FLIGHT, MAINTENANCE AND SERVICING DATA ON THE MIG-15

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00046R000100160002-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 12
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 24, 2013
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: September 30, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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series MIGI instrumen
ces 0 in the 6~, 004
a. The clock was removed from the center section. of the instru-
ment panel and was mounted above and to the right aide of the '
panel. A turn and bank indicator was placed in the space
formerly occupied by the cluck.
b. Also on the 69000 series, the landing gear eatension switch
ar~d the electrical gear operation switch were .located on the
:upper left hand side of the instrument panel.
~. The electrical landing gear switch was placed in the place
formerly ?ecupied by the hydraulic gear lever.
r Force was using 600- g ~ the Soviet
crate-the. same shape as the 250-Wanda o?-litMltanks ands~~ere also
attached to the aircraft in the same position and manneY?, i.e.,
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F1~,ghty bd.~:intenance and servicing
Data ~t^. the ~MIG-15
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in the center and underneath the wings.
Pilots i~a Might fighter squadrons began by flying instr~ent
gaining unc~er~the ho?d. Next they flew dual and solo in cir-
cuits.on maonl:ight nights ?n1y, followed by dual on dark aights_.
Later they flew by themselves an dark nights and at the same timme
bega~r~cross-country might flying and zonal flying, At a later
stage., they t?lew in formation at night with their aircraft na~i-
gatimn lights on, and whexs practicing interception flights both
they and the targets used their wing lights. Cloud flying was
done singly and in airs. Minimu~a visibility for night flying
was X00 ~x. (656 ~ ft ,~ altitude and two kilometers ( 6, 560 ft .) .
For other types, the minimum was 500. m. ( I, 6~? ft .) . altitittde aat9
six kilometers ( lg,-700 ft .) o Tf the visibility vase below these
lima, there was n4 flying acrd most pilots went to bed. There
were no definite Might fighter tactics. Pilots were directed.
t? the targets by the ground control and were given the c?urse
and the height to fly, speed was varied by the graur~d c?ntrol,
wblah directed aar increase or a decrease but not. by any specific
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a~o~int o Range tm the targets Baas x~?t .given.
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att. I, o . On ox~e ~ accasion, however, aft
?rrci~ e~f 3, 0~-0 m. (9, X54 ft .) . The standard Q r n ~sg o he
g~aund aa~trollers was poor, The interne ting aircraft rows
~t~i,ually bro~gh~ to ro+ithin X04 m. ( f56 ft.~ of the targ~3t air-
ara~`t ai3d th
em was told b round control that the tar ?t ror
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1,764 ft,) with the target flying at axa er~tingated 550.. tv 600
~? peg .h?ur (30Q tQ 315 karo.) axtd the interceptor aircraft fly-
ittg from $04 to 850 ism. per hour (x+30 to 460 kt~.) . Thee target
and interceptor aircraft always flew in pairte3. At ni h
flerov $ doro~bl n s an
sus means we a ar s,ca ng a aircraft sometj:mes rooi'th
the aid of searchlights.
The tires on all MIG+ series rorere normall
y good for l0a to 150
landings; esome were go?d only for three landings.. These fitx~tree
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us? n 154 land ngs ey were replaced.a re=raft ti es a een
The switdh marked.BKL on the left cows?le was used to tv~rn on
the a~ttQmatiaally-ce~ntr?lled dive brak
e system which. prc~rorided
for the autaffiatic e~tensiax~ e~f the dive brakes when the aircraft
exceeded Mach ~Te3, .g2. This slowed down the aircraft .axed the
dive brakes were then automatically retracted. The use of this
system. was e~ptional,
MICA-~,S~-Bid type aircraft d3.d xa4t have I equipment or I:E~F
arrtexuaa .
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There were too changes in summer and winter maintenance pro-
cadnrea, tactics, or c~perati?ns. Twice a year each aircrat't
tra.s gives a complete inspection by the ground cre~rs. Zlhis
~e~al,ly ia~ted abmut three days and took place in March or
April a~ad again i~ September Qr October
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Tl~e special Soviet crew who assemble the newly-arrived air-
craft at 1~Ia,lbork told friendsthat the craft c:ame from
Eerli~t. The en ines were installed in the aircraft when they
were .shipped. no contact with Soviet Air Force pars?n=
nel except on o Dial business.
? tower told pilots who had ~u,~t landed orhere to park.. At
the end oP the day the aircraft were all towed into han ars.
The Drew of each aircraft, assisted by the driver o
truck, refueled their cawxa aircraft.
f the fuel
Pisual inspeetioxa perf?rmed by two or three
aircraft~s crew.
of the
?v a fuel tanks of unknown capacity. Two
crew members assisted the fuel truck driver
t~peratio~ _
or three
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Air~~ralt could be covered acmpletely but this Maa Aot
dome since they Mere all put into the ~ era at
Rei"~telimg never took more them 1
required 1~ to 16 hr:
mim ~Am em gs
Tb~e brakiiEtg actioxf of the MIa-15
ever enoourstered .2 ?
Mae go?d. ]~? trouble Mss
e epee appr?ached Mach
cede by: applyiAg loM Mimg,radder
mo ?t~e'r i~tformati?u.
ome MiAg dr?pped Mhea the
member 0.92. Recover3r Mae
axid opposite aileron. I have
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The aircraft handled better xithout tanks.
There xas a clock mn the seat ?n xhich the 'pilot set 'the delay
t'or the automatic release from the e~eetiun seat. The normal
time set xas three minutes.
The S4P xas to tur~a the sight ?r~ xl~ile the plane xas can tae
6ro~d. At'ter the sight xas xarned up and xas determ~,ned t?
be xorking properly it xas turned ?it again. lea needed is
'the air it~xas turned on and xorged i.amediately.
E~nclc~eures:
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Sketch of Regiment I~tsignias
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B. Sketch Qf Iastremer~t Landing System
C. Sketch ?f Iastr'atnea,t Landing System
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ENCLOSURE ~: S~Cetch of Regi~emt Inaigniaa
vertical Stabilizer ?n
MIG-25 at Oraeta,
29th Regt.
vertical 8tabi~lizer on
YAK-23 at Malb?r1S
26th Regt.
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