The compact MiG-15 combined swept wings, a powerful centrifugal-flow turbojet, and heavy cannon armament. Its appearance over Korea forced a rapid reassessment of Western jet performance and helped make high-altitude, transonic combat the defining problem of early-jet fighter design.
INTERACTIVE MODEL LOADS WHEN NEARBY
2016 / ModernAirframe B
F-35A Lightning II
Lockheed Martin · Conventional multirole fighter
HISTORICAL FIELD NOTE
The conventional-runway F-35A combines low-observable shaping, sensor fusion, and internal weapons carriage with the lightest airframe and largest internal fuel load of the three F-35 variants. It entered U.S. Air Force operational service in 2016 and is designed for both air-to-air and precision-strike missions.
PERFORMANCE
SPECIFICATION BREAKDOWN
METRICMiG-15F-35A Lightning II
Top speed
668 mphREFERENCE VALUE
Mach 1.6REFERENCE VALUE
Ceiling
50,850 ftREFERENCE VALUE
50,000 ftREFERENCE VALUE
Range
750 miREFERENCE VALUE
1,200+ nmiAPPROXIMATE / PUBLISHED
Archive milestone
Service entry · 1949REFERENCE VALUE
Service entry · 2016REFERENCE VALUE
Nation
Soviet UnionDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
United StatesDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
Primary role
Jet fighter / interceptorDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
Conventional multirole fighterDESCRIPTIVE VALUE
Values are concise archive references and can vary by variant, payload, configuration, altitude, operating conditions, and source. Range may describe different published measures where a directly comparable figure is unavailable.
