The Mig-15 (Fagot) is a Soviet built single-seater fighter aircraft. It first flew in December 1947, and entered service in 1948, with the last models being built in 1953. The Mig-15 is armed with a 37 mm N cannon under the right side of the nose and one 23 mm NS cannon under the left side of the nose. The Mig-15bis variant also carried one 37 mm cannon under the right wing, and two 23 mm cannons under the left wing. Up to 500 kg of disposable stores can be carried on two under-wing hard-points. The Mig-15 is powered by one RD-54F (Rolls-Roce Nene) turbojet providing a top speed of 1070 kmh and a range of 1960 km, the more powerful Mig-15bis variant built in 1949 had a more powerful engine providing a top speed of 1072 kmh, and a range of 1425 km when carrying additional slipper tanks. Research Mig-15
The Mig-17 (Fresco) is a Soviet single-seater fighter aircraft produced during the 1950s. It is armed with a 37 mm N cannon under the right side of the nose and one 23 mm NS-23 cannon under the left side of the nose, three 23 mm Mudelmann-Rikter NR-23 cannon, one under the right side of the nose and two under the left, four under-wing hard-points which can carry fuel tanks or 500 kg of disposable stores usually comprising bombs or packs of eight 55 mm air-to-air rockets, or various air-to-ground missiles. The Mig-17 has a top speed of 711 mph and a range of 1470 km with two drop tanks. Various models were built, including the F variant (Mig-17F) with more modern radar and ranging avionics equipment. The PF model was an after-burning all-weather version, and the PFU model an improvement on the PF model with the guns removed and wing pylons installed for four beam riding Alkali air-to-air missiles. Research Mig-17
The Tupolev Tu-4 (Bull) was a Soviet strategic heavy bomber copied from the American B-29 and in service from 1949 until the 1980's. Work started on the design of the Tupolev Tu-4 in 1943 after the Americans refused to assist the USSR by providing B-29 bombers, and when three separate B-29 bombers crash landed in Siberia during 1944 they were seized and analysed by the Soviet authorities. The Tupolev Tu-4 was powered by four Shvetsov Ash-73TK radial piston engines providing a top speed of 558 kmh and a maximum range of 5100 km. Armaments consisted of ten Beresin UBT .5 inch heavy machine-guns or B-20E 20 mm cannons or Nudel'man-Suranov NS-23 23 mm cannons in a two-gun tail turret, two two-gun barbettes above the fuselage and two two-gun barbettes below the fuselage and up to 8000 kg of disposable stores carried in two lower-fuselage weapon bays. The Tupolev Tu-4 carried a flight crew of ten. Research Tu-4
NS is an abbreviation for NeutronStar
NS is an abbreviation for Not Specified
NS is an abbreviation for Nova Scotia
NS is an abbreviation for Nuclear Ship
NS is an abbreviation for National Special
NS is an abbreviation for NATO Secret
NS is an abbreviation for New Series
NS is an abbreviation for New Style
NS is an abbreviation for North to South
NS is an abbreviation for Not Sufficient
NS is an abbreviation for Nutation Synchronous Research NS
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