabs
Large aileron
Mid mounted wing with 35º
leading edge sweep, 1º angle
of incidence and 1º anhedral
Split rudder
cut away under
fin for exhaust
Radar
altimeter
antenna
Bendable trim tab on lower rudder section
Double glazed canopy
I-310 (S-1) first prototype
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