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Aviation History
1952
1952 - 0099.PDF
MIG versus SABRE FOR direct visual comparison of the Mig-15 and North American F-86 Sabre the Flight drawings on this page have been specially prepared. It will be judged that the Mig (above) is somewhat inferior aerodynamically, having large "blister" fairings over its guns; nevertheless, it is reported from Korea that at heights above 32,000ft all Migs are faster than the F-86, and that some are superior down to 20,000ft. This may well mean that the turbojet installed in one version approximates in output to the Rolls-Royce Nene, of 5,000 lb thrust, but that a newer model has a power unit at least as powerful as the Tay (6,250 lb). Whereas the F-86 mounts an armament of six 0.5m guns, the Mig is reported as having one large-bore gun (30 or 37 mm) and two 20 or 23 mm weapons. Prime factors in the Sabres' consistent victories over large formations of Migs are the excellent training of the American pilots and the radar gun-sight now standard in the F-86. Writing from Korea, Mr. A. W. Jessup,of Aviation Week, says that the nationality of the Mig pilots is still unproved. "For all we know," one Sabre pilot of the 4th Fighter Inter- cepter Group is reported as saying, "there may be some ex-American World War II fighter jockeys up there."
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